7/16 Midas AMPS 170 (went to ER recently)

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colin72

Member Since 2014
Hi all

I have a thread in the Acromegaly / IAA / Cushings Cats forum I'm hoping I can get some feedback on too. I had to take Midas to the ER vet Thursday.

I was also hoping to get some feedback here about communicating BG numbers.

When I went to the ER vet, I tried to estimate his BG in values they would understand (because obviously they're not used to hearing human meter numbers). When I go to a specialist Monday, I'm going to have to esitmate his BG numbers for them. I plan to get some readings with the Alphtrak until Monday but I was wondering what people here would estimate his BG numbers to be if you were talking to a vet unfamiliar with human glucometers.

Thank you
 
colin72 said:
Hi all

I have a thread in the Acromegaly / IAA / Cushings Cats forum I'm hoping I can get some feedback on too. I had to take Midas to the ER vet Thursday.

I was also hoping to get some feedback here about communicating BG numbers.

When I went to the ER vet, I tried to estimate his BG in values they would understand (because obviously they're not used to hearing human meter numbers). When I go to a specialist Monday, I'm going to have to esitmate his BG numbers for them. I plan to get some readings with the Alphtrak until Monday but I was wondering what people here would estimate his BG numbers to be if you were talking to a vet unfamiliar with human glucometers.

Thank you
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Can you please add that Midas tested positive for
Acromegaly and IAA to your signature like you said on your other post which is
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...-acromegaly-vet-thought-it-was-asthma.265911/

@Wendy&Neko
 
Vets are familiar with numbers from human meters. It's only been in relatively recent years that animal meters gained popularity and vets were pushing their use. Human meters are what many vets used in their offices. Frankly, given the cost of strips for pet meters, many people still use human meters. In addition, many vets are encouraging their patients to use the Freestyle Libre (or other continuous glucose monitors) which are calibrated for humans. And one final item, the original research that was done using glargine and that documented the Tight Regulation Protocol was done largely using human meters.

One additional thought..... As you finish up your glargine, you may want to consider switching to Levemir. Glargine is acidic and some cats start flinching at higher doses. Levemir does not have an acidic base and many members who have acro kitties switch over to Lev once their cat is at a higher dose.
 
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