ReneeM787
Member Since 2020
Long post, my apologies. I hope everyone will forgive me for the table I will attach to this post. I do know that BG levels are to be tracked +hour from shot. My spreadsheet is up to date and you'll see the information there. The AM/PM format of the attached spreadsheet is to capture the minute by minute fun of a hypo event and the nail-biting decision of whether to make the 30 minute middle of the night drive to an emergency vet.
Things to note: yes, this is the same adorable cat in jammies you may have recently seen on the FB page. The jammies were because she kicked off her first Freestyle Libre on the way home. The vet re-applied it because it seemed undamaged. We ended up getting not even 1 reading from it. What I learned after the fact is that not only was this the first Freestyle Libre my cat had ever received. It was also the first one this vet has ever applied! I lost half a day on 7/22 driving to the pharmacy/pet store/vet for things that a little research tells me they should have had on hand. For example, they had no shirt or jammies to cover the unit. Instead, they used the world's stickiest band-aid style tape to make a giant X across her back. This just gave her something to get ahold of to pull it off. I'm still awaiting word whether the vet will eat the cost of a replacement unit (or get it from Abbott who apparently had a rep at the clinic the day it was applied and advised on where to place it). Abbott has told me they will not replace it because they don't warrant it for animal use.
This background is to say that on 7/23/20, sweet Peaches endured a record 11 ear pokes as I tried to figure out what to do. I will share that the good thing this vet, that is new to me (we moved), did is put her back on thyroxine. Since doing so, she purrs and plays, which hadn't happened in 2 years. This is awesome. It seems to have reduced her need for insulin since we got her from 5 units twice a day to 2 units twice a day. I think she needs a dose reduction since uncomfortably low and/or hypo events seem to happen more lately. Last night's hypo caused me to make an executive decision to lower her dose 1.5 2 x a day to see if that provides steadier numbers.
Please have a look at the table below which shows every test taken before/during/after the event, as well as her spreadsheet in my signature and offer opinions. I wish there was a diabetes vet expert in my area. But it is rural and I think my best bet is to make nice with this vet and try to figure it out in partnership. Thanks for the amazing support of this group.
Things to note: yes, this is the same adorable cat in jammies you may have recently seen on the FB page. The jammies were because she kicked off her first Freestyle Libre on the way home. The vet re-applied it because it seemed undamaged. We ended up getting not even 1 reading from it. What I learned after the fact is that not only was this the first Freestyle Libre my cat had ever received. It was also the first one this vet has ever applied! I lost half a day on 7/22 driving to the pharmacy/pet store/vet for things that a little research tells me they should have had on hand. For example, they had no shirt or jammies to cover the unit. Instead, they used the world's stickiest band-aid style tape to make a giant X across her back. This just gave her something to get ahold of to pull it off. I'm still awaiting word whether the vet will eat the cost of a replacement unit (or get it from Abbott who apparently had a rep at the clinic the day it was applied and advised on where to place it). Abbott has told me they will not replace it because they don't warrant it for animal use.
This background is to say that on 7/23/20, sweet Peaches endured a record 11 ear pokes as I tried to figure out what to do. I will share that the good thing this vet, that is new to me (we moved), did is put her back on thyroxine. Since doing so, she purrs and plays, which hadn't happened in 2 years. This is awesome. It seems to have reduced her need for insulin since we got her from 5 units twice a day to 2 units twice a day. I think she needs a dose reduction since uncomfortably low and/or hypo events seem to happen more lately. Last night's hypo caused me to make an executive decision to lower her dose 1.5 2 x a day to see if that provides steadier numbers.
Please have a look at the table below which shows every test taken before/during/after the event, as well as her spreadsheet in my signature and offer opinions. I wish there was a diabetes vet expert in my area. But it is rural and I think my best bet is to make nice with this vet and try to figure it out in partnership. Thanks for the amazing support of this group.
Shes a cutie pie
