Rosa, a reminder in case you aren't aware, a higher low carb food will be approximately 8-10%.
oh ****, I just fed her the raw because I didn't want to wait long after shooting her. ok so should i just give her a teaspoon of the FF gravy lovers to balance it out?
There is no type 1 in cats. Sometimes we don’t know why our kitties become diabetic but it could be chronic, very low grade pancreatitis that we are not aware of.
Gravy lovers is really HC. You have no 10% canned food?
ok I will
no, I was only instructed to get gravy lovers that time. but do you think it will balance the raw out which has no carbs in it to make it MC?
she might have issues with her Pancreas... She might have always had issues with it actually because when I first brought her to the holistic vet here, I told her how she's always had dandruff (as long as i can remember) and she said " her dandruff is greasy. In chinese medicine when we see that, its usually a sign of stress in the pancreas"
Let’s see what her +1 is. But have it handy.
so it appears Scooter switched to canned and almost immediately went into remission.. unbelievable! why did his dad keep him on high carb kibble?? it looks like he was OTJ for like what, a month and then it came back?
Just wondering- since the insulin doesn’t kick in for 2 hours - would getting a +1 be effective or should I wait till +2
Linda had more than one cat and had difficulty feeding separate meals but finally bit the bullet and stopped dry food. His blips into high numbers were from stealing kibble. He was in remission for a year before he passed away. His SS is also a good example of “once a diabetic, always a diabetic”. Any contraband food at all, and his BG shot up.
Get a +1. If the +1 doesn’t have a food spike, you know she’s going to drop. Best to be on top of it since she was clearing another bounce.
I hate taking her blood- and she’s really getting annoyed at me because I never get the amount of blood I need on the first prick. It’s stressing her out and I know that can make her sick all on its own. I ordered more test strips for freestyle lite- I’m going back to that one, the Relion requires too much damn blood and the freestyle was super easy- I barely needed blood. She’s also getting hard spots on her ears where I prick..
Well I am glad I don’t even own kibble! My other cat never cared for it- the only thing he loves munching on is a leaf of spinach, lol.
It’s a issue many members have where other cats are solely dry food eaters.
Are you free handing? Warming her ear? Using a bit larger lancet right now like 28g? Making sure the bevel is up? Alternating the poke site? Using Neosoorin with pain relief? I always had a cool, wet baby wash cloth handy so as soon as the poke was done, I held it on Gracie’s ear to cool it and stop the bleeding. I gave her Arnica to prevent brushing and Ledum for pokes.
I have a lancing device- I have the freestyle 29 g ones, but saw the 31 g relion brand and thought the thinner gauge would be less painful? I do warm the ear by rubbing it with my fingers- I also heat a rice pack in the microwave- that has helped.
so the increase was good then- it meant her food spiked her enough?
do you mean just pricking her without the device? should I be pricking her right on that vein that runs along the edge of the ear or in-between the edge and the vein?
I just picked up the polysporin with pain relief tonight and used it and I definitely see a difference in Freckles' reaction. Also, thanks to Marje's advice, I started free handing with the lancet instead of using the lancing device - which also made a huge difference - you don't have to push the lancet device down on the ear. All of Marje's suggestions have been very helpful and it's like I'm working with a different cat now. At the vet's office it took 4 of them every time to test when they did a glucose curve the very first time. Now at home, Freckles jumps up on the counter, gets rubs and loves, and was even purring tonight when I tested her. They definitely read your energy. If you are stressed out about it, they will as well. If you look at is a "no big deal" they are likely to follow suit - just like a kid!
Here is a link that shows the "sweet spot". It's between the vein and the edge of the ear.
And here is the link to some great information where you will find the "sweet spot" picture.
You want to be quick and don’t hit the vein. That will hurt and it will bleed like crazy. Have you seen these Testing and Shooting Tips?
Im not going to, I just made a bowl of cereal to keep my own BS up lol
yes I have- Im looking at them again
well done!!
Rosa, If you set the alarm to wake up to do a +4 test, would you wake up, or sleep through the alarm?
I could wake up. I just fed her some of her raw. She has a scheduled raw feeding at 3:30 am with the auto feeder- will that affect the +4?
No that is fine to feed her when she normally eats.
OK I will see you in 2 hours.
Thanks Christie!
Sorry I didn’t see earlier. I think you are ok to sleep. Just leave her some food out. Make sure your other kitty can’t get it.just did +4 - 213
