Re: We already have ketones, is this normal???? Newbie Help!!!

[Guest guest]

I would say this is a good sign so don't worry! I found the same

thing with my daughter too.

Sounds like you won't need the fast after all!

Hope everything goes well at the hospital.

Jill

At 09:48 PM 1/02/2004, you wrote:

>We were suppose to have no refined sugars and cut back on the big

>carbs yesterday and today (we start the diet in the hospial on the

>2nd). I checked ketones last night b/c I was just curious and he

>had medium to large ketones already. He did have his milk yesterday

>and a few other things that do have carbs, even a few grapes. Is

>this normal?

>

>I was totally shocked and little nervous that I did something

>wrong. We are suppose to do the " fast " tomorrow until we get large

>ketones. Anyone get to the hospital and ketones were already

>large? Even his breath is a little different.

>

>PLease give me some piece of mind,

>

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[Guest guest]

Never fear my dear

You have easily and simply and comfortably got him into a state of at

least some ketosis, which should work well to reduce the fasting time in

hospital. So you have done him a favour. One thing though, if he is on

depakote, that could account in part for some of the ketones on the

stick, as it can give a false posistive for ketones. But since he

slipped into ketosis so easy, watch when they start, if they start at

4:1 ratio, watch for signs of being too ketotic, its possible (not

saying it will be, just possible) that he is very sensitive to ketosis

and will not need such a high ratio.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow, good luck

, 's mom

txmomwithkids wrote:

> We were suppose to have no refined sugars and cut back on the big

> carbs yesterday and today (we start the diet in the hospial on the

> 2nd). I checked ketones last night b/c I was just curious and he

> had medium to large ketones already. He did have his milk yesterday

> and a few other things that do have carbs, even a few grapes. Is

> this normal?

>

> I was totally shocked and little nervous that I did something

> wrong. We are suppose to do the " fast " tomorrow until we get large

> ketones. Anyone get to the hospital and ketones were already

> large? Even his breath is a little different.

>

> PLease give me some piece of mind,

>

> , mom to 22mo starting diet 2-2-04

[Guest guest]

My daughter got sick the weekend before we were to start the diet. Not deathly

ill, just sniffly and she didn't want to eat. I checked her ketones just to

practice with the stix and was stunned that she also had ketones. Our dietician

said it was normal for some kids to go into ketosis with the slightest illness.

She said it was a good sign and showed that Langan would not have trouble

getting into ketosis. She was right. So hopefully that's also the case with

. It sounds like a positive to me.

Good luck with the diet! It sounds like you are well on your way!

, mom to Langan, 18 months old and keto kid since 11/03

We already have ketones, is this normal???? Newbie

Help!!!

We were suppose to have no refined sugars and cut back on the big

carbs yesterday and today (we start the diet in the hospial on the

2nd). I checked ketones last night b/c I was just curious and he

had medium to large ketones already. He did have his milk yesterday

and a few other things that do have carbs, even a few grapes. Is

this normal?

I was totally shocked and little nervous that I did something

wrong. We are suppose to do the " fast " tomorrow until we get large

ketones. Anyone get to the hospital and ketones were already

large? Even his breath is a little different.

PLease give me some piece of mind,

, mom to 22mo starting diet 2-2-04

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resort! "

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[Guest guest]

It is normal. You shouldn't have any trouble getting ketones in the

hospital. Be sure to look at the ketostix at the right time, sometimes

15 seconds and sometimes longer depending on the manufacturer.

Bill

txmomwithkids wrote:

> We were suppose to have no refined sugars and cut back on the big

> carbs yesterday and today (we start the diet in the hospial on the

> 2nd). I checked ketones last night b/c I was just curious and he

> had medium to large ketones already. He did have his milk yesterday

> and a few other things that do have carbs, even a few grapes. Is

> this normal?

>

> I was totally shocked and little nervous that I did something

> wrong. We are suppose to do the " fast " tomorrow until we get large

> ketones. Anyone get to the hospital and ketones were already

> large? Even his breath is a little different.

>

> PLease give me some piece of mind,

>

> , mom to 22mo starting diet 2-2-04

>

>

> " The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last

resort! "

>

> List is for parent to parent support only.

> It is important to get medical advice from a professional

keto team!

> Subscribe: ketogenic-subscribe

> Unsubscribe: ketogenic-unsubscribe

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

,

I will just echo the others... nothing to worry about at this point.

You should have a fairly easy time. Hopefully they won't let him

fast too long. If he begins to get too sick, it's time to start some

eggnog or whatever they will have you do. Take 's warning

about the Depakote seriously, it can CAUSE problems, but sometimes

the tendency is to think that the diet isn't working.

Most of all, I want to wish you good luck during 's initiation.

You have prepared yourself well, and you have a great keto team.

Cammie

> We were suppose to have no refined sugars and cut back on the big

> carbs yesterday and today (we start the diet in the hospial on the

> 2nd). I checked ketones last night b/c I was just curious and he

> had medium to large ketones already. He did have his milk

yesterday

> and a few other things that do have carbs, even a few grapes. Is

> this normal?

>

> I was totally shocked and little nervous that I did something

> wrong. We are suppose to do the " fast " tomorrow until we get large

> ketones. Anyone get to the hospital and ketones were already

> large? Even his breath is a little different.

>

> PLease give me some piece of mind,

>

> , mom to 22mo starting diet 2-2-04