I am confused with him saying insulin isn't the problem but how it is insulin plus glucose... Wouldn't you
go through gluconeogenesis if you spiked your insulin with a bunch of protein?
If you were to fast or even restrict your calories over a long period of time without getting into ketosis, you'll burn a lot of your lean
tissue through gluconeogenesis.
Another thing that cortisol can do is raise blood sugar if it's dropped below a safe level,
through gluconeogenesis.
However, getting your glucose
through gluconeogenesis is a long process.
The body breaks down old, damaged cells into their proteins and reuses them to build new cells or for fuel,
through gluconeogenesis.
As well as insulin resistance, pregnant bitches might have a lesser ability to produce glucose
through gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, and lipolysis, due to the normal responses to hypoglycemia being blunted late into a pregnancy.