Dwarf Hamster Diabetes.... Metformin??

RE: Dwarf Hamster Diabetes.... Metformin??

Mark Rowland — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:00:51 GMT

Ha there was a great talk by Angela Lennox last year at AEMV on diabetes in hamsters controlled via insulin injections and monitored using water intake measurement. Have you measured the latter?

Goodluck

RE: Dwarf Hamster Diabetes.... Metformin??

Linda Filshie — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:05:47 GMT

Any developments on the hamster diabetes treatment front since 2012? I somehow doubt it but it's worth an ask!

Re: Dwarf Hamster Diabetes.... Metformin??

peewit — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:02:35 GMT

The owners have put it on a low carb diet already and tried diet modification off their own backs (the wonders of google eh!)

... have the wonderful app thanks and have considered blood sampling it but they're keen to try glipizide or metformin (again thanks a lot google)

So that looks like 1/43rd of a tablet to me then!!

Tee hee, over to the owners on that one...

Re: Dwarf Hamster Diabetes.... Metformin??

Mark Rowland — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:56:29 GMT

Hi Glipazide at 1-3mg/kg po q 24hr has been tried. Most of these are treated with diet modification (low carb). Some bloods may give more info, there's a great iPhone app with video of hamster blood sampling out there ;-) Goodluck