Re: daft question..sugar -free-a/Rose

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I think I have that keto meds site saved (already opened), I'll try

sending it to both you and a, Rose.

I was told here btw that we could only use the epilim tablets on the

diet, that the sugar free liquid def contains carbs that would have

to be calculated in.

Same with the paracetemol a - we give half an adult 'Panadol'

pill to , as the sugar free paracetemol liquid still contains

carbs.

I try and stay away from any of the 'ols' and 'oses' even if they

are caluclated into the diet, but as we all know, they are hidden in

lots and lts of places...

> Hi a

>

> Sweeteners is something I have been researching the last few days.

I'm having

> difficulty finding out the carb content of these sugar free meds -

we've just gone back

> onto Epilim liquid as we wean our drugs and I'm having a hell of a

job finding out how

> many carbs each dose would contain. I can calculate calories from

the info given but

> not carbs (since calories can be provided in a number of ways as

we already know).

> I've just emailed someone at Hopkins to see if they know. I

found a link to a

> brilliant page at the Lucile Packard hospital in Cailfornia

called " carb content of meds

> info for parents of keto kids " but could not access it, no sir, no

how!

> Find out whether your paracetamol has sorbitol or something

similar in it (that's what

> is in the Epilim liquid) and let me know and I'll keep searching.

Sorbitol is one of

> several sugar alcohols, which do contain a certain amount of

carbohydrate. Artificial

> sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame do not contain

carbohydrates or calories.

> Ben has achieved ketosis easily and is not sensitive to little

blips like forgetting the

> whole liquigen content of one meal - what a dopey mother! - or

stealing a chink of

> chocolate from the fridge so I doubt we will have a problem with

this Epilim but I'm

> jolly well going to find out for my peace of mind.

>

> Speak soon!

> Rose Toms - Mum of Ben (9) coming off Epilim slowly but surely and

so far so

> good....