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.
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. .