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>A food doesn't need sugar to produce insulin.

This is true. But non carbs have a much lower insulin response.

>A steak produces as much insulin as pure sugar.

Are you saying grams of protein to grams of sugar? A steak has a smaller insulin response than a piece of bread, not only that, the shape of the spike is drastically different.



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