Sugar is a carbohydrate, it's a simple carbohydrate - which is just a shorter chain of glucose molecules opposed to a complex carbohydrate which has a longer ch

Sugar is a carbohydrate, it's a simple carbohydrate - which is just a shorter chain of glucose molecules opposed to a complex carbohydrate which has a longer chain. The end result is glucose, and the differing factor is the rate at which your body metabolizes it.