I’m sure my hamster as diabetes. She drinks excesivley, is loosing weight despite the fact her appetite has increased, is less active than normal and her eye sight does not seem to be as good as it use to be. However I used the Keto-Diastix reagent strips using her urine and both the Keytones and Glucose are Negative. Does this mean her body isn’t producing any sugar? So should i feed her a sugar diet? Any suggestions on what type of diet to feed her? Thank you!
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Filed under Glucose Test Strips by on Aug 1st, 2010. 2 Comments. 
I’m about 15 lb. overweight for my height, and I am worried I might be diabetic. My Dad has type 2 diabetes, so I’m really freaked out. Here are the symptoms I’ve experienced:
1. Not getting full no matter how much I eat–But this has changed in the past couple of weeks and now I have very little appetite.
2. Bad vision–I never needed glasses before in my life (I am 24), but last summer I needed glasses. Of course, this could also be explained by the fact that bad vision runs in my family.
3. Fatigue.
I know that symptoms 1 and 2 may be explained by the fact that I only just graduated from grad school and I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, but I am worried. I don’t have enough money to go to the doctor for testing. Where can I find diabetic testing strips, and do I need a prescription to get them?
I also have problems with my gums bleeding, but I’ve had that problem pretty much all my life due to not flossing regularly (I do it about 3-5x a week now and I know I need to do better).
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Jul 31st, 2010. 4 Comments.
I’m sure my hamster as diabetes. She drinks excesivley, is loosing weight despite the fact her appetite has increased, is less active than normal and her eye sight does not seem to be as good as it use to be. However I used the Keto-Diastix reagent strips using her urine and both the Keytones and Glucose are Negative. Does this mean her body isn’t producing any sugar? So should i feed her a sugar diet? Any suggestions on what type of diet to feed her? Thank you!
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Filed under Glucose Test Strips by on Jul 30th, 2010. 2 Comments.
I was wondering if anyone who has diabetes or anyone in general knows if urine test strips that test for ketones and glucose in urine are pretty accurate in "ruling out" diabetes. I know the fasting blood test is the most accurate in "diagnosing" diabetes, but if I just want to rule it out do you think these urine test strips are pretty accurate? The only real symptom I have is I cannot seem to gain weight no matter how much I eat. Thyroid problem has already been ruled out and my appetite is good.
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Filed under Glucose Test Strips by on Jun 28th, 2010. 2 Comments.