Re: Hypoglycemia on SCD in a 3 year old

August 21, 2006

I can't tell you for sure if our pediatric registered dietician has worked

with someone in this same situation. However, she is a " dan " dietician who

works in a " dan " pediatrician's office. She is knowledgable about scd, and

has trated only autistic children for about 8 yrs. now. She's awesome. She

does do phone consultations. If you'd like to call her office to see if she

thinks that she can help you, her info is below.

Vikki Kopeliner

Dr. O'Hara's office

I hope she can help.

Meleah scd 05/06

iel 3yr., asd

Ethan 5yr., Mark 1yr.

Hypoglycemia on SCD in a 3 year old

> My three year old daughter has been on the SCD diet for over a year.

> Recently, she has had two episodes of serious ketotic hypoglycemia (39

> and 36 blood glucose). The doctors are saying we need to put her on a

> higher carbohydrate diet but the SCD diet has been really helpful for

> her development. Does anyone have any experience with this and have

> any suggestions including a nutritionist who has some experience with

> hypoglycemia and SCD (we are in San Francisco but could do a phone

> consultation), or any ideas of higher carbohydrate foods that are SCD

> legal that we should try. Or things we could try that are not SCD

> legal but not as bad as some? We are really at a loss for what to do.

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

> websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

August 21, 2006

,

Please give us an idea of what foods she is currently eating. Is she getting

plenty of fruit? Starchier veggies like squash and green peas? Since she's been

on SCD for over a year, are you using various beans/legumes now?

Patti

Hypoglycemia on SCD in a 3 year old

My three year old daughter has been on the SCD diet for over a year.

Recently, she has had two episodes of serious ketotic hypoglycemia (39

and 36 blood glucose). The doctors are saying we need to put her on a

higher carbohydrate diet but the SCD diet has been really helpful for

her development. Does anyone have any experience with this and have

any suggestions including a nutritionist who has some experience with

hypoglycemia and SCD (we are in San Francisco but could do a phone

consultation), or any ideas of higher carbohydrate foods that are SCD

legal that we should try. Or things we could try that are not SCD

legal but not as bad as some? We are really at a loss for what to do.

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

August 21, 2006

,

The old ideas about hypoglycemia recommended starch.

However,there is new research that points to the fact that SCD might be a good

diet for hypoglycemia. I will try to send research articles to illustrate this.

HTH,Mimi

Please seek the guidance of a doctor before switching to proteins,they are so

many SCD legal carbs that might be helpful so you might not need to use protein.

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/1/9

Protein can help prevent hypoglycemia as well as carbs

August 22, 2006

You are the second person who has recommended her. I just called her

and she seems to have just the knowledge and experience that we are

looking for. Thanks for the recommendation.

>

> I can't tell you for sure if our pediatric registered dietician has

worked

> with someone in this same situation. However, she is a " dan "

dietician who

> works in a " dan " pediatrician's office. She is knowledgable about

scd, and

> has trated only autistic children for about 8 yrs. now. She's

awesome. She

> does do phone consultations. If you'd like to call her office to

see if she

> thinks that she can help you, her info is below.

> Vikki Kopeliner

> Dr. O'Hara's office

>

> I hope she can help.

> Meleah scd 05/06

> iel 3yr., asd

> Ethan 5yr., Mark 1yr.

>

> Hypoglycemia on SCD in a 3 year old

>

> > My three year old daughter has been on the SCD diet for over a year.

> > Recently, she has had two episodes of serious ketotic hypoglycemia (39

> > and 36 blood glucose). The doctors are saying we need to put her on a

> > higher carbohydrate diet but the SCD diet has been really helpful for

> > her development. Does anyone have any experience with this and have

> > any suggestions including a nutritionist who has some experience with

> > hypoglycemia and SCD (we are in San Francisco but could do a phone

> > consultation), or any ideas of higher carbohydrate foods that are SCD

> > legal that we should try. Or things we could try that are not SCD

> > legal but not as bad as some? We are really at a loss for what to do.

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book

> > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> > websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

August 22, 2006

Patti,

Red meat, summer and winter squash, broccoli, carrots, mango, pear,

kiwi and cashews. She doesn't eat peas because she had a slight

sensitivity to it due to testing we had done though we might be able

to add it back in now. We have not added in starchier veggies yet

because she has still had some symptoms. Maybe we should though given

the situation.

>

> ,

>

> Please give us an idea of what foods she is currently eating. Is she

getting plenty of fruit? Starchier veggies like squash and green peas?

Since she's been on SCD for over a year, are you using various

beans/legumes now?

>

> Patti