Guest greytsox Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 We got a reading from Cornell that our dog's Glucose was 999mg/dl.. A few days later it was in the 60's.. Cornell had informed us that she was going to be diabetic and blind in six months. She wasn't treated with any insulin but the glucose dropped. She was retested and everytime it was normal. Is it possible that she really is diabetic? or did Cornell just get a bad reading? Blood was resent to Cornell and the reading came back being 99mg/dl. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 If your pup has been retested and gotten normal readings more than once, I'd say it's normal. Stress can affect glucose readings, altho I'm not sure how often it does so. IIRC some factors in handling of the blood sample can also affect readings. Joseph had a funky glucose result on his first blood test with me, altho now I can't remember if it was high or low. Repeated the test and it was normal, has been ever since. Can you tell I don't know much about this? Hopefully somebody smarter will wander by . Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goofydog Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 SEGA recently lost a wonderful hound by the name of ELLA! to complications from diabetes. She and her humans fought a 10 month battle with it and she finally succumbed to an opportunistic infection. You can follow part of their journey at http://stickykibble.blogspot.com/ You can also contact Gerry from the blog and she will be glad to share her experience. Fingers crossed for your pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FullMetalFrank Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I am a diabetic human; so my experience is limited to people; but a reading of 999 would defintely be considered high (dangerously so) however there can be test errors. Can your local vet test her, fasting glucose in the AM and then 2 hours after a meal, for a few days running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ibeakila Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 We got a reading from Cornell that our dog's Glucose was 999mg/dl.. A few days later it was in the 60's.. Cornell had informed us that she was going to be diabetic and blind in six months. She wasn't treated with any insulin but the glucose dropped. She was retested and everytime it was normal. Is it possible that she really is diabetic? or did Cornell just get a bad reading? Blood was resent to Cornell and the reading came back being 99mg/dl. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ibeakila Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Hi, you can email me at menatoni@me.com, I have a diabetic grey. I have learned so much thanks to my vet, this site and now, a specialist at Tufts. I have made plenty of mistakes in the past year, because I was not familiar with diabetes, its been tough but I think I am finally on the right track. He has had several seizures, so serious that if I was not home he would no longer be with me. I can give you all details that may help you. One example I can say I was doing wrong, was feeding and vetsulin at 6 in morning, before work, then I would come home home and feed him at 4:30, because I have two other dogs, but I would wait to give him vetsulin at 6:00, like vet said, 12 hours apart, but noone mentioned the feeding to me 12 hours, also. Along with his diet, instead of focusing on protien, it should be fiber, along with watching the timing of treats. Julie and Ibe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) 999 mg/dL sounds like operator error, or machine error. Your vet should contact the diagnostic lab and ask if they had a bad day or a bad batch run or something. Get a container of test strips and do 'em at home- save you a pile of money, and it'll end up being more convenient. ETA: A container of urinalysis test strips- sorry for the confusion. Multistix 10 SG test strips or similar are cheap through Amazon or eBay. Edited May 7, 2009 by ahicks51 Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EmilyAnne Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Are there symptoms? A classic one is excess thirst/urination. I had a dog (pointer mix) who was diabetic for a few years and did fine for the most part as long as we were very watchful and rushed him to the vet when something was off. He got an insulin shot twice a day. He passed on from old age for the most part. (He had a whole myriad of health problems that I believe contributed to his passing, he lived to be 12) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Is she spilling glucose into her urine? How about Ketones?? I would retest her at your local vet a few more times--999mg/dl is soooooo high I would have to believe that it's a lab error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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