I read your comments in yesterday's post about Chanel living in the closet before she came to you ... poor thing.
It's too bad that you have to work and cannot get a test mid-cycle...as much as no one wants to do this, I'd suggest you set an alarm (yes, I know...ugh)...to get up in the middle of the night and check her - at least once...and always get a test before going to bed...at least that way you'll have two mid-cycle tests in a 24 hour period...you may be missing out on the fact that she's getting lower a few hours after getting her insulin.
Sending vetty vines for Chanel today. It'll be interesting to hear what your vet has to say about her diabetes - I've learned a long time ago they know very little and I do not take their advice or discuss at length Luci's diabetes - this knowledge and experience of this collective group far outweighs 99.9% of vets as far as FD is concerned.
Have a great day Laura!
Thank you Sue for the advice. I think it is a great idea to do that and this way I can test in various days at different intervals in the night. I am still looking for a remote job because I feel the schedule I have now does not favor Chanel's health.
As for the vet, I am going because this is one of the few endocrinology specialists in diabetes and thyroid in Massachusetts and waited like 6 weeks to get this appointment. However, I will be very protective of Chanel, not letting them test her further than a T4 or fructosamine that were refused by previous vets. As for the vet experience with Lantus and diabetes, I will listen to what she has to say in the most polite way. I have no intentions in following any other advice than FDMB because hey, the proof is in the numbers and also the FDMB members got me to a place where I feel more confident than ever in handling Chanel's diabetes. The things I was reading for the past days on the forum connected all the dots for me. However, my husband and I promised ourselves that this is the last specialist we will see and if she starts with the acromegaly hypothesis, we are out of there.
I think Lantus would have worked from the beginning if I had the right instructions. Oh well, even now it is not too late and although Chanel's first BG curve was more of a straight line
, we can think of that as a result of not enough insulin to give a proper nadir (although she did have a lemon around +8).
Meanwhile, I ordered the supplement for raw meat and we will try see if Chanel might be interested in eating raw food and maybe, just maybe less dry food.
Since today I will work from home, I will get more BG values.
