In the second part of the experiment, the researchers gave the
mice diazoxide, a glucose - elevating drugs that is often used to treat low blood sugar, by injecting directly into the brain.
Prednisone increases the blood glucose concentration,
while diazoxide inhibits the release of insulin into the blood stream.
Medical therapy involves use of a corticosteroid like prednisone and / or a drug
like diazoxide to increase blood glucose levels.
The medication has other side effects, so periodic blood testing of the pet is a wise choice when they are
receiving diazoxide.
Next trial should be
diazoxide.
With medical treatment, the two most commonly used medications are prednisone and
diazoxide.
Another medication which does not work well by itself but can help prolong the time that steroids will work is
diazoxide.