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Notes on tracking metabolic diets and daily care, from the people building Krestrel.
Why a 2am Feed Shouldn't Count as Tomorrow
26 August 2026 · 6 min read · The Krestrel team
Midnight is a bad place to end a day when your child is fed overnight. How Krestrel's configurable day start keeps a feeding cycle — and its nutrient totals — in one piece.
Walking Into the Appointment Prepared
21 August 2026 · 6 min read · Tom Alvarez
A working system for a rare-disease care team: one record per provider, questions that carry forward between visits, and visit notes you can still find six months later.
Counting Lysine Without Losing the Plot
12 August 2026 · 7 min read · Priya Raman
The ordinary mechanics of a lysine-restricted diet: treating the daily limit as a budget, weighing what matters, and keeping a history that never quietly rewrites itself.