Babulica - The Green Master

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So.... big question. Do we start on official OTJ trial for Babu?

REMISSION:
From Tilly's Diabetes Homepage, Phase 5: Remission

14 days without insulin and normal blood glucose values. Most remission cats are able to stay in the normal range all of the time (50 to 80 mg/dl), although there are a few cases of sporadic higher and lower BGs. Don't stop feeding low-carb and try to avoid cortisone if possible.

Test the cat's BGs once per month.Approximately 25% cats that achieved remission using this protocol relapsed and required insulin again (frequent causes are hyperthyroidism or bouts of pancreatitis). Therefore, it is important to keep your diabetes kit up-to-date. Then you can react immediately by giving insulin and home testing. Importantly, the sooner you react to a relapse (i.e. preventing hyperglycemia and initiating other necessary veterinary treatment), the more likely a second remission will become.

The longer a cat has had diabetes, the less likely it will go into remission. Many long-term diabetics get stuck in Phase 3 or 4. Yet there is a benefit of using this method for such a cat as well: keeping the cat's BG levels as normal as possible is much healthier for it long term. Insulin requirements will often decrease to very low levels too."
 
LizzieInTexas said:
So.... big question. Do we start on official OTJ trial for Babu?
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I think we need to give it at least another 24 hours. Babulica was in red and pink as recently as Thursday. Something has changed, for sure, but let's just give it a little longer.

Dinu, I think you are right to space the tests out a little more. Give those poor ears (and you and Mary) a break!
 
Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey said:
I think we need to give it at least another 24 hours. Babulica was in red and pink as recently as Thursday. Something has changed, for sure, but let's just give it a little longer.

Dinu, I think you are right to space the tests out a little more. Give those poor ears (and you and Mary) a break!
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I am going to do some test today to be sure that blood sugar does not go up again. If today stays within normal limits, from tomorrow I do tests less often. :cat:
 
dinu55 said:
+37 50 :confused:
+ wet food LC
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I think you can ease off the testing now. If he's green at your "preshot" time, then you don't need to test the rest of the cycle. I am sure you both will appreciate the break.:D

On the spreadsheet, could you put Skip or NS (no shot) in the units column on those days you haven't been giving insulin? It lets us know you are deliberately skipping the dose, instead of just forgetting to enter the amount of the dose.
 
Phase 5: Remission
14 days without insulin and normal blood glucose values. Most remission cats are able to stay in the normal range all of the time (50 to 80 mg/dl), although there are a few cases of sporadic higher and lower BGs. Don't stop feeding low-carb and try to avoid cortisone if possible. Test the cat's BGs once per month.

Approximately 25% cats that achieved remission using this protocol relapsed and required insulin again (frequent causes are hyperthyroidism or bouts of pancreatitis). Therefore, it is important to keep your diabetes kit up-to-date. Then you can react immediately by giving insulin and home testing. Importantly, the sooner you react to a relapse (i.e. preventing hyperglycemia and initiating other necessary veterinary treatment), the more likely a second remission will become.

The longer a cat has had diabetes, the less likely it will go into remission. Many long-term diabetics get stuck in Phase 3 or 4. Yet there is a benefit of using this method for such a cat as well: keeping the cat's BG levels as normal as possible is much healthier for it long term. Insulin requirements will often decrease to very low levels too.
 
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