❓ ❓ Questions:❓ ❓
How common is #PKU?
How is it inherited?
Why are some people allowed more #Protein than others?
Why does #sapropterin only work for some?
⬇️ ⬇️ Answers!⬇️ ⬇️
https://pigpen.page/the-genetics-of-pku/
#LivingWithPKU #AdultPKU
#pku #protein #sapropterin #livingwithpku #adultpku
August at PigPen 🌞 PKU, brain injury, mental health.
- NSPKU Fundraising activities round up & conference details released
- Results of my #Sapropterin trial
- Clear guidelines on returning to school after #Concussion
- Have your say on #TicketOfficeClosures.
- https://mailchi.mp/8138c4b53d97/pigpen-newsletter-pku-brain-injury-and-mental-health-9116836
#sapropterin #concussion #ticketofficeclosures
TW: blood & needles
Tips for #PKU #BloodSpot
The #sapropterin trial meant daily #tests & I review different lancets & offer tips
TLDR: lancet has big effect on pain & healing as does choosing the site
#pku #bloodspot #sapropterin #tests #livingwithpku #lowprotein #adultpku #pcu #pkulife
New series on #Sapropterin (#Kuvan)
I have spent months doing baseline testing and trialling Sapropterin. Like many others, it has proven a hard road, but I feel ready to share my experience in a series of 3 blogs.
Here is the first one for your weekend reading:
Sapropterin trial, part 1: genetics & patience.
#sapropterin #kuvan #livingwithpku #pku
A year after the genetics testing I was able to start trialling #Sapropterin (#Kuvan)
I had a poignant moment when I realised I was about to try my first treatment beyond restricted-diet therapy in over 40 years of #LivingWithPKU
#sapropterin #kuvan #livingwithpku #pku #adultpku
❓ ❓ Questions:❓ ❓
How common is #PKU?
How is it inherited?
Why are some people allowed more #Protein than others?
Why does #sapropterin only work for some?
⬇️ ⬇️ Answers!⬇️ ⬇️
https://pigpen.page/the-genetics-of-pku/
#LivingWithPKU #AdultPKU
#pku #protein #sapropterin #livingwithpku #adultpku
Update on the #Sapropterin (#Kuvan)Blog series:
Sapropterin trial, part 2: Baseline testing discusses the requirements of the baseline control testing before starting the medication, and looks at the interesting lessons learned.
https://pigpen.page/sapropterin-trial-part-2-baseline-testing/
#sapropterin #kuvan #livingwithpku #pku #adultpku
Monthly Newsletter out now: July at PigPen 🍒 #PKU, #BrainInjury, mental health.
- #Sapropterin Trials
- a visit to the House of Lords
- what does brain injury feel like, by @michelle_munt
https://mailchi.mp/8e00ac44b80f/pigpen-newsletter-pku-brain-injury-and-mental-health-9111544
#LivingWithPKU #LivingWithMildBrainInjury #Concussion #AdultPKU
#pku #braininjury #sapropterin #livingwithpku #livingwithmildbraininjury #concussion #adultpku
Update on the #Sapropterin (#Kuvan)Blog series:
Sapropterin trial, part 2: Baseline testing discusses the requirements of the baseline control testing before starting the medication, and looks at the interesting lessons learned.
https://pigpen.page/sapropterin-trial-part-2-baseline-testing/
#sapropterin #kuvan #livingwithpku #pku #adultpku
#Sapropterin blog series - with correct link!
Sapropterin trial, part 1: genetics & patience.
https://pigpen.page/sapropterin-trial-part-1/
#LivingWithPKU #AdultPKU #PKU #Kuvan #pkuawareness #PKUFitness #pkulife #pkuproblems #pkustrong
#sapropterin #livingwithpku #adultpku #pku #kuvan #pkuawareness #pkufitness #pkulife #pkuproblems #pkustrong
New series on #Sapropterin (#Kuvan)
I have spent months doing baseline testing and trialling Sapropterin. Like many others, it has proven a hard road, but I feel ready to share my experience in a series of 3 blogs.
Here is the first one for your weekend reading:
Sapropterin trial, part 1: genetics & patience.
#sapropterin #kuvan #livingwithpku #pku
❓ ❓ Questions:❓ ❓
How common is #PKU?
How is it inherited?
Why are some people allowed more #Protein than others?
Why does #sapropterin only work for some?
⬇️ ⬇️ Answers!⬇️ ⬇️
https://pigpen.page/the-genetics-of-pku/
#LivingWithPKU #AdultPKU
#pku #protein #sapropterin #livingwithpku #adultpku
Just noticed @poconnor has made a new blog - and it contains her utterly fantastic new graphic that explains how PKU is passed on from parents!
Give it a read here on her blog:
https://pigpen.page/the-genetics-of-pku/
#pigpen #phenyketonuria #pku #phenylalnine #genetics #health #metabolic #metabolicdiet #metabolicdisease #dna #sapropterin
#pigpen #phenyketonuria #pku #phenylalnine #genetics #health #metabolic #metabolicdiet #metabolicdisease #dna #sapropterin