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Mary Ann Ryan wrote: > The reason I told Ivan that it might be best to have a food like peanut > butter around is that I question whether he is suffering from hypoglycemia - > in which case a high carbohydrate food would only increase the problem. I > don't know if my speculation is true - but a blood sugar of 27 in a > non-diabetic (which I assume Ivan is) is very suspicious. Mary Ann, thanks for your response. I wasn't aware of your post to Ivan when I responded to Audrey, but I certainly agree with you, in his case peanut sounds preferable. Best, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs;" "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson'sdisease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/