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  1. Almendra
    I don't know about giving up carbs completely. When your body has to get its energy from just burning fat and protein that can get dangerous. When diabetics' bodies can't process carbs (from lack of insulin) and their bodies burn just fat and protein, a build up of ketones (an acid) can happen, which pretty much poisons the body. Brain power comes from...
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    I was in Sephora today and found Tarte to be the most convenient company for shopping gluten-free. No need to bring in a list. The things that are safe for Celiacs are labelled "Gluten-free" - along with a list of other things the item does not contain.
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    I am really beginning to feel that when I contact a company and I get a list of ingredients to avoid - even when I've asked about gluten-free - that the "list of ingredients" is nothing more than "proceed at your own risk - and not at our liability". These lists don't address cross-contamination. They don't address the sources of the ingredients that...
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    I have spent this week calling them to check on things. They gave me the list of the scientific names of their wheat, rye, barley, and oat products - but the representative did not give an answer about the source of the tocopherols used in their products, which I've read could be wheat-sourced and contain gluten. She told me she did not know and did not...
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    Seashele2, such a blessing to have a doctor who cares! Don't all doctors take a hippocratic oath to help people? It's sad that seems to be a forgotten goal of the profession. MagpieWrites, I am definitely annoyed with some doctors, too! At the same time, I am so very grateful to the neurologist who put the Celiac idea in my head! Good information...
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    We made pizza with the Bob's Red Mill mix. One of my favorite things about crust from pizza places was the little bit of texture from cornmeal on the bottom, so we used cornmeal to help prevent the dough from sticking to the cookie sheet. We also loved a crust brushed with garlic butter, so we made some and brushed it before we put it into the oven for...
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    I just spent Friday-Wednesday at the home of my in-laws. My mother-in-law is a wonderful hostess and has Bath and Body Works Anti-Bacterial hand soaps at every sink. They smell so nice. They moisturize... I seemed to stay a little sick the whole weekend. Snacks and meals that I knew were gluten-free seemed to bother me. Could it really be the hand...
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    I contacted Bath and Body Works earlier this week by phone. The customer service representative (who was perfectly nice) had no more information to offer than the technical names of the wheat, rye, barley, and oat ingredients. I asked her about tocopherols and potential contamination and she did not know. I was disappointed because this is the same...
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    Thank you, Peter. It is good to know what is normal. It just seemed somehow anti-climatic ( ) and I wondered if I was missing something. Thanks again!
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    After my biopsy surgery, my GI doctor pretty much discarded me. He told me just before the surgery that my blood test results meant that I most certainly had it, although he had been a little ambiguous about that fact before, intimating that the biopsy was required to be certain. I went ahead with the surgery. His office did not call me back (though...
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    Our most common staple (for quick, easy eating) since my diagnosis is rice made in a rice cooker (brown and wild rice mixture with a few cubes of gluten-free bouillon for flavor when we have it) and beans (mostly made in a crockpot). I got a beans recipe from a bag of Goya beans several years ago before my diagnosis and it was already a favorite. We melt...
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    Odd, I went to Walgreens here in Southeastern Wisconsin and, after I explained my needs and worries about my prescription, the pharmacist allowed me to double check the ingredients of my medicine and then printed out a 20 page list of gluten-free OTC medicines in the store for me. The list says that it is revised once a year ("Good as of 06/30/2009") and...
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    I have recently contacted the following companies: ALOETTE: NOT Gluten-Free ***Thank you for your interest in Aloette! We are sorry for the inconvenience but, Astral Brands does not currently have a product list for our products that contain gluten. We would like to explain that most of our raw materials come from many different suppliers and we...
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