We can really help you with all of this, if you will post here and also get a spreadsheet set up. We can help with setting up a spreadsheet, too, if it's a problem. It's so helpful to see what's happening and spot trends and make dosing decisions.
What is your time zone? I'm Eastern, so I'm trying to figure this out.
central time (Texas)
So it's 2 hours past shot time now (almost?)
Good for you on home testing. It's the only certain way to keep your cat safe.
Facebook advice? