Can people with Glycogen Storage Disease work? What kind of work can they perform?

Can you work with Glycogen Storage Disease? Real patients share what jobs they do and how they adapted, plus practical guidance.

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For type 3, can work if allowed breaks for cornstarch/protein therapy and not required repetitive movement out standing still for extended periods of time.

Posted Mar 1, 2017 by Shelly 1000

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Yes. Taking the precaution to care for yourself. Those that require great effort to be physical are the worst

Posted Mar 11, 2017 by Pepa 1000

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Jobs that do not depend on physical strength

Posted Jul 4, 2017 by 1000

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can work
Intellectual activity

Posted Sep 24, 2017 by Welton Correia Alves 1000

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Jobs that do not require physical strength only intellectual works.

Posted Oct 14, 2017 by Jakeline Serafim Vieira 1010

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Neylan was growing well until 12 months of age and she dropped off her growth curve. In addition she started having developmental delays. We were sent to numerous specialists and only diagnosis they could come up with was renal tubular acidosis. But ...

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by Neylan Rhyne

MYERS FAMILY

My name is Valerie. My first child was diagnosed with 1a February 1994. She died of complications March 2006. In addition, I have two other children with 1a. My son, Austin, is 17 and my daughter, Arielle, that is 9. We have lived with GSD for 21 yea...