From:
williamsb@comcast.net
Date: 2002-07-20 01:32:26 UTC
Subject: RE: sugar's lump
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <28307139.1027128746383.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Dear Vivian:
sugars glucose level today is 120. twice the level for
> insuloma ; does that mean the pediapred is working for her!
Yes, 120 is actually high normal glucose. So if she has an insulinoma, th pred is working.
i try and watch out for the signs and give
> her a drop or 2 of honey. sugar lost her sight when she had the first one!
Seizures often result in blindness during the post-ictal phase, as the body is recovering from that bolt of electricity through the brain (which is what a seizure is.) Temporary loss of sight is not uncommon.
my questions now are what is the normal glucose levels for insuloma
> and what is to low?
Ther are no normal glucos levels for insulinoma, only for normal ferrets, which is 80-120. 60-80 is questionable, and the diagnosis should be made also on the presence of diagnostic signs as well. If less than 60 - that's generally the only value needed for a diagnosis of insulinoma.
AS long as the BG is over 70 in a treated patient with insulinoma, then you are doing well.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM