https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/15313/degu-with-cataracts I suspect this elderly degu has DM. I wonder about doing a blood glucometer reading on a drop of blood. Anyone got normal blood glucose levels for degus? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/88851?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 21 May 2013 21:43:32 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b6739f1f-7e69-4e78-aa73-9bb37e1bc326Mark Rowland<p>Diet modification is usually best imo so LOADS of hay <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Happy" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/88849?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ce0dddc5-4472-44b1-b86c-1cd4abba1ffaChristina Smith<p>Thanks for that.Will do.Any evidence that dietary change could reverse the DM? If we went roughage only</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/88844?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 21 May 2013 20:21:41 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f448bc4c-bf6b-4e92-9b0d-6d7680843337Mark Rowland<p>Do a urine glucose first, most degus will urinate when first handled so a drip on a dipstick will confirm or deny for you.</p> <p>Goodluck</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>