Re: Levels of Ketosis- when is important??

December 15, 2003

Can't really answer your question. Usually ketones are lower in the

morning and increase during the day. You seem to have a clue to the

seizure since you saw lower than normal ketones at the time of the

seizure. There is a delay in the urine, but I don't know how much.

Bill

langansmom wrote:

> Langan has started having some seizures. = ( Her ketones (checked

> by urine) a few hours before the seizures have registered in the 160

> range, but her ketones right after the seizure (and several hours

> after) are registering much lower. I know that the ketones in the

> blood are what matters and that the urine ketones are those being

> expelled. But does anyone have any idea as to the time-frame for

> when the urine ketones are being expelled? Does it make sense that

> her ketones would register high before the seizure but low after? I

> am hoping that it is a situation where the actual ketones at the

> time of seizure are low.... Am I dreaming??? In the 16 days that

> Langan went without a seizure, her ketones were consistently in the

> 80-160 range. Now they are dipping low and then building during the

> day. Frustration is setting in....

>

> , mom to Langan

>

> " 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!

>

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