From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-05-06 11:07:56 UTC
Subject: RE: 1-1/2 yrs with Insulinoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <228954.1115377676233.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> What is diazoxide used for?
Insulinomas release insulin, thereby causing the low blood glucose problems. Diazoxide works by inhibiting the release of insulin from the pancreas.
Diazoxide doesn't work well in all ferrets. Probably because insulinomas are releasing insulin independent of any control factors that tells the pancreas to decrease insulin output.
mike