Pursuing ketosis

We finally found online and purchased those elusive keto sticks I wrote about two weeks ago [Update: Meals and therapies]. They enabled us to check Haya's ketone level in her blood. As she is in nappies, the locally and readily available urine test strips were not an option. 

While our health fund practically donates the device itself for 20 shekels, it doesn't stock the blood ketone test strips in any of its pharmacies. Nor does any other of its pharmacies! 

(Note: Please advise me if you know of an in-Israel supplier. The strips we bought currently cost us 20 shekels for every test.)

Here is Haya being tested:

So far she has had ketone levels of: 5.2, 1.2 and 1.9. Those results were each 5 days apart.

We're hoping to raise her ketones to her first result as she's still having strong seizures a few times a day.

But here she is yesterday at hydrotherapy with her arms more relaxed than usual after I have massaged and opened them.

And here I am demonstrating via a self-portrait what the awful combo of Covid-19 pandemic and preparing keto diet meals can wreak on one's appearance.