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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jasmin2000" data-source="post: 2730845" data-attributes="member: 582816">Gluconeogenesis from fat happens in ketosis, but I eat sufficient protein to avoid ketosis (on purpose) and protein is used in gluconeogenesis to provide glucose for glycogen and fuel for exercise. Try this experiment - eat low carb all day and then for dinner eat a pot of carb-free, high protein yogurt (20-40g like No Sugar Alpro) and watch your BG go up!  That's gluconeogenesis happening and your stores are replenished.Don't know how many carbs you're eating but if your endo is saying it's not enough then maybe your BG is just consistently lowish, which makes most people lethargic. My endo said the same, but when I asked why I should increase carbs if I have a BG of 5.5 throughout the day, they had no response. I think some endos are simply worried about folk who eat low carb - NHS has very little experience of it.</blockquote>

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