Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hi everyone, I have a patient with a slightly low magnesium level at 1.7. Does anyone have a protocol or recommendations for supplementation? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Deirdre , MS, RD, LDN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Please send info to me too...I have a pt with the same problems about a year post op sleeve... Dana Schaub MS,RD,LD Clinical Dietitian Specialist on @ Singing River Health System and South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center DanaPearson@... From: williams_deirdre <williams_deirdre@...> Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:34 AM Subject: magnesium supplementation Hi everyone, I have a patient with a slightly low magnesium level at 1.7. Does anyone have a protocol or recommendations for supplementation? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Deirdre , MS, RD, LDN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 I have 150 mg elemental Mg -4 X per day from the ASMBS " White Pages " -tell the pt to take in separate doses to avoid diarrhea...On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:34 PM, williams_deirdre <williams_deirdre@...> wrote: Hi everyone, I have a patient with a slightly low magnesium level at 1.7. Does anyone have a protocol or recommendations for supplementation? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Deirdre , MS, RD, LDN -- LeBrun, MPH,RDSenior Nutritionist Washington Medical Faculty Associates2150 Pennsylvania Ave., NWSte 6-105Washington, DC 20037 202.741.2422clebrun@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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