Sounds like you're not burning off your glucose or there's a metabolic problem. Todd, if one eats more than the amount of protein > needed for tissue repair (something close to 100g per day), > gluconeogenesis kicks in and simply converts the excess to glucose. > Have you measured your fbg on a *moderate protein*, zero carb, unlimited > quality fat diet? He mentioned fasting, which I can also confirm. A longer fast doesn't seem to have any significant impact on my blood glucose level either -- it's the same whether I ate six hours ago or 36 hours ago. -- Robert Kesterson [log in to unmask]