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cyprus4211@aol.com
Date: 2004-11-21 01:02:29 UTC
Subject: Re: furosemide lowering glucose
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6937296.1100998949682.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
After some scientific testing (testing his blood sugar every hour for a half a day) I have come to the conclusion that it is raising his blood sugar. The problem was that I was giving him to much karo syrup so his blood sugar was going sky high. The his insulin spiked and caused it to plummet fast. So I'm rearranging his feeding schedule around the furosemide. It seems to raise it about an hour or two after he gets it. I have raised hi diazoxide a little. I'm lowering his prednisolone slowly because it isn't doing anything anymore. Anyway thanks fo everyones help. I think I have it figured out for now. Hopefully nothing else changes for a while.
Angelica
Author wrote:
> Hi Cyprus,
> Actually furosemide (Lasix) can raise blood glucose levels.
> Thus I don't think it is the furosemide causing the hypoglycemia!
> There are alot of other diuretics that can be used with or
> instead of lasix. Proglycem (diazoxide) can be increased to
> help with the low blood glucose. Baby food or a/d can be used
> to help raise the glucose level. Enacard (enalapril) or benazepril
> can be used to help with the heart problem. Plus an ultrasound
> of the heart will help to diagnosis the heart problem.
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