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 random idea that just surfaced - maybe consider a continuous glucose monitor as well so you can precisely moniter how food effects your blood sugar 
 it would also reveal correlations between blood sugar levels and symptoms too

sometimes the food-effect correlations can be hard to notice, i discovered that back in 2014 when i got a really bad chronic allergic asthma problem come up after 7 months on jail food

like, for one thing, i found that caffeine suppressed the allergy symptoms, but it had such a weak effect after a few days trying to keep that going i developed severe sleep problems

i also found numerous foods triggered it, brown rice, whole grain wheat was worse than white, cucumber, tomato, capsicum, to a lesser extent also milk and yoghurt

it helped in other ways but the milk diet resulted in a lot of weight gain also... low GI but high energy...

it's horrible, like being imprisoned in a room with a psychopath who is invisible and you can never know or see where he is gonna attack you from next 
 https://www.amazon.es/-/pt/dp/B0D8HLLY1Z

like one of these... 15 days continuous monitoring

the thing sorta looks like it would be awkward to avoid removing and annoying when washing 
 Yeah that seems about right. Sure an inconvenience, but doubtful much more than what you currently feel or what could develop if things stay unmanaged. 
 I'd typically take all this advice with the understanding that they're all selling things in some way, may have a radical leaning for engagement and would calibrate my behaviors accordingly - but things being as you've described, i'd say really internalize it.

Ken Berry is very much an advocate for full carnivore, even if you can only afford hot dogs and says that milk is useless for anyone beyond breast feeding age. Of course grass fed/finished meat, ethically raised animals is the best way to go.

Snacking on bacon, pork rinds. High fat content will help stave off any cravings hunger and sugar cravings.
I do one meal a day, assisted by a bulletproof type of coffee: grass fed butter + mct oil, I do grass fed ghee + coconut oil.

You have a tough path ahead, but its a path nonetheless.  
 Going in and out of ketosis also  sucks, so really try to stick with it and avoid the keto flu as much as possible 
 Keto-chow a mineral and salt suppliment helps with getting what you need because you'll be losing a lot of liquid and minerals in that transition phase. 
 yeah, speaking of which, fasting is starting to come up in my mind a lot about something that would help

this peripheral neuropathy is driving me absolutely nuts in recent weeks, today, my right hand is totally prickly and weird, itchy for no reason... and i've had a constant problem with what i now think is dermatitis herpetoformis, which is a reaction to gluten proteins! something i've had problems with since my mid 20s, extremely irritating, get it on my hands, elbows, knees, and very rarely feet

feeling pretty dark mood today with all this on my mind and how i'm feeling physically 
 I've really dropped off this past month - sugary alcohol, less strict with carbs and multiple meals, might be noticing early symptoms myself so I'm going back. 

Two things I noticed with the ketovore&one meal a day brings an  eternal but subtle tunnel vision through out the day from the fast and the diet change definitely with energy levels + skin flare ups way less and more managable.

Also just remembered Paul Saladino, started 100% carnivore and shifted a little for a more wholistic evolutionary diet, but still primarily meat based.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamFyBFTbmg

think in general they'd agree that short term ketosis is helpful. At the minimum you've done an elimination diet and can introduce things after

Rooting for you. ✌️