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Konnyaku Notes
I’m learning to make konnyaku, a kind of hard gel made from konjac root, common in Asian cooking. People on keto diets are often eating the noodle-shaped form, called shirataki or ito-konnyaku (string konnyaku), as a pasta substitute.
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Trividia TrueMetrix GO Glucometer Review
An overview of the TrueMetrix GO, a small meter that fits on top of a bottle of strips. Also, a brief review of the two software packages, the True Metrix TrueManager software, and the Tidepool web-based software.
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Prodigy AutoCode Talking Glucometer Review
A review of the talking glucometer, and some software to download data and send it to a website.
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Ketone Conversion Table
This quick conversion table will be useful when reading keto forums and keto video comments, because different countries use different units to measure ketones in urine. The US uses mg/dL, and some other countries use mmol/L.
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Looking at Urine Ketones: Comparing Several Tests Sticks
Several posts about ketone test strips that measure ketones in urine.
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Asian Keto Snacks, Low Carb Snacks, Diabetic Snacks
I’ve been looking for diabetic and keto diet compatible snacks, especially at prices that are affordable, and thought that the local Asian market might have some. They did! I’ll start buying them and reviewing them in the coming months. Subscribe to get updates.
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How to Lose 60 Pounds in One Year
My journey from morbid obesity to merely overweight. If you’ve ever wondered how to lose a lot of weight, fast.
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Pictures of Food for Type 2 Diabetes Eating a Low Carb Diet to Manage Blood Glucose
These are photos of food I’ve eaten, shared for the benefit of anyone pursuing a low carb diet. This reduced carbohydrate way of eating has worked for me to manage my type 2 diabetes. Bookmark this page at Complaining About Food, because I’ll keep adding photos, and also consolidate other posts on this site that […]
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Chinese Stinky Fermented Tofu – Zero Carbs
I was happy to discover this in my fridge. Fermented tofu has no carbs.
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Can Diabetics Eat Potatoes? An Experiment with Small Amounts of Starchy Food
I was planning to work on cutting some tree branches, so I figured it was a safe time to experiment with eating leftover potato. What I hadn’t planned on was an interruption from my mother, asking to take her grocery shopping.