I found this interesting.
The observation that protein requires insulin initially appears to conflict with a number of studies and anecdotal evidence that suggest protein does not have a significant effect on blood sugar. [1][2][3]
I think there are two issues to consider.
Firstly, a healthy non-diabetic will be able to deal with the blood glucose rise caused by gluconeogenesis due to protein, hence the overall blood sugar rise may not be significant.
However type 1 diabetics certainly do see a rise in their blood sugar levels that they need to cover with insulin between three and five hours after eating. The picture below shows how a well controlled type 1 will give small additional boluses as they see they blood sugar rising due to protein.
If you’re metabolically healthy the blood sugar rise and insulin secretion due to gluconeogenesis after a large protein meal may not be cause for concern. However if you…
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