Thanks for your responses!
LadyBelle, I already test my blood sugar, but insulin can't be measured by a glucose monitor. I guess you could time how long your BS stays elevated before insulin sucks the sugar up, but I think it would be hard to get an accurate picture.
Plus, AS don't raise my BS, anyways.
BTW, if you know anyone who is having a painful time checking their sugars, I highly recommend the Freestyle monitor. It's the one advertised on TV with the little girl 'Hannah' who hates having her finger stuck. I cannot believe how pain free it is!! I test on my forearm and don't feel a thing.
I don't believe I am a carb addict, as in denial / revolutionary as that may sound. It was relatively easy for me to start and stay LC, and I rarely have cravings for anything off plan. Whether they make me hungrier or not, I don't know. I'll pay more attention. Thanks for the suggestion!!
Black57, very interesting. You've got a good point that insulin in released in response to *carbs*, not necessarily sweets. I know that saliva is the first break down point for carbohydrates (not protein or fat), so perhaps that is where the signal to the brain comes from, not taste.
Also, your Pavlov's Dog analogy is good because it would follow that over time, after your body becomes accustom to LC, the automatic 'sweet --> insulin' response would lesson. Our bodies are wise enough not to waste precious hormones when we don't need them.
I knew it was a good idea asking this question here. I've got lots to think about!
Thanks very much ...