Managing Keto Blog

A support blog for patients and caregivers using the medical ketogenic diet for seizures

 

We’ve partnered with ketogenic dietitians and families with ketogenic diet experience to create a trustworthy source of information, tips and resources that can help you along your ketogenic diet journey.

We want to help make managing the medical ketogenic diet as easy as possible and help give you or your loved one the best possible chance for success on the diet.

Please note: information presented in our blogs is for educational purposes only and is in no way intended to replace the care, advice, and medical supervision of your ketogenic diet team. Always consult your ketogenic diet healthcare team with questions you have and before you make any changes to your or your loved one’s diet or condition management.

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Sugar Alcohols: Are They Allowed on a Ketogenic Diet?

If you are following or considering a ketogenic diet or modified Atkins®* diet (MAD) for the management of intractable epilepsy, you may have heard talk about sugar alcohols ...
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7 Ideas for Making Halloween on a Medical Ketogenic Diet Not So Scary

It's that time of year again when it's getting colder outside, school is on a roll, and everything is hopefully going well in your keto world. Then you ...
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Short Video Series: Part 3 – Using KetoCal with a Medical Ketogenic Diet

Over the past few blogs, we've been highlighting topics from our medical ketogenic diet educational videos. If you missed the previous blogs and want to catch-up, here are ...
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Short Video Series: Part 2 – Medical Ketogenic Diet Variations and How to Manage

Medical ketogenic diets are created using a ratio of grams of fat to grams of protein and carbohydrates combined. The higher the ratio, the more fat is consumed ...
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Short Video Series: Part 1 – Medical Ketogenic Diet Basics

A medical ketogenic diet is a specialized diet used to manage drug-resistant epilepsy. It involves a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and adequate-protein approach. By shifting the body's energy source from carbohydrates ...
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Short Video Series Introduction: The Basics of a Medical Ketogenic Diet Explained

We've partnered with 5 ketogenic dietitians to bring you a series of 10 short videos including information about the basics of a medical ketogenic diet. Each video covers ...
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Celebrating Birthdays on the Ketogenic Diet

A birthday party can be a little tricky for someone trying to stay on their ketogenic diet. With a party comes the expectations of cake and ice cream, ...
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How to Explain Ketogenic Diets & Epilepsy To Your Child

When your child has seizures and is starting a medical ketogenic diet, it’s important to help him or her to understand and cope as much as possible. But it ...
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Planning Ahead for Travel on a Keto Diet for Epilepsy

Whether you’re taking a trip an hour away or 12 hours away, traveling with someone on a medical ketogenic diet requires extra planning. Here are our best tips ...
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