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Tilda
at Sun May 15 07:53:31 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Tilda ]
Hi AshleyElla!
I have researched the net and found an interesting article where it says that a very high glucose level has been found in non-diabetic cats if they were very upset over blood being drawn - which Tommy was. Here is the link if you're interested to read it: http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2004&PID=8654&Category=1259&O=Generic.
At the end is a paragraph headed "Stress hyperglycaemia". The high value given there (SI value) corresponds to Tommy's value of over 300mg/dl. He might not be diabetic at all!
So, with the urine being clear (no sugar, no ketones), and him having no symptoms of diabetes at all, we have now decided to just keep watching him. We will look for signs of increased thirst and urination, and monitor his weight and urine on a regular basis.
Because he gets so stressed out when blood is taken, future blood tests will likely again show a high blood sugar, so I feel I can't be really SURE it's diabetes, and I certainly will not start any meds or injections before I'm 100% sure he is infact diabetic.
Does that sound reasonable to you?
Another thing is that his BUN had been elevated too in the last blood test - 56mg/dl, so we cannot feed him a high protein diet. He will stay on his low fat diet for now and we have cut out his favourite treats, like eggs, fish and meat  .
Your comments will as always be appreciated.
Thanks a lot for the glucometer offer! Let's hope I don't need it at all!
Tilda
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RE: Confusion about biochemical units - Tilda, Sun May 15 07:53:31 2005