Also, gluconeogenesis is need driven, not supply driven. Meaning, your liver will always supply some glucose as certain organs require it but eating higher amounts of protein won't stimulate crazy amounts of glucose/glycogen production.
Low carb works for me, have some keto meals if not days...
There's subsets of LDL, some worse than others.
Your lipid panels and subsequent risk of atherosclerosis is largely genetic but high stress can play a part as well as a dogshit, I mean really, really chronically bad, diet can play a part.