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Old 08-25-2009, 11:57 AM   #2 (permalink)
RobLL
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Those of us who are diabetic would guess that it gets turned into glucose, at least that is what our meter tells us. We generally have to keep track of how much protein as well as carbs in calculating our insulin requirements. The actual mechanics of how it all happens may be more complicated that the short answer, but as a rule of thumb about 60% of excess protein results in more glucose.
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