It makes me nervous too, but my skittishness about limiting carbs is one of the main reasons I still have 175 lbs to lose.

I'm glad you understand that glucose can be built, but here was nothing in your post that indicated that knowledge, so I was simply responding to what you said (because I had no way to know what you know). As it stands, your post is rather misleading to those who may not know glucose could be built.

And for those like you, who can eat carbs in moderation, and still reach or maintain their weight loss goals, that's awesome. Although technically, "moderation" is in the eye of the beholder. For some of us, moderation is lots of veggies, little fruit, and no grains. For others it might be 70% of calories coming from carbs including a piece of cake every week.

I don't know what your moderation is, but I know that concentrated carbs, even whole grains and fruit just fuel the hunger-binge cycle.

I would also argue that virtually all reputable low-carb diets, even Atkins (fairly strict on the carb-reduction aspect of low-carbing) do include carbohydrates from which glucose can be easily made, so long as calories aren't dipping into the modified-fasting zone (usually the 800 - 1000 calorie level for women of average height).

You don't need the carbohydrates in grains or high sugar fruits to obtain the "easy
Access glucose," you can get it from broccoli and blueberries too.