This five-part series guides you through the essentials of phenylketonuria (PKU) — understanding both the condition and its management.
Explore phenylketonuria across the patient's lifespan, including pregnancy in women with PKU and the growing number of management options.
Each module is interactive, evidence-based, and designed for healthcare professionals and students.
Boost your knowledge with learning anchored in current clinical guidelines, and practical real-world insights, to support optimal PKU care.
Begin your journey to understanding PKU — one module at a time
Course modules
1. Introduction to PKU
In this first module you'll discover the basics of phenylketonuria:
- causes
- diagnosis
- impact on health.
Use this to build a strong foundation for your understanding of PKU management.
2. Management of PKU
Learn the dietary strategies used to control blood phenylalanine levels, promote optimal growth and overall good health. The role of medications in PKU is also briefly discussed.
3. Diet for Life and Healthy Eating in PKU
Explore the importance of managing Phenylketonuria from childhood through adulthood.
Find how healthy eating guidance for the general population is modified for the PKU population.
4. The use of GMP in the Dietary Management of PKU
Understand the role of glycomacropeptide (GMP) as an ingredient in protein substitutes for PKU.
Review potential benefits, product options and clinical evidence for GMP use.
5. Maternal PKU
Learn why careful PKU management is vital before, during and after pregnancy.
Find out the key considerations for supporting healthy outcomes for mothers and babies, during the different phase of pregnancy (including post-partum) in PKU.
