Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Ho everyone. My daughter Caitlin is 4 years old and we have been on the diet scince June 28, 2004. Her ketones are generally really good except in the morning. I have been having trouble getting them to be high then. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Bedtime snack should keep the body from producing it's own sugar. It does this when it's running out of calories from the night. Great to hear she's doing well. Ann low morning ketones Ho everyone. My daughter Caitlin is 4 years old and we have been on the diet scince June 28, 2004. Her ketones are generally really good except in the morning. I have been having trouble getting them to be high then. Any suggestions? " 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Caitlin eats her last meal at 8:00 and then goes to bed. Right now she gets 4 meals 8-12-4-8. Any suggestions on what to make for her last meal that would help with the morning? Thanks > Bedtime snack should keep the body from producing it's own sugar. It does > this when it's running out of calories from the night. > > Great to hear she's doing well. > > Ann > > > low morning ketones > > Ho everyone. My daughter Caitlin is 4 years old and we have been on > the diet scince June 28, 2004. Her ketones are generally really good > except in the morning. I have been having trouble getting them to be > high then. Any suggestions? > > > > > " 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 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 I have lost Ann's reply and your follow up post, but I think you said she was already eating right before bedtime? Is it a snack she has, or a full meal? We switched from a 150 cal snack to a 300 cal meal ( was due for a cal increase anyway, so we just made the increase at night time) which seemed to be what he needed to increase waking ketones, but it depends on how her weight is going and whether she has gone the other way, like is she on perhaps too many cals during the day or before bedtime, and is she storing glycogen as result, that is being used overnight, or is she on too few cals during the day and /or just befor bed and breaking down muscle tissue etc to produce glucose that way instead. Testing glucose from midnight onwards will confirm that it is glucose rising responsible for lowering her waking ketones, but unfortunately it won't tell you why, like from which gluceogensis process. That would have to be guaged by looking at recent weight changes. Then you have to decide whether to change the total calorie amount, or just the spacing throughout the day. ----- Original Message ----- > Ho everyone. My daughter Caitlin is 4 years old and we have been on > the diet scince June 28, 2004. Her ketones are generally really good > except in the morning. I have been having trouble getting them to be > high then. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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