3/5 Jackson AMPS 352 +10 352 PMPS 364 +4 290

Skye & Jackson

Skye & Jackson

Member Since 2022
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Very very very stressed this morning. Last night’s Libre replacement is reading a whole TWO HUNDRED points off. I can’t contact for a replacement until Monday. I don’t even have any refills left on the script till Monday. I am working full shifts today and Monday. Jack is going to go 9+ hours between blood sugar checks for at least two days, if not three depending how long it takes to get a new script (the vet hasn’t seen him in a while and may demand to do so which would add another WEEK). And he’s due for a low run today or tomorrow, which WON’T be caught until he’s deep into it or even coming out.

:arghh: I’m so worried about him….. :arghh:
 
Okay…. So, according to the blood glucose meter, he’s back exactly where he was at AMPS. Weird. But okay. Glad he’s having a fairly flat day. Who knows how high or low he’s been, but… he’s not too low.

How does everyone (the majority who don’t use a CGM) stand the not knowing, all the time….???
 
A piece of good news seems to be that mayyyyybe the sensor will end up working? Maybe? Still withholding judgement/trust, but over the course of today it’s gone from being 100 points off the BG reading at AMPS to only 30 points off by PM+4 (it was 200 points off when first activated last night). One of our pharmacists at work wears a Dexcom CGM and she says that occasionally a new sensor actually can take a day or two to settle. I have yet to have had that problem, but…. Maybe I can get some use out of this one after all? It will depend on whether it gets more accurate by tomorrow - and stays that way over several simultaneous tests through the day with the handheld meter. It would be good not to have to put Jack through attaching/inserting another one so soon… also would be good to not have to stick his ears so much. They are getting sore and he is getting squirmy.
 
Skye & Jackson said:
Okay…. So, according to the blood glucose meter, he’s back exactly where he was at AMPS. Weird. But okay. Glad he’s having a fairly flat day. Who knows how high or low he’s been, but… he’s not too low.

How does everyone (the majority who don’t use a CGM) stand the not knowing, all the time….???
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This frustration has motivated me to go through all the circus hoops and get Sammy on the Libre 3 Sensor. He's wearing a tshirt over it, once I finally got the thing in correctly (and kept him from immediately chewing it off - took me 3 sensors. Ouch says the wallet.) It seems to be working and I can see at any time what his current level is. I do spot ear pricks for personal comfort but as S isn't a fan it's nice to cut them down). You need to keep the reader (ie your phone!) near the cat for best results - like that could happen in real life!) still, better than waiting or constant pricking. So far! I even consulted the customer service line for some questions. It's new areas for them too since we aren't the user, it's our cat. You can't carry your cat around to keep getting all the values on your phone by keeping it within 33 feet! Ack! The things we do. I think it's the future though. Stay strong and don't give up!
 
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Jackson is pretty good about keeping it on. A little Vetbond doesn’t hurt though… he learned his lesson when he early-on yanked a couple off and that hurt! He leaves them alone pretty well. But I also attach them just out of teeth range to be safe.

I love the idea of the Libre 3 - small, and supposedly more accurate. But since we need anyone in the house to be able to scan the sensor whenever, I have an older version with the handheld reader instead of the app.
 
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Jackson is pretty good about keeping it on. A little Vetbond doesn’t hurt though… he learned his lesson when he early-on yanked a couple off and that hurt! He leaves them alone pretty well. But I also attach them just out of teeth range to be safe.

I love the idea of the Libre 3 - small, and supposedly more accurate. But since we need anyone in the house to be able to scan the sensor whenever, I have an older version with the handheld reader instead of the app.
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I am finding the Libre 3 is NOT accurate, not even close last night or this morning. Close to 100 points higher on the sensor than on my hand held human meter. Very frustrating. Am going to try to get an idea of a pattern by, of course, doing ear pricks throughout the day to compare the readings before I give it up. I'd welcome any other info you have with other diabetic cat owners using these sensors.
 
I have had a couple sensors simply be way off. Like this last one, ugh. Abbott will replace a bad sensor if you call support, though you do have to fudge the facts a little and answer all the questions as though it’s on yourself or a human child (not a pet, because they don’t guarantee accuracy on animals due to not having done studies).

And it does act a little differently on a cat than it would on a human, but I’ve found that a good sensor, once it has its initial soak-in period, typically isn’t very far off in the mid-blue and higher ranges (unless it’s lagging behind a quick rise or fall in blood sugar). Under the 100-110 range though, it’s back to at least some ear sticks because the sensor reading gets further and further off accurate on a cat the lower the sugar goes. There is typically a pattern to each sensor even then, but you have to do some sticks at various points down the scale to figure it out. Like for example one sensor might read 30 points low in the (actual BG) 90-70 range, and 40 points low below that point… or another sensor might read 20 points low in the 100-60 range, and 30 points low below that point. (It ends up looking like kitty is doing some hard dives that really aren’t that dramatic in real life.) But I generally have to go through a couple-few times to get enough data to really figure it out, so if you have a cat that bounces as determinedly as Jackson, by the time you really get it figured out sometimes it’s time for a new sensor, and then you start all over… heh. If you’re lucky, and kitty is patient with being stuck a lot, then you might be able to get enough info as he goes down the first time, so you can do more estimating on other occasions.
 
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