Hello all, We wrote the other day with concerns that our Jasper (6yr old male, 8 months post adrenal surgery) may have insulinoma (1 episode of stumbling around - about 5 minutes long, lethargy, excessive salivation. - Food intake, stools, urination all appear normal so far). Well, it appears that our fears were correct. We took him to the vet on Monday (3/4/02) for a glucose level check and it came back at 33. I think there may be a contributing factor to it being this low, but not enough to dismiss the test. We had to leave at 4am to drive 4hrs to the vet. Jasper normally doesn't eat much over the night, so by the time his 8am test rolled around it could have been as much as 9+ hrs since he had eaten. The vet put Jasper on pedipred (non alcoholic solution), 1/2 ml twice a day. She also sent some blood work to the lab to compare insulin levels to glucose levels to try to confirm the disease. As of yet, we have not scheduled surgery and we are not sure if we should. Given Jasper's age and how low his glucose level was, we are concerned that the risks may out way the potential benefits of surgery. We would sure appreciate any feed back on this.... If the surgery could have long term positive effects, we would probably go for it. If we are only looking at a short term gain, maybe the risk is not worth it.... In addition to the surgery feedback, we would be interested in what experiences people have had in dealing with this disease. Any recommendations for treatment (food to give, avoid, medicines to look at, etc) would really be a help. We have already had one gracious offer for guidance (we'll keep trying to call you Sondra), but I figure the more input we get the better.... Thanks so much Brett and Melissa Lapham [Posted in FML issue 3715]