Getting ready for Valentine's Day - and Pancake Tuesday :)

An easy low protein recipe for reliable PKU pancakes: photos & video guides :)

Ideas for protein-free, and measured protein toppings.

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#PKU #LivingwithPKU #LowProtein #LowProteinIdeas #Phenylketonuria #Pancakes

Monthly email on PKU, Brain, and Mental Health:

๐Ÿ†“ A free workshop on Living with PKU

๐Ÿ’Š Genetic medicine, personalised treatments, and PKU

๐Ÿง  Campaigning for change in strokes and brain injury support

and ๐Ÿ’‰ What is the PKU injection (Palynziq)?

https://www.pigpen.page/february-2026/

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News February 2026 PKU, brain injury, rare disease, low protein

A free workshop on Living with PKU; Genetic medicine, personalised treatments, and PKU; Campaigning for change in strokes and brain injury support; and What is the PKU injection (Palynziq)?

PigPen | Pauline O'Connor

What is Palynziq? And why does it have so many names?

PAL. PEG-PAL. Pegvaliase. Palynziq.
If youโ€™ve ever felt confused by PKU treatment names โ€” youโ€™re not alone. They all describe the same enzyme-based treatment, just from different angles.

Iโ€™ve updated my blog to explain it in plain language:
๐Ÿ’š what the treatment is
๐Ÿ’š how it works
๐Ÿ’š where itโ€™s available (and where it isnโ€™t)

https://www.pigpen.page/what-is-palynziq/

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What Is Palynziq? PKU Treatment Explained. AKA PAL, PEGPAL

PAL stands for Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase, which is a common enzyme in many plant species. The name is similar to PAH because both of them break down phe.... This is why it has been developed as a treatment for people who canโ€™t produce enough PAL โ€” those of us with PKU.

PigPen | Pauline O'Connor

๐ŸŽ Please share with patients, clinicians, and anyone who might be catering for someone on a Low-Protein diet this Christmas

๐Ÿ’ก Tips and links to help with a low protein Christmas or Thanksgiving. Iโ€™ve included menu suggestions & recipes, but letโ€™s start with making the festive season friendlier to those on restricted diets.

Merry Christmas ๐ŸŽ„

#PKU #LowProtein #LivingWithPKU #RareDiseas #MetabolicDisorder

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Low protein recipes for a PKU Christmas or Thanksgiving

Tips and links to help with a low protein Christmas or Thanksgiving. Iโ€™ve included PKU and low protein menu suggestions & recipes.

PigPen | Pauline O'Connor

๐Ÿ”ฌ The latest on PKU treatment from NSPKU's October conference - and what they might mean for those living with PKU.

๐Ÿ’Š Sepiapterin (Sephience)

๐Ÿงช JNT-517, and MZE782

๐Ÿฉธ At-home phe monitors

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Published on PigPen.page (Want to be the first to see my posts? Subscribe for free emails.)

๐Ÿ”— https://www.pigpen.page/whats-in-the-treatment-pipeline/

#PKU #Phenylketonuria #RareDisease #InheritedMetabolicDisorders #LivingWithPKU #NSPKU

PKU research update, NSPKU Oct 2025, exciting new treatments

Insights from Prof. MacDonaldโ€™s talk at NSPKU 2025 โ€” Sepiapterin, JNT-517, and more โ€” and what they might mean for adults living with PKU.

PigPen: Pauline O'Connor, author & advocate.

A great NSPKU conference in Cardiff yesterday. Lovely to see so many new faces, a reminder to head out beyond the usual places.

Lots of updates, new products and research coming. Just organising my thoughts and will report in the blog soon!

#PKU #Livingwithpku #raredisease #MetabolicDisorder

Autumn comfort food after a bruising workout?

Low-Protein Mac & Cheese :)

Yum!

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Low-Protein PKU macaroni and cheese recipe, easy, tasty

An easy, low-protein macaroni and cheese recipe, with options for adding more protein if your PKU allows.

PigPen: Pauline O'Connor, author & advocate.

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๐Ÿ“ฌ October's newsletter looks at the turmoil in the UK pharmaceutical industry, why this matters - and what you can do.

๐Ÿ’š PKU news: Support NSPKU in parliament, another promising treatment in development

๐Ÿง  Brain news: Do we have a sideline test for concussion at last?!

๐Ÿฅ˜ Plus: 4 Low-protein recipes to try out

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A great start to the week!

The latest issue of the NSPKU News & Views popped through the door first thing.

#LivingwithPKU #PKUcommunity #PKULife #Phenylketonuria, #PKU

๐Ÿ†• Tips for Managing Prescriptions and Travelling with #PKU
[https://pkutalk.com/tags/PKU]

Earlier this summer I had a great conversation with Tom and Jasmine for this new
podcast by the NSPKU.

It was full of tips for:
- dealing with GPs
- packing for PKU,
- managing protein while travelling

and just talking about how we manage our PKU "Home & Away"

Would like to know what you think of it!

#LivingWithPKU [https://pkutalk.com/tags/LivingWithPKU] #TravellingWithPKU
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