Re: DIY blood glucose checks

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Just in the For What it's Worth category----if anyone is using a human
glucometer to monitor equine blood glucose, the human kits tend to test a
bit on the low side.  The manufacturers do that on purpose, as they'd rather
be safe than sorry when it comes to monitoring human diabetics.  So if the
test kit says the horse's blood glucose is 80, it's probably just a bit
higher, maybe 90 (that's just a guess).

Just a bit of trivia that might be useful. :-)

Susan G
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Rittenhouse" <roger@vmaxept.com>
To: "CMNewell" <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:54 PM
Subject: RC: DIY blood glucose checks


> C> Is there any reason rules-wise  that a rider couldn't monitor his
horse's
> C> blood glucose levels during competition?
> C>                               --CMNewell, DVM
>
> None what so ever - I have been doing this for about 4 to 5 years
> now.. I just tell the vets at vet in - the shaved spot on the neck is
> a good clue.  No vet has objected and they ask what the Glucose levels
> are  --
> Have not done it much this year at the Vc  - only the AM pre-start and
> the finish.
>
> Roger R
>
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