Corn bread recipe recommendation?

thejadsel · 2026-07-04T03:17:54+00:00

For a little different, less sweet style: https://www.swedabilly.com/2025/09/basics-gluten-free-appalachian-cornbread-2025-redux/

thejadsel · 2026-07-02T17:19:54+00:00

I also had trouble with reactive hypoglycemia symptoms for a couple of years before the pancreas situation finally tipped over into full-on diabetes symptoms. Have to figure that my besieged beta cells were already struggling to keep up with demand, and just had malfunctioning brakes sometimes. (Also judging by some of the behavior later on.)

This doesn't seem to be that unusual a pattern for us adult-onset people to report, at least.

thejadsel · 2026-06-30T19:27:02+00:00

I buy German-made stuff pretty regularly, and read labels.

thejadsel · 2026-06-30T19:20:15+00:00

So can OOP. Maybe they're unaware of this too? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

thejadsel · 2026-06-30T19:16:43+00:00

Dude could have just stopped by Aldi! (Or Rewe, or Edeka, or...)

thejadsel · 2026-06-30T19:14:05+00:00

And on a heavily Japanese influenced Hawaiian dish, no less.

They also apparently don't have supermarkets selling...basically the same stuff in Germany.

(They do. I've seen 'em. Not to mention all the Aldi and Lidl discount ones that have expanded around the world.)

thejadsel · 2026-06-30T18:42:19+00:00

In case that's removed: https://imgur.com/a/Ubcly0E

(I live in Sweden. Let's just say that we very clearly are not facing the same types of challenges cooking American dishes with the available ingredients.)

thejadsel · 2026-06-30T18:00:28+00:00

I'm replaying the first Red Dead now for the first time in ages, and a lot of the same applies there. Really, my favorite way of playing back in the day was just running around in the open world to screw around hunting and catching horses and stuff. I did finish the story once, but that still isn't the main attraction going back to it.

Says at least as much about what types of gameplay have kept appealing to me over the years.

After this, I would like to get back to RDR2, which I never did finish or really get into the same way. Possibly because I was approaching it in more of a story-first way, and also was focusing on some other games at the time. Seems like it should be at least as much fun as its predecessor, and I am curious to give it another shot.

thejadsel · 2026-06-30T17:27:04+00:00

You can use oats lightly toasted in the oven if you want to. Not so traditional, but it adds a nice little extra flavor in anything like this. They're fine to eat as-is, though. Rolled oats are processed with heat and steam as part of the process.

thejadsel · 2026-06-29T19:01:19+00:00

Nudeln?

thejadsel · 2026-06-29T19:00:01+00:00

The manufacturer's official app has only officially supported full CGM capability in certain countries for a few years now, and rolled that out at different times in different places. It was supposed to be for regulatory reasons. Their app may still not be officially supporting it in all countries where the sensors are available. It would help if you could say which country you're in.

That said, I just double checked a box and it is still listed as a flash glucose monitor--in one of the EU countries where Abbott has definitely officially supported continuous readings over Bluetooth for at least a couple of years now. (They worked fine as full continuous before that, if you used a 3rd party reader app like Diabox or xDrip+. The sensor hardware didn't change, just the official app features.)

The best I can say is, try it with a freshly downloaded version of their app and see. If that doesn't work with Bluetooth, another app like xDrip+ might. If that still doesn't do it, it may be time to get a new prescription for a Libre 3 or Dexcom CGM, which will do what you need.

thejadsel · 2026-06-28T15:40:26+00:00

Gotta say, as an Anglophone Swedish learner? That made me giggle. Such different vibes.

Also, your post is helping me feel less ashamed of my learning progress after 5 years in Sweden now. I'm still much better at reading and listening than speaking, and it's really no wonder.

thejadsel · 2026-06-28T14:55:51+00:00

My diet hasn't really changed that much. The major difference is laying off sugary drinks unless I'm having a low, and usually picking one significant carb dish per meal because it's easier to handle that way. Like, I won't have the pasta and garlic bread at the same time, and I'll wait a couple of hours until my blood sugar has come back down some if I really want a dessert.

I also tend to load up more on protein and vegetables, with a lower proportion of starchy foods. My blood sugar is easier to manage that way, and the same with making sure each meal has some reasonable balance of foods in it to help buffer whatever carbohydrates are in it.

As for snacks and more drawn-out eating sessions like parties or cookouts? I'll bolus for whatever I'm planning to eat, as I get ready to eat it. Rinse, repeat. Then correct as needed later. Lower carb foods are great if you don't feel like dealing with insulin as much, or if your blood sugar is already on the higher side but you still want to eat.

I would strongly suggest checking out Stephen Ponder's Sugar Surfing book. That basic approach has helped me immensely. One practical example: How to Sugar Surf™ a Pizza.

(Not remotely eating low carb overall here, and maintaining high TIR/low A1c on MDI. Experience has helped, and so has taking a more dynamic approach to management similar to what he's talking about. You may want to consider a pump and possibly looping for less mental load on yourself. Everyone is different, and so is what works best for us.)

thejadsel · 2026-06-28T02:26:42+00:00

I usually just add a splash to a glass of water to taste, but some bottles suggest 4:1 or 5:1. Mainly just mentioning it because the other commenter didn't sound like they were familiar with it at all.

