The Admiral and Ashes
Member Since 2020
hello,
schmit is having very high numbers (mostly in the 300's) regardless of his dose. we use lantus twice daily. he started on 1u in October. i upped it to 1.25u about 10 days ago. he had 1 good day with bg around 100-150 and then promptly went back up into the high 200's to top of the 300's.
we did an every 2-hour curve yesterday and the lowest he got was at the +12 mark with 286. so today i moved his dose to 1.5u
am i going too slow in changing his dose? i know lantus it is a 12hr medication and should be regulated rather than custom dosed. i don't want to toss his body into too much confusion, but i worry about what the elevated blood glucose is doing long-term. I've noticed the last 2 weeks he's peeing a lot more and while his behavior is much the same it is clear he's struggling a bit more than he has been.
-note-
he doesn't have a regular vet right now. he sees an urgent care vet. our dog's vet and the clinics in the area are not seeing new clients because of the pandemic.
also, we have another cat in the house who eats the same diet, but unlike schmit who will eat til he is full, waffle is a grazer who prefers to nosh a little, nap and come back for more in an hour or 2. we try to keep schmit from eating that food too, but sometimes he finishes his and a while later goes back to snack on the left-overs that Waffle hasn't gotten to yet.
in the morning i split a 5.5oz friskies seafood style pate for them and then for dinner they split another one but i also split a small can of fussie-cat wet food just to give them a little less-processed food in the mix. i leave the breakfast friskies out til about mid-day because waffle is such a slow eater, most of the time we put it up where schmit can't get to it and bring it down when waff decides he's hungry, but its not always feasible to cater to waffles gastric whims.
any advice on what i should be doing differently is much appreciated. thanks
schmit is having very high numbers (mostly in the 300's) regardless of his dose. we use lantus twice daily. he started on 1u in October. i upped it to 1.25u about 10 days ago. he had 1 good day with bg around 100-150 and then promptly went back up into the high 200's to top of the 300's.
we did an every 2-hour curve yesterday and the lowest he got was at the +12 mark with 286. so today i moved his dose to 1.5u
am i going too slow in changing his dose? i know lantus it is a 12hr medication and should be regulated rather than custom dosed. i don't want to toss his body into too much confusion, but i worry about what the elevated blood glucose is doing long-term. I've noticed the last 2 weeks he's peeing a lot more and while his behavior is much the same it is clear he's struggling a bit more than he has been.
-note-
he doesn't have a regular vet right now. he sees an urgent care vet. our dog's vet and the clinics in the area are not seeing new clients because of the pandemic.
also, we have another cat in the house who eats the same diet, but unlike schmit who will eat til he is full, waffle is a grazer who prefers to nosh a little, nap and come back for more in an hour or 2. we try to keep schmit from eating that food too, but sometimes he finishes his and a while later goes back to snack on the left-overs that Waffle hasn't gotten to yet.
in the morning i split a 5.5oz friskies seafood style pate for them and then for dinner they split another one but i also split a small can of fussie-cat wet food just to give them a little less-processed food in the mix. i leave the breakfast friskies out til about mid-day because waffle is such a slow eater, most of the time we put it up where schmit can't get to it and bring it down when waff decides he's hungry, but its not always feasible to cater to waffles gastric whims.
any advice on what i should be doing differently is much appreciated. thanks
