Hello again AshleyElla,

thank you again for asking your boss and offering to ask around. I'm glad to be able to tell you though that I was able to get an explanation from a pediatrician whom I knew a long time ago and whom I emailed on Monday out of a hunch. He replied and said that the two units are in fact the same thing. Out of some reason, Indians write '%' to indicate dl (decilitre), and 'mgm' stands for mg (milligram).

So this means that Tommy had indeed a glucose level of 324 mg/dl when we tested him two weeks ago. He also had a lower than normal WBC count and a lower than normal platelet count. Direct Bilirubin is a bit too high, as is the BUN of 56 mg/dl. Albumin is also a little too high. Any thoughts?

My vet now suggested a urine test in the lab since we get only negative readings with the Diastix. She also said that glucometers are available here and we could use that as well later on, when (and if) we establish that he has diabetes and need to monitor him frequently. I'm not sure what you mean by 'pricing some glucometers for me'. Were you thinking of shipping me one? That is so nice of you! My vet seemed to think though that doing a full blood test again after the urine test is better for now so we can compare all the biochemical and other blood values once more. I will let you know the results once we get them.

Btw, there are no animal hospitals here only daytime clinics with limited opening hours, we usually have the vet come to our home and all that can be done here, is done here at home. Also, right now we are not able to get any sterile urine jars and have to wait again for a couple of days. Yes, this is how it is in India. Things move slowly!

Nevertheless, I will post any updates and developments in this thread and am grateful for any comments from you!

Till then,
Tilda

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