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Keshia

Keshia

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Hey…..Ok so I just started home testing gave my boy some soft food took his blood before the shot and it was 6.5 do I give insulin or not he’s on 2.5 of caninsulin sorry I was to slow and the 6.5 disappeared ‍♀️ I have just stated testing but he’s been in this for about 4 months now…. I tested not last night the night before and it was 6.8 that was just in the middle of the day… should I lower the shot not give him one at all and test him every 2 hours or so? Thanks sorry just trying to know what to do
 
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Hey…..Ok so I just started home testing gave my boy some soft food took his blood before the shot and it was 6.5 do I give insulin or not he’s on 2.5 of caninsulin sorry I was to slow and the 6.5 disappeared ‍♀️ I have just stated testing but he’s been in this for about 4 months now…. I tested not last night the night before and it was 6.8 that was just in the middle of the day… should I lower the shot not give him one at all and test him every 2 hours or so? Thanks sorry just trying to know what to do
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With caninsulin you need to wait 30 minutes after he's done eating to give insulin
Welcome I'm glad you started home testing , I'm not a caninsulin user but I can tag someone for you. Since you just started home testing I wouldn't give insulin since your cats BG was 6.5(117) this morning. That dose may be too high to start with until you hear from Melissa who is a caninsulin user ( Vetsulin)
@FrostD
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Take a look at mine

If you would like to set up our spreadsheet where we track our cats BG to see how the insulin is working and how low it's dropping in case you want advice here is the link , if you need help with it just ask

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/how-to-create-a-spreadsheet.241706/
 
How did you work your way up to 2.5U?

If he was 117 this morning I would reduce to 2U from here on out, as it means he was much lower overnight. On Vetsulin, we don't want them below 90. Make sure you fast him for 2 hours before your test, feed him, then wait 30 mins before the shot. For now, we recommend full dose (now 2U) only if above 200. At this point I would say skip below 200, but eventually you do want to try to shoot lower numbers (usually with adjusted doses until you get more data). But better to wait until you have the hang of testing and a little more data.
 
FrostD said:
How did you work your way up to 2.5U?

If he was 117 this morning I would reduce to 2U from here on out, as it means he was much lower overnight. On Vetsulin, we don't want them below 90. Make sure you fast him for 2 hours before your test, feed him, then wait 30 mins before the shot. For now, we recommend full dose (now 2U) only if above 200. At this point I would say skip below 200, but eventually you do want to try to shoot lower numbers (usually with adjusted doses until you get more data). But better to wait until you have the hang of testing and a little more data.
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We started at 2 like 2 months ago then I brought him to the vet for a curve and he was still like 20-18 so they said 2.5units so now it’s been about 2 months at that and I just started home testing with success…. I was trying but always giving up I get it best for his paw I’m doing a lot better now…
 
Can you set up your spreadsheet
If you would like to set up our spreadsheet where we track our cats BG to see how the insulin is working and how low it's dropping in case you want advice here is the link , if you need help with it just ask

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/how-to-create-a-spreadsheet.241706/

Make sure you have a hypo kit in case he drops to low and you need to bring those numbers up to a safe number

Med and High Carb food and some honey



Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Gourmet Beef Feast in Gravy 20% High Carbs

Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Gourmet Chicken Feast in Gravy 15% Med Carbs

Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Turkey Feast in Gravy 15% Med Carbs

Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Chicken and Beef in Gravy 15% Med Carbs

Good idea to mark the cans with magic marker how many carbs

Or any on the food chart.

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/dr-pierson-new-food-
 
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Keshia said:
We started at 2 like 2 months ago then I brought him to the vet for a curve and he was still like 20-18 so they said 2.5units so now it’s been about 2 months at that and I just started home testing with success…. I was trying but always giving up I get it best for his paw I’m doing a lot better now…
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@FrostD
I see you asked her this question in post #6
I see her SS is set up today's thread looks like she's now been giving 1 unit
Look like she also dropped low today @+5 (93) and didn't test after that , don't even know if she gave some LC after that . I asked her on her post from today but never heard back
Plus no pre shots at all
Thanks Melissa
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/just-started-home-testing.266530/#post-2983349
 
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