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Date: | Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:40:33 EDT |
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Just an update to keep you informed of his progress: Brutus's glucose shot
up above 500 soon after my last post and he started seeming lethargic and
glassy-eyed, so I did start insulin. I started with 0.1U Humulin NPH and
quickly learned he needed larger doses. When we got up to 3.5 U twice
daily and his glucose still in 400's, I switched to Pork (Ilentin) NPH.
Even so, 3 units gets me a glucose of 300 from 2-6 hours after the last
dose. He does behave normally though again. I have checked glucose 4-5
times daily while raising doses. My plan is to hold him at maybe 4 U in
am and 3 U in pm (I want to minimize the risk of insulin shock at night)
and stay at that dose for a while.
I did find one person whose ferret required 10 U insulin twice daily to
keep glucose 450-500! Maybe insulinomic ferrets become wildly insulin
resistant as a survival technique. Also, I think it is possible to
develop antibodies to insulin. Anyway, we are still hoping for a
spontaneous recovery.
cb
[Posted in FML issue 3580]
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