diff --git a/sinks/gangliaSink.go b/sinks/gangliaSink.go
index fa95f43..ae53dd8 100644
--- a/sinks/gangliaSink.go
+++ b/sinks/gangliaSink.go
@@ -134,9 +134,21 @@ func (s *GangliaSink) Write(point lp.CCMetric) error {
 			case int:
 				argstr = append(argstr,
 					fmt.Sprintf("--value=%d", value), "--type=int32")
+			case int32:
+				argstr = append(argstr,
+					fmt.Sprintf("--value=%d", value), "--type=int32")
 			case int64:
 				argstr = append(argstr,
 					fmt.Sprintf("--value=%d", value), "--type=int32")
+			case uint:
+				argstr = append(argstr,
+					fmt.Sprintf("--value=%d", value), "--type=uint32")
+			case uint32:
+				argstr = append(argstr,
+					fmt.Sprintf("--value=%d", value), "--type=uint32")
+			case uint64:
+				argstr = append(argstr,
+					fmt.Sprintf("--value=%d", value), "--type=uint32")
 			case string:
 				argstr = append(argstr,
 					fmt.Sprintf("--value=%q", value), "--type=string")
@@ -155,3 +167,5 @@ func (s *GangliaSink) Flush() error {
 
 func (s *GangliaSink) Close() {
 }
+
+func NewGangliaSink()
diff --git a/sinks/libgangliaSink.go b/sinks/libgangliaSink.go
index 051bd03..7136e42 100644
--- a/sinks/libgangliaSink.go
+++ b/sinks/libgangliaSink.go
@@ -212,6 +212,15 @@ func (s *LibgangliaSink) Write(point lp.CCMetric) error {
 	case int:
 		c_value = C.CString(fmt.Sprintf("%d", real))
 		c_type = lookup("int32")
+	case uint64:
+		c_value = C.CString(fmt.Sprintf("%d", real))
+		c_type = lookup("uint32")
+	case uint32:
+		c_value = C.CString(fmt.Sprintf("%d", real))
+		c_type = lookup("uint32")
+	case uint:
+		c_value = C.CString(fmt.Sprintf("%d", real))
+		c_type = lookup("uint32")
 	case string:
 		c_value = C.CString(real)
 		c_type = lookup("string")