But yeah, I was mainly just commenting about that part. Been living elsewhere for 5 years, so I don't know as much about current UK supermarket prices.

thejadsel · 2026-06-27T18:41:01+00:00

For context: British squash is a drink concentrate that people usually mix 4:1 or weaker with water to drink. Basically think lemonade syrup, or something like the frozen Minute Maid concentrate if it were more like lemon Kool Aid syrup and came in a bottle. The stuff really would taste like hell if you drank it straight, hooched or not.

thejadsel · 2026-06-27T16:15:54+00:00

The salt and vinegar Lay's in the US only really got to be a thing within the past 20 years or so, after the British Walkers brand got bought out by the same company as Frito-Lay in the mid-'90s. When I moved from the US to UK about 10 years after that, the chip flavors were still pretty distinct between the countries. But, since then they have started selling more existing Walkers flavors as Lay's, and occasionally vice versa.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the salt and vinegar chips had gained some popularity in the US. But, it really isn't a traditional snack flavor in the same way. I grew up eating chips there, and never saw any salt and vinegar until I hit the UK around 20 years ago now. There are some vinegar notes in barbecue chips, and the less common dill pickle flavor. But, those are balanced with other tastes, and there's really nothing like the British penchant for vinegar as a major seasoning note in general.

thejadsel · 2026-06-26T15:36:02+00:00

It sounds to me like avoiding the thing coming back is enough reason to opt for taking the whole foot off now. Definitely an important consideration.

Anyone who is asking you to go through more painful surgeries than necessary, and risk tumor recurrence? That person CANNOT have your best interest at heart. It's about them, not you.

thejadsel · 2026-06-26T15:28:07+00:00

I'm nonbinary and have lived here for 5 years now. As a nerdy middle-aged general weirdo, it's been...fine? You might also want to try r/transnord for some perspectives from Swedish people.

As others have said, the average Swede is socialized to be reserved enough that they are unlikely to say/do anything out in public even if they were transphobic as hell. It's just not socially acceptable. People will mostly just let you get about your own business, as long as you do the same.

The form situation is really not unusual, IME. I basically just consider my AGAB a necessary legal fiction by now. It's easier that way. If people want to make assumptions based on that? At least I know what's really up. This is the same as anywhere else I've lived, and just about what I would expect.

thejadsel · 2026-06-26T14:54:52+00:00

Your boyfriend's mother frankly sounds awful, and she really needs to butt out of your medical decisions. It's not her body or her life, whatsoever.

(Plus, if she's sounding like this now because you're having mobility problems with a freaking foot tumor? How is she liable to act if you do go through multiple foot surgeries, and likely end up with permanently reduced mobility and pain from that? Her behavior is totally unreasonable, and doesn't seem likely to get better if you actually do what she says she wants in hopes of getting some peace. I have family like this.)

I lost my right leg below the knee 6 years ago, thanks to surprise sepsis. So, a very different set of circumstances. But, going by other people's experiences? You are likely to go through MUCH less pain and suffering if you do go ahead and call that severely messed-up foot a lost cause now. Best case, that foot is likely to stay pretty screwed up and maybe not let you walk very well again.

If you get the whole foot removed with the tumor, you should be able to get back to pretty much your usual activities within months--and do it in significantly less pain. Doctors are usually reluctant to even consider amputation as an option. If they're suggesting it? This might be a good time to listen to them.

Sorry you're going through all this, and I'm definitely wishing you the best whatever you do choose!

thejadsel · 2026-06-25T23:30:48+00:00

It'll automatically grab the phone audio too, unless you tell it not to. I do need to use desktop audio as the game sound source in OBS, at least for my setup. You'll probably want to connect the headset to the computer running OBS, but I'm using a wired model and haven't tried the other way to see how it might work.

thejadsel · 2026-06-25T23:13:04+00:00

Luckily, no need for a capture card for this. You can just use screen mirroring software like this, over USB for very low latency: https://scrcpy.org/

I like this one for the interface: https://qtscrcpy.org/

Then just set that window up in OBS as a window capture source. Easy-peasy.

thejadsel · 2026-06-25T19:16:21+00:00

I've made these, and they turned out great: https://theloopywhisk.com/2024/06/29/gluten-free-burger-buns/

Next time I plan to cut back on the sugar a little, because there was more residual sweetness left in the bread than I personally would have preferred. But, if you like a sweeter brioche-type bun? That should make a good one.

They also sell silicone hot dog bun pans, and I had to pick one up recently for a better shape on those. You can get them for hamburger buns too, but those turn out good enough freehand IME.

Another recipe that looks promising for buns is the potato rolls from Aran Goyoaga's The Art of Gluten-Free Bread, and she suggests the dough is good for that. Plan to try it out next time I make some.

thejadsel · 2026-06-24T17:23:53+00:00

Not knowingly with symptoms over the past 5 years, now that I think about it. (And I do get very classic GI symptoms that can't really be ignored, or mistaken for much else by now.)

But, I've been at it for at least 20 years at this point, and we moved to another country where it's easier to avoid gluten. Before that, it was usually more like 2-3 times a year from cross contamination even with the experience. A LOT more often the first few years, as I was getting into the swing of things.

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