my potassium level dropped to 2. 3. was put in hospital for four days right now it's 2. 9 i take pot 160meq daily why? . i had the right side of my thyroid removed a couple months before i started having trouble with my potassium level. also my sugar level went to 400. after 4 days in hospital they got my potassium's up to 3. 5 and my sugar level down with insulin. my potassium level won't stay up. i have been taking (<positive_smiley> pot cl mirco er tabs 20 meq a day. if i walk a couple miles or exercise any it causes my level to drop. what can cause it to keep dropping? right now it dropped to 2. 9. .
a potassium level of 2. 9 is still too low which is why you were put on buy mouth potassium to get the level back to normal.