Re: glucose (blood sugar) levels & Aust parents

[Guest guest]

Hi

's dietitian advised me to give lemonade or orange juice if

her BSL dropped below 3.5. I have only had to do this a few times and that

was in the first couple of weeks. Since then, if she has been lower than

3.5 before a meal (usually breakfast) I have just rechecked her reading

after her meal and it has always been fine.

As far as the maximum BSL reading for effective seizure control, there was

considerable discussion here a month or two ago on that topic.

Jill

At 06:15 PM 2/9/02, you wrote:

>Jill,

>Well it looks like I can leave that one be then...Where did you find that

>out, one of our dieticians has told us in the past to give glucose if

>'s levels drop much below 4.0. I've only done that once, but when he

>was way down to 2.4 early in October.

[Guest guest]

Jill,

Well it looks like I can leave that one be then...Where did you find that

out, one of our dieticians has told us in the past to give glucose if

's levels drop much below 4.0. I've only done that once, but when he

was way down to 2.4 early in October.

Does anyone in Australia know of a Dr (?) Spooner? I think she may be

from Adelaide, she is a senior paed neuro reg that has just arrived at our

hospital in Auckland. She replaces Dr Rakesh Patel, who recently left for

Sydney, a really nice guy if any of you should come across him.

Hill

Re: glucose (blood sugar) levels

> Hi ,

> I was under the impression that 3.5 -4.2 was in fact the ideal range for

> blood sugar. Higher when on the diet can cause seizures (sugar is

> anti-ketotic) and lower is too low and can also cause seizures. If

s

> BSL is between 3.5 and 4.2 first thing in the morning, it is probably

fine.

> Jill

>

> At 04:12 PM 2/9/02, you wrote:

> >Hi,

> >Can anyone tell me how to get 's blood sugar levels up without

> >upsetting his ketones? Testing sporadically at the moment shows he is

> >usually between 3.5 and 4.2. This has not really varied since starting

the

> >diet in Sep, except when he became ill with a virus, and then the chicken

> >pox. I remember a few of you saying you have been told that optimum is

> >higher than this, I think between 5 and 6.

> >Thanks

> > Hill in NZ

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

I am from Adelaide, but have not heard of Dr. Spooner.....hope she

works out well for you!

Jeanette

>

>Reply-To: ketogenic

>To: <ketogenic >

>Subject: Re: glucose (blood sugar) levels & Aust parents

>Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 23:15:15 +1300

>

>Jill,

>Well it looks like I can leave that one be then...Where did you find that

>out, one of our dieticians has told us in the past to give glucose if

>'s levels drop much below 4.0. I've only done that once, but when he

>was way down to 2.4 early in October.

>Does anyone in Australia know of a Dr (?) Spooner? I think she may be

>from Adelaide, she is a senior paed neuro reg that has just arrived at our

>hospital in Auckland. She replaces Dr Rakesh Patel, who recently left for

>Sydney, a really nice guy if any of you should come across him.

> Hill

>

> Re: glucose (blood sugar) levels

>

>

> > Hi ,

> > I was under the impression that 3.5 -4.2 was in fact the ideal range for

> > blood sugar. Higher when on the diet can cause seizures (sugar is

> > anti-ketotic) and lower is too low and can also cause seizures. If

>s

> > BSL is between 3.5 and 4.2 first thing in the morning, it is probably

>fine.

> > Jill

> >

> > At 04:12 PM 2/9/02, you wrote:

> > >Hi,

> > >Can anyone tell me how to get 's blood sugar levels up without

> > >upsetting his ketones? Testing sporadically at the moment shows he is

> > >usually between 3.5 and 4.2. This has not really varied since starting

>the

> > >diet in Sep, except when he became ill with a virus, and then the

>chicken

> > >pox. I remember a few of you saying you have been told that optimum is

> > >higher than this, I think between 5 and 6.

> > >Thanks

> > > Hill in NZ

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I've not heard of her either. We are in Melbourne.

(Hannah's mum)

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From: jeanette sloper , I am from Adelaide, but have not heard of Dr. Spooner.....hope she works out well for you! Jeanette>>Does anyone in Australia know of a Dr (?) Spooner? I think she may be>from Adelaide, she is a senior paed neuro reg that has just arrived at our>hospital in Auckland