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Julie mueller

Julie mueller

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I finally got enough blood to do a test . His readings a week ago before changing diet was 476. Today he was 309 and it was 30 minutes after eating. Is that considered high? We dont start insulin until Monday but if I can treat him with just his diet I would like to.
Do you guys think I should start insulin ??
UPDATE- I tested 2 hours later without any food and it was 195
 
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Right now you don't yet have enough information for us to answer your question. Glucose measurements fluctuate throughout the day - just one single measurement doesn't really tell you anything other than the glucose number was high right then. Your test today - you want to test BEFORE eating when the body has nothing digesting - to get a true 'body' number. That 309 taken 30 minutes after food will have digesting food in it. No way to tell how much.

Start a spreadsheet with any tests you get and comment anything in the 'remarks' section.
 
Julie mueller said:
I finally got enough blood to do a test . His readings a week ago before changing diet was 476. Today he was 309 and it was 30 minutes after eating. Is that considered high? We dont start insulin until Monday but if I can treat him with just his diet I would like to.
Do you guys think I should start insulin ??
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Normal on a human meter is 50-120 and on a pet meter it's 68-150, so it's still high but much better than it was!
 
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Can diabetes even go into remission without insulin ? (Just with diet change)
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Very rarely, yes. These numbers are not really close to not needing insulin at this point. If the number was around 200 you might have a chance. Test before food. . Are you testing with a human or pet meter?
 
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Can diabetes even go into remission without insulin ? (Just with diet change)
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Sure can but you're not going to know that unless you begin testing at home in a calm environment. Curves and numbers at the vet are almost always stress inflated. If there's an infection, teeth problems or other health problem, glucose numbers can also be inflated.
 
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Do you think these levels could be improved bu just diet
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possible. Most likely he will need some insulin support. Don't be afraid... It's really not difficult to give shots. Most find it easier than testing which you are already doing. :)
 
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