What is the best approach for increasing FTP for zone 2, endurance, non-race rider?

I’m hearing 2 goals: 1) manage blood sugar and 2) raise ftp. I suspect you believe doing 2 will help you manage 1 faster/better, but I’m not so sure. Intense workouts will increase gluconeogenisis (glucose production in he liver; pretty sure t1’s are no exception in this regard). That is backwards progress re: goal 1.