His drinking and urinating increased dramatically
and did not return to normal after the steroids
were removed. Because he was ill and tachycardic, we
took him in on an emergency call the night of September
7, 2003. He was diagnosed with diabetes with a blood
glucose level of 352 and an infl amed bowel. Initially, he
was prescribed 14 units of lente insulin, Humulin® L,
twice daily and was put on Science Diet WD®.