Hi Wrongturn1,

I am not so experienced with such things. It is interesting to hear that being on a diet has improved her moods, I think most people on diets tend to be a bit miserable.

Does she make a connection between the diet and these other changes? Is she talking about this as a long-term strategy to alleviate symptoms? Is she interested in other methods to help her?

wishing you the best, pearl.

My husband does better when he is getting "real" food and not just processed take out, and when he can get exercise.  We learned he has diabetes, which made the low sugar missed-a-meal rages make a lot more sense.  When we cook fresh food, and eat on a normal schedule, and I can get him some sunlight and exercise, he does much better.

Sadly, now, the kidney stones are preventing a lot of exercises, and we need to revamp his diet more to be low oxalate, which goes in the face of low glucose on many levels.  Things that are good for managing blood sugar are high in oxalate, which causes the kind of stones he makes.

The not so terrible news is that yes, his oxalate levels are interfering with his nutrient absorption, based on the massive amounts of reading I've been doing, and so, if we can lower his oxalate and increase the nutrients he's lacking based on diabetes and the high oxalate (calcium, b vitamins, all leached from your body unless you compensate).

Anyway, glad to hear you've found something to help with any biochemical issues that can make the BPD so much worse.