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--- Proper reading of Diastix strip results?
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:45:44 -0500, Mark something into the void that sounded like: >Hi, I am using Diastix urine strips to measure my dog's glucose levels >each morning. The problem I have (I am new at this you see) is that >while the instruction says to compare the color after 30 seconds, quite >often the color after 30 seconds is very dark (brown - indicating "2 or >more g/dL") but after 2 minutes or so turns brighter indicating only "1 >g/dL". It then stays at 1 permanently. So my question is, what is the >actual value I should be recording: is it 2 (which is color after 30 >seconds) or 1 which is the color that eventually the stick turns into. >Thanks for any thoughts on this you may have. Mark why don't you check his blood glucose? if he is spilling any sugar in his urine it is already way too high and has cross his renal thresh hold. do web search on diabetic pets and diabetic dogs, you will find a great deal of info about how to better care for the dog. Māck©® Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o o) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." Related Discussion: openly gay doctors? (1 posts) Perhaps one could use an iron chelator (1 posts) hmo (1 posts) hi (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives You can improve your Health by giving the body what it needs Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy Health Care Providers HMO
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