Help! Need advice on insulin dosage. I think I messed up :(

Discussion in 'Prozinc / PZI' started by Sugarkitty15, Apr 22, 2020.

  1. Sugarkitty15

    Sugarkitty15 Member

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    Hello,

    I need some help! I recently started at home testing. (6 days in) I thought we were doing great until I took my kitty to the vet on Monday to see how accurate the new meter is. We found out it's -164 pts! Over last weekend, I was taking blood glucose readings every few hours to start getting more data, there were a few times his readings were below 200, so I skipped his insulin. (as I thought it was much lower than it was) Come to find out, those numbers were wildly inaccurate! Now, ever since we went to the vet on Monday, his blood sugar is really high. (I'm thinking it's a combination of skipped insulin shots, vet stress and the food issue below) I'm wondering if I need to increase his dose a bit? To make matters worse, I ran out of his lower carb canned food, so he's been getting I & L & Y stews, which have about 15% carbs. Low carb food will be here on Friday. (Brands are indicated in my profile)
    Can I get some advise on how to handle his insulin dosage right now and what I should watch for as we get back to low carb canned food on Friday PM?
    Thank you in advance for any help you can provide! I feel like such a crappy fur baby mom right now!
     
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  2. Shelley & Jess

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    I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that your vet uses a pet specific meter.

    pulling a quote from a recent post by @Deb & Wink:

    And "THE DOSING METHODS USED ON THE FDMB WERE CREATED WITH METERS CALIBRATED FOR HUMANS. ALL REFERENCED NUMBERS CORRESPOND WITH METERS FOR HUMANS, NOT PET METERS."

    Give your vet a quick call or email. Find out what type of meter they're using. You can't compare a human meter to a pet meter - you'll drive yourself crazy. :confused:
     
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  3. Shelley & Jess

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    Probably not a good idea.
     
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  4. Sugarkitty15

    Sugarkitty15 Member

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    Oh ok, I will do that!! I didn't realize that was the case!
     
  5. Shelley & Jess

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    Shoot - we were cross posting & I hit reply.

    Can you change back to your meter's actual readings please.
     
  6. Sugarkitty15

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    Done!!!
     
  7. Shelley & Jess

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    Well that looks better!!:)

    Can you wait until @Deb & Wink pops in to advise about dosing please. Not sure how to interpret those skipped shots and lower PS tests the following cycles.
     
  8. Sugarkitty15

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    Sounds good, will do!
     
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  9. Chris & China (GA)

    Chris & China (GA) Well-Known Member

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  10. Deb & Wink

    Deb & Wink Well-Known Member

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    Me too.
     
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