Today F had a clinic to follow up on his progress on the modified Atkins diet for seizure control. Even though he's had some issues with seizures this past month his lab work is surprising. His cholesterol was high when he was on his previous entered diet. Since beginning the modified Atkins his cholesterol has dramatically lowered. It has continued to come down each time F has been tested. This is just so surprising to me. A diet of fat and protein can lower your cholesterol and lower your seizures.
Although F has had some seizure breakthrough this past month, he's battled some health issues. He's had two colds and the abscessed cyst. He's been on antibiotics which contain carbs that throw off his diet. What is completely surprising is that while he was his sickest with high fever he didn't have one seizure due to his high state of ketosis. Fevers in the past and illness have typically given him such an increase in seizure activity that he would need additional medication to assist with suppressing them. Although he's had seizures he hasn't had anymore than what he'd had prior to the diet and he has still had a seizure free day or two in the week. I'm encouraged that once we get through allergy and asthma spring F will start to see more seizure free days.
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