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While several people refer to gluconeogenesis, to the best of my knowledge we _can_ make glucose from protein, but rarely do in practice. I have yet to see anyone convincingly show that we do.

Also check out diet doctors take on it which refers to actual studies. "Does protein adversely affect blood sugar?" https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/protein

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Anyone on a zero/near zero carb diet should be proof enough. We can't survive with _no_ glucose.

This is so so true but so many people don’t believe this is possible. I wish there was a way to formally study this. Once my children are out of the house, I’m going 0 carb. I’m already pretty close to carnivore.

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