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Posted by padolsey 10/29/2025

Tips for stroke-surviving software engineers(blog.j11y.io)
505 points | 189 commentspage 6
buserror 10/29/2025|
Another thing if you are recovering and have limited dexterity in your hands, after trying pretty much ALL the voice recognition I could find, the VScode/copilot assistant is the best by far!

I've now recovered enough that I can type/edit faster, but I still use it; I keep a Worksheet.md tab around and keep a whole running log of stuff, LLM prompts etc

artur_makly 10/29/2025||
Stay away from vibe coding. It will cause more stress and provoke aneurysms -;)
_gmkt 10/29/2025||
I would add: 1. Go strictly keto 2. Walk as much as you can
kakacik 10/29/2025||
Would remove that keto part, otherwise agree. Keto is great for lowering fat levels but long term effects can be terrible if unsupervised professionally, ie permanent internal organs damage, more than negating any benefits gained.

Not sure why some people can only (mentally but brain drags rest of the body along) exist in extremes, when basically always some sort of moderate middle path is best in all aspects of life.

NotGMan 10/29/2025||
The permanent internal organ damage is pure bs and scare-mongering.

Obviously you also get those on non-keto diets since non-keto people also get strokes, heart disease, fatty liver...

AbstractH24 11/3/2025|||
The type of keto required to control seizures is so strict its basicly impossible to live life with it.

An apple can easily have more carbs in it than you are permitted in a day.

stuffn 10/29/2025||
Keto has no solid association with any improved outcomes in terms of stroke and CVD. The gains are typically because of weight loss in which it is just another variant of CICO. You'd make the same gains in health by simply eating better overall and in accordance with your activity level.

Keto however has numerous well researched negative health outcomes such as elevated LDL, ApoB, etc and these can be dramatically elevated in hyper-responders. Though, the science is also out on if mildly elevated LDL is anything to worry about. It's not a panacea but rather a trade off. Most people can stick to keto better because fats simply taste better and keep you feeling full longer and the alternative is much harder to stick to long term.

It is only known to be effective for treatment resistant epilepsy. Any other benefit either can be equally attributed to the control (CICO + exercise) or are pseudoscience.

theturtle 10/29/2025||
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sammy2255 10/29/2025||
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simoncion 10/29/2025|
That sounds like a "you" problem. The site's "light mode"/"dark mode" choice seems to follow my system settings just fine.
radjo 10/29/2025||
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TechPulse01 10/29/2025||
it's very helpful though i did'nt suffered a stroke until now
slater 10/29/2025|
FYI that article is rendering light-grey text on a cream background color here (Safari, iOS), it’s barely readable
jader201 10/29/2025|
Something may be off on your end. I’m on iPhone/Safari, and it’s white on black here.

(Can always try reader mode, if you just want to read the content without worrying about fixing it.)