| Also, the body can make carbohydrate from protein --
| perhaps after an initial period of adjustment, the body becomes more
| efficient at this.

Adrienne,

Can you elaborate on this further?

Do you mean that the body can liberate glucose from protein (both dietary
and body stores)?  Before it does this, however, wouldn't glycogen in the
liver and muscles, and fat stores release/convert their glucose stores?

Rob