From:
dr_dan90
Date: 2002-03-06 13:29:00 UTC
Subject: Treatment for hypoglycemia/insulinoma
My 6-yr-old female, Sidney, has cardiomyopathy, adrenal disease and
insulinoma combined. Lupron did help some with the adrenal disease
but we've had trouble keeping her blood sugar up. She's on Pediapred
(0.2cc, twice daily), which is causing quite a bit of fluid buildup
in her abdomen. (I wonder if the steroid dose aggravates the adrenal
disease because of the hormones from that tumor.) Sidney's appetite
is still pretty good but she's very lethargic. The vet listened to
her heart and lungs and they actually don't sound all that bad. She
is on digitalis (once/day), Enacard (every other day) and Lasix
(twice daily) and the regimen has been very effective.
Does anyone know of another non-surgical treatment for hypoglycemia
resulting from insulinoma? I know that Sidney doesn't have a whole
lot of time left but I want to improve the quality of her remaining
time.
Dan Muldoon
Omaha, NE