For_Luna
Member Since 2019
It's been a while since we posted, so just wanted to check-in and let everyone know that Luna is doing fine. She's eating without any issues, is more active, and back to waking us up in the middle of the night to play.
The two weeks before Christmas, we were getting some good numbers; a majority of PMPS numbers were blue or green, and we stopped the crazy days of all black/HI readings. While we were done at the in-laws, she hung out in the 300s most of the time. We did get a green 76 early Christmas morning, so I think some of those high numbers were from a bounce. The stress of being in a new place probably didn't help either. Yesterday looked a little bit better, and I'm hopeful we can get back on track today.
We're still getting used to this new food and new insulin dose. Nadir is a lot later than it used to be. A few times it's been +11 or even dropped to PMPS. Luckily, PMPS hasn't been too low on those days, so we felt comfortable still giving the full dose. If/when her numbers start to come down, we'll have to stall more to see what she's going to do. I suspect this new normal is due to the higher carb % in this new food. Before we were feeding RAWZ which was super low carb (0-2% i think). This new food is around 10%. I think the food is keeping the higher insulin dose in check. If we tried this dose with a lower carb food, it would probably be too much.
We're still following the advice of all of our doctors and trying to keep her in the 150-300 range. (Also the reason we haven't been around as much. Not following either protocol). I sent the numbers we collected the 2 weeks before Christmas to our vet and he said they looked good and to keep going with the 1.5u. It's kind of nice to not obsess over her numbers as much. Luna looks good, she's back to acting like her old self, she putting on weight (6.7lbs at last weigh-in), and she's not drinking or peeing excessively. A few of the doctors told us we need to treat the cat and not the numbers. It's starting to make sense.
We hope everyone is doing well and we wanted to say thank you again for all of the support while Luna was hospitalized. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.
The two weeks before Christmas, we were getting some good numbers; a majority of PMPS numbers were blue or green, and we stopped the crazy days of all black/HI readings. While we were done at the in-laws, she hung out in the 300s most of the time. We did get a green 76 early Christmas morning, so I think some of those high numbers were from a bounce. The stress of being in a new place probably didn't help either. Yesterday looked a little bit better, and I'm hopeful we can get back on track today.
We're still getting used to this new food and new insulin dose. Nadir is a lot later than it used to be. A few times it's been +11 or even dropped to PMPS. Luckily, PMPS hasn't been too low on those days, so we felt comfortable still giving the full dose. If/when her numbers start to come down, we'll have to stall more to see what she's going to do. I suspect this new normal is due to the higher carb % in this new food. Before we were feeding RAWZ which was super low carb (0-2% i think). This new food is around 10%. I think the food is keeping the higher insulin dose in check. If we tried this dose with a lower carb food, it would probably be too much.
We're still following the advice of all of our doctors and trying to keep her in the 150-300 range. (Also the reason we haven't been around as much. Not following either protocol). I sent the numbers we collected the 2 weeks before Christmas to our vet and he said they looked good and to keep going with the 1.5u. It's kind of nice to not obsess over her numbers as much. Luna looks good, she's back to acting like her old self, she putting on weight (6.7lbs at last weigh-in), and she's not drinking or peeing excessively. A few of the doctors told us we need to treat the cat and not the numbers. It's starting to make sense.
We hope everyone is doing well and we wanted to say thank you again for all of the support while Luna was hospitalized. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.
