Had a good vet visit today!

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Cheenalover

Cheenalover

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So, I took my Cheena to a new vet today. She specializes in feline diabetes... This vet is awesome and made me and Cheena feel really good about things.

Cheena's glucose levels were a whopping 54! She has not lost any weight, but, the vet said thats ok because she is maintaining her weight.
So, her Lantus is dropping to 1 unit twice a day. And I am now going to be home monitoring her from now on.

Just wanted to share the good news!
 
Can we get you started using our grid to record your glucose tests? It will help us give you better feedback. Instructions are here.

Understanding the spreadsheet/grid:

The colored headings at the top are the ranges of glucose values. They are color-coded to clue you in as to meaning.

Each day is 1 row. Each column stores different data for the day.

From left to right, you enter
the Date in the first column
the AMPS (morning, pre-shot, test) in the 2nd column
the Units given (turquoise column)

Then, there are 11 columns labeled +1 through +11
If you test at +5 (5 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +5 column
If you test at +7 (7 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +7 column
and so on.

Halfway across the page is the column for PMPS (evening, pre-shot, test)
To the right is another turquoise column for Units given at the evening shot.

There is second set of columns labeled +1 through +11
If you snag a before bed test at +3, you enter the test number in the +3 column.

We separate day and night numbers like that because many cats go lower at night.

The nadir is the lowest glucose between shots. There is a general period when it will happen which is specific to the insulin being used and testing then helps make sure your cat doesn't go too low.

It is merely a grid for storing the info; no math required.
 
Glad you had such a positive vet visit! If you need any help with the home testing, just holler. :)


Mogs
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Hi,
Am so pleased the vet visit went well. :)

Cheenalover said:
Cheena's glucose levels were a whopping 54!
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Can I just ask you to clarify the blood glucose level referred to in your comment above?
Just wondering if that's a typo...
54 in mmol/L would be very high indeed, 54 in mg/dL would be very low.... Which country are you in?

Eliz
 
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