Borderline diabetes, also known as pre-diabetes, is a condition where only some of the diagnostic criteria of diabetes mellitus are met. This is often described as being the gray area between normal blood sugar levels and diabetic levels.
Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth, and is broken down with the enzymes in saliva. Protein digestion starts in the stomach, and is broken down with pepsin. Fats are diâ¦gested in the small intestine using bile and other chemicals. Making the world better, one answer at a time.
Page 7: Carbohydrates are digested and absorbed in the small intestine. â¢ Pancreatic amylase (optimal pH ~7) continues the digestion of. carbohydrates in the small intestine (duodenum) â¢ Intestinal brush border enzymes complete the digestion of carbohydrates. to monosaccharides, which then can be absorbed*.