5/23, Susie, Rest In Peace, Inky

[Summer and Susie (GA)]

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...35-2-5-69-4-78-4-5-103-6.247676/#post-2793808

Good Sunday morning to all!

@Marina & Chico So based on your following comment:

"There is a difference between active cycle after a bounce and active cycle after an active cycle. An active cycle after a bounce will make her drop much faster and will need much more intervention with MC and HC than an active cycle after an active cycle. I believe the PM cycle on the 21.5 was active (judging on her +2) that's why AM cycle on 22.5 you needed less intervention than Am cycle on 20.5."

Susie may have had an active cycle last night (because her +2 was lower than the preshot) so I will probably need less intervention today? Is that correct? Looks like it is going to be a "high" day anyway. Thanks for all the information.

 

[Marina & Chico]

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...35-2-5-69-4-78-4-5-103-6.247676/#post-2793808

Good Sunday morning to all!

@Marina & Chico So based on your following comment:

"There is a difference between active cycle after a bounce and active cycle after an active cycle. An active cycle after a bounce will make her drop much faster and will need much more intervention with MC and HC than an active cycle after an active cycle. I believe the PM cycle on the 21.5 was active (judging on her +2) that's why AM cycle on 22.5 you needed less intervention than Am cycle on 20.5."

Susie may have had an active cycle last night (because her +2 was lower than the preshot) so I will probably need less intervention today? Is that correct? Looks like it is going to be a "high" day anyway. Thanks for all the information.

Yes, yesterday seems to have been an active cycle, it would be nice to know what was she at +4 to be sure; if that is correct than today you would have to intervene less. Which doesn’t mean that you don’t have to be aware, it is still too early to know for sure how Susie is reacting, but you can keep the big guns a bit further away

It is very nice that she has a third active cycle in a row on this dose, she might be stabilizing. Today will be good information to understand how low she goes on 2U

good luck and have a nice Sunday

 

[carfurby (GA)]

I hope Susie keeps sliding down and gives you more green today.

 

[Pamela & Amethyst]

 

[Diane Tyler's Mom GA]

Hi Summer, I hope Susie surfs safely today

 

[Kathy and tiger]

You are doing a great job Summer!

 

[Summer and Susie (GA)]

I'm very happy with how stable Susie has been today. I think, like @Marina & Chico said earlier, she is showing how the 2 units have settled in. I have two observations I have made recently and please, FDMB, don't bash me for them:

#1. I get more blood quickly from Susie's ear when I do not use a warm rice sock

#2. She has a heck of a lot less energy in low numbers (sad).

Anyway, this was a very satisfactory day for us. I think I will give her a bit of a break tomorrow during the am cycle. I will keep an eye on her tonight and if her +2 is lower than her preshot I will MAKE myself get up at +5 and test. I think it was Wendy who said "If you want to get up to test at night, drink a big glass of water before bed". Hope everyone has a lovely evening.

 

[Tina Marie (GA) and Jan]

Dear big hearted Summer,
I looked at Inky's SS and read a few comments. I do not believe he died from low blood glucose because he didn't have any insulin in his system. That wouldn't line up. He was FIV positive, and had an ongoing infection (and I don't know what else).
Bless his little soul May he fly free and let his caretaker(s) know how much he loved them.

I haven't learned a lot about Inky yet; I will look more into his journey here on earth. Love at you -

 

[Summer and Susie (GA)]

Dear big hearted Summer,
I looked at Inky's SS and read a few comments. I do not believe he died from low blood glucose because he didn't have any insulin in his system. That wouldn't line up. He was FIV positive, and had an ongoing infection (and I don't know what else).
Bless his little soul May he fly free and let his caretaker(s) know how much he loved them.

I haven't learned a lot about Inky yet; I will look more into his journey here on earth. Love at you -

Cindy said they think he had a heart attack and she did confirm he was FIV positive. He was stretched out on her bed when they found him. Still makes me wonder. Thank you for understanding.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Cindy said they think he had a heart attack and she did confirm he was FIV positive. He was stretched out on her bed when they found him. Still makes me wonder. Thank you for understanding.

Read my comment on what happened to poor dear Inky. I am devastated. I wish that I didn’t take these things such to heart. But I do. My Pippin died very unexpectedly. Vet said it must have been a heart attack. Inky was not on insulin for quite a few days. It was not a hypo event

 

[Summer and Susie (GA)]

Read my comment on what happened to poor dear Inky. I am devastated. I wish that I didn’t take these things such to heart. But I do. My Pippin died very unexpectedly. Vet said it must have been a heart attack. Inky was not on insulin for quite a few days. It was not a hypo event

I know he had not been on insulin for many days. I just don't know that there isn't any research that proves, without a doubt, that a human or cat doesn't suffer some sort of biological problems when bg goes from the 500s to the 40s in a couple of months. I'm sorry to hear about your Pippin. Was this recently? I'm like you, Suzanne. I took Inky's death very hard. I had been following him for a while and was so happy to see him OTJ. He and Cindy lived only about 50 miles from me. He was the first cat on this site that I had really been following that died since I have been on FDMB. I am a really emotional person though and that is why it was so hard.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

I know he had not been on insulin for many days. I just don't know that there isn't any research that proves, without a doubt, that a human or cat doesn't suffer some sort of biological problems when bg goes from the 500s to the 40s in a couple of months. I'm sorry to hear about your Pippin. Was this recently? I'm like you, Suzanne. I took Inky's death very hard. I had been following him for a while and was so happy to see him OTJ. He and Stephanie lived only about 50 miles from me. He was the first cat on this site that I had really been following that died since I have been on FDMB. I am a really emotional person though and that is why it was so hard.

I am as well, Summer (really emotional, I mean). I have a very hard time reading about people losing their animals. I belong to several lists where there are a lot of animals dying on a regular basis. Some of them are people that I have become good friends with... some are just cats that I don't even know. I will just sit in front of my computer and weep. I think we can just empathize with their pain. I sometimes have to cut myself off from reading these posts because it takes so much out of me.

I lost Pippin quite a few years ago now. What a lovely boy he was! It's extra hard to me when I have a cat pass away that had "perfect bloodwork." This happened again to our family in January when our beloved Julius, who had "perfect blood work" performed every six months died. He became a little "off" at Christmas. I had made him a vet appointment to check him out. He never made it to that appointment. Appetite diminished. Rapidly turned into open mouth breathing. Took him to ER. Put on oxygen. Died next morning with a mass in (we think from radiographs) both lungs. Absolutely no warning signs of any lung problems prior to him being "a little off." I'm sure I told this story before. My only take away from this is that bloodwork cannot tell us everything (if it's good that is) and that it can sometimes tell us if things are wrong. I don't believe the "perfect bloodwork" anymore.

 

[tiffmaxee]

I know he had not been on insulin for many days. I just don't know that there isn't any research that proves, without a doubt, that a human or cat doesn't suffer some sort of biological problems when bg goes from the 500s to the 40s in a couple of month..[/QUOTE

If that were the case, humans would be having heart attacks every day. If you eat tons of sugar and take your bg it will likely be sky high. Not eat for several real hours and it will be low. Normal bg for many cats is low.