Low potassium level & diabetic?
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I’m a type 2 diabetic and my last visit to the dr they did blood tests. Friday they called to tell me that my potassium was “a little low”. I asked what it was & she said 3.3 but I really don’t know what a normal level is. They called in a prescription of K-dur 10 meq taking once daily, and I’m going back to see the dr in 2 weeks to see how things are going. The person who called couldn’t find the result of my A1C, but my last one was good (6.3) I was diagnosed w/diabetes over 4 years ago & have never had this problem, so I’m a little worried.
I’m assuming that the low potassium & diabetes are connected, but maybe I’m wrong. Any ideas/suggestions are appreciated!
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I’m a type 2 diabetic and my last visit to the dr they did blood tests. Friday they called to tell me that my potassium was “a little low”. I asked what it was & she said 3.3 but I really don’t know what a normal level is. They called in a prescription of K-dur 10 meq taking once daily, and I’m going back to see the dr in 2 weeks to see how things are going. The person who called couldn’t find the result of my A1C, but my last one was good (6.3) I was diagnosed w/diabetes over 4 years ago & have never had this problem, so I’m a little worried.
I’m assuming that the low potassium & diabetes are connected, but maybe I’m wrong. Any ideas/suggestions are appreciated!
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I would not be worried about a 3.3 potassium, normal is about 3.5, unless it is a profound drop from your “baseline” dont be worried. There can be a relation between hypokalemia and diabetes, but you sound like your managing your diabetes well tells me that you need not be concerned about it. Generally type 2 diabetics dont take insulin, but if you do then that could explain your low potassium. The fact that your a1c was good is a good indicator that your diabetes is being managed properly. Do you take any other medications? Some medication like hydrochlorothiazide can lower potassium. Hope you do well.
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i was diagnosed 3 years ago (type 1) and they gave me potassium pills for low levels. it only lasted a while though, like a week while i was being diagnosed. anyway, they only tested my levels because i had diabetes, so they are linked somehow. it was easily corrected though, with the pills.