From:
Michael Janke
Date: 2002-01-15 19:43:00 UTC
Subject: Chromium/Brewers Yeast for insulinoma?
> Being that Chewy is no longer on the Pediapred,
> his Vet recommended Brewers Yeast in his diet but
> I recall seeing a warning in the Miamieferret website
> stating that Chromium lowers Blood Glucose levels. See caution
> here: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/elixer.htm
>
> Is this is true?
Yes, this is true. I sent the following directly to Mary, and with Dr.
Murray's permission, I'm posting his comments on chromium/brewer's yeast
usage with hypoglycemic ferrets so everyone can benefit. This originally
appeared in the FAIML (Ferret Adrenal/Insulinoma Mailing List)...
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