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Hi Sheryl,

The reason that Dr H recommends that our children stay lower on the

weight-for-height chart is that they are at risk for developing insulin

resistance and type II diabetes, and being higher on the weight-for-height

chart increases those risks significantly.

From a personal standpoint, I know that when was at the 50% on this

chart, we were having tons of problems with his BS. It bounced all over the

charts. He had highs in the upper 290s and was as low as the 20s. Keeping

him lower than the 25% on the weight-for-height has made a very real

difference in his health.

has a g-tube and is on continuous feeds, so Dr H lowered his feed

rates when we saw her at the convention last year. Since then, we never up

his feed rate more than 1cc/hr at any time. If his weight-for-height

percentage jumps up then we leave him there until he is back in the

acceptable range.

Hope this helps

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 30 months, 21.4#, 30.6 " , G-Tube)

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