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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jopar" data-source="post: 100098" data-attributes="member: 11712">I've not checked out Cugila links...But it is only a percentage of the total amount of protien we eat that will turn into glucose effecting the blood glucose levels...   it's something like just under 50% is broken down into Glucose this process because of it complexity is a slow process...  In theory yes protien can feed the body requirements for glucose..Gluconeogenesis in theory works, but in practice it tends not to work very well...  As it's a slow process, which means at times it's unable to keep up feeding the energy the body requires so you still end up with a hypo... If you then try to use a protien source to treat the hypo, you would likely end up in big trouble, as at this stage fast acting carbs is the quickest and safest way of getting the Blood glucose back to noraml...If I decide to have an omlette for a meal, then I do need a little bit of insulin to cover as my blood sugar will raise...  But if I'm eating a small amount of protien with some carbs, then the actually protien has very little effect on my blood sugars so no allowance used to cover...what actually does need to be remembered is T1 diabetic who claim to use a Protien based diet the extreme low carb diet to acheive good control...  will be more than likey using 3 different types of insulin, long medium and quick acting to match the raise of glucose from the protien source...  And yes they still suffer hypo's and a lot will still use fasting acting carbohydrates before or durning intese or stemia (extended) type exercises...</blockquote>

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