Evo raised blood sugar?

[smiley747]

So after switching back from hills md dry to 9 lives...her blood sugar went back to what it was before. I was waiting for her evo wet turkeu n chicken to arrive. Well.. She's been on evo since thursday (started with dinner) and now her glucose is going up. Was 260 then 292 now 304 tonight. Shouldn't the evo be Lowering her gluc? How could it even raise it? Shes getting sick of me poking her ears too.

 

[Mogmom and Goofus]

It shouldn't raise the BG as it has less than 1 carb per serving, much less than the others you'd been feeding. Is there a stress factor? Stress can certainly raise it.

 

[Meya14]

Evo has a lot of calories. A 12lb cat should have about 230ish calories per day (give or take), and each can of Evo has about 200 calories. Maybe it's just because of an increase in overall calories? Check the food you had been feeding, there should be a calorie count on the label, and feed her an equivalent amount of the Evo based on cals.

 

[Squeaky and KT (GA)]

Turkey spikes Dakota altho' it's lc. Beef spiked KT altho' it was also lc. There may be something in it that's spiking her that doesn't spike others.

 

[Critter Mom]

Hey Smiley!

In addition to helping me to regulate Saoirse and help keep her safe when receiving insulin, I have found home testing to be a valuable assist in making better food and meal size/time choices for Saoirse. . Running little mini 'food curves' can help you to identify dietary no-nos specific to your cat. (Test 2 hour fasting BG before food, then test at +1, +2, and +3 postprandial.)

I've seen ingredient spikes with Saoirse, too: beef and, much to her chagrin, human tuna. (The Universe can be really, really mean sometimes ... )

Also, it is worth noting that some cats respond better to a moderate amount of carbs in their food: for example Saoirse does better on foods with carb kilocalories in the c. 2-4% range than she does on foods with less than 1% kilocalories from carbs.


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[Olive & Paula]

I'm not familiar with these but is there any sugar in the food?

 

[Mogmom and Goofus]

I'm not familiar with these but is there any sugar in the food?

There may be something in the food that contains naturally occurring sugars. But you can go to the websites of the various manufacturers and see complete ingredient lists. You can also email the companies with any questions you have regarding their products, they're usually very quick to respond.

 

[BJM]

The word sugar actual represents a family of molecules, not just table sugar. Some examples are:
Fructose
Sucrose
Lactose
Galactose
Note the 'ose' on the end. If you see that, it is a clue to the presence of a sugar.
Also, cats (and humans) can take molecules of fat or protein, break them apart, and re-assemble parts into glucose as needed.

 

[Dusty Bones]

I tried Evo one time and Dusty's BG shot up so went back to FF. I also tried Young Again and it worked just fine, no BG rise but they only liked it a few days and stopped eating; back to FF again.

 

[Jill & Alex (GA)]

Also, it is worth noting that some cats respond better to a moderate amount of carbs in their food: for example Saoirse does better on foods with carb kilocalories in the c. 2-4% range than she does on foods with less than 1% kilocalories from carbs.

This is an important point that's overlooked all too often.
Here's a link to a very interesting discussion, maybe even eye-opening for some:

Low Carb vs Lower Carb

Every cat is different (ECID) remains true when we're talking sensitivity to carbohydrates...

 

[Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)]

Although food would seem to be an obvious cause for an increase in BG....

There isn't a whole lot of difference between 260 and 304 (within meter variance limits).
It might not be the food. Yeah, if it is "lower carb" you might naturally assume the BG would go lower. But not always. Not if "something else" is behind the rise (or flatness) in the numbers.