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Diabetics R Us

Late dinner here of green veggies and my first sampling of mycoprotein. That is right, protein made from fungus. : The brand in the freezer section of the supermarket here in Oz is Quorn*, and I tried the mince. It was spur of the moment so I grabbed the remaining third of contents of a salt-reduced tomato sauce bottle added water and heated it up in a pan. Once simmering I added the frozen mince and simmered for 10 minutes.
Turned out a treat. Contents: 94% mycoprotein, some egg white, barley malt extract and carmellised sugar
Per 100 g: Energy: 413 kJ, Protein: 14.9 g, Fat: 1.9g (satd < 1g), Carbs: 1.6 g, Fibre: 7.6 g and Sodium: 58 g.
Cost: for protein content it compares same or better than fish/pies/pasties.
* Just to declare I have no financial or advertising interests in the company.
 
Antje77 said:
I think I'll give them a call to ask when I should start to worry tomorrow or tuesday, depending on pain. The extracting was pretty violent, so I still think it's not abnormal, but not completely sure. Should I get unexplainable higher bg, I'll be back to the dentist right away. Pretty nice, actually, to have this extra warning system for infections :) But as it is, my bg tends to be lower than I would expect so I guess I'm still pretty much safe.
I can't blame my poor mangled jaw for biting back when I expose it to sleep deprivation, alcohol, wood smoke, a lot of shouting to make myself heard over the music and a bit of dancing, while all jaw wanted was to lay in bed with lukewarm soup after the dentists assault.

Or maybe I'll spend tomorrow standing on my head. That should take care of the problem, shouldn't it?
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Hi @Antje77, I have had a 'dry socket' in the past after an extraction'. Oil of cloves eased the pain but the dentist needs to clean the socket out. Best Wishes for whatever the trouble is and it settling down soon.
 
Afternoon all. Just spent an enjoyable hour listening to music, specifically Disturbed's cover version of 'The Sound of Silence'. Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of covers but this one adds to a brilliant song with layer upon layer. The video is good, too. I then viewed the reactions of people's first time of viewing the official video and it was great to see minds being blown. If you had asked me a year ago if I liked hard rock/metal you would have got a resounding 'No!' in reply. Would be interested in your take on it.
 
I just don't know where these sudden low readings come from will give half an hour or so then test again and report back. @heh I sometimes use Quorn mince quite like it on occasion 20 gm of carbs today being strict with my self.
 
I had a frustrating day shopping with Mr Blue. Remind me not to take him again. To compensate for that, and the current constant rain, I had a very naughty tea. Double fried eggs, baked beans, mushrooms and chips with half a slice of Burgen bread. Started at 4.6mmol/l. Went up to 8mmol/l at the worst, but back down to the 5s by 3 hours. Phew. Worth it though.
 
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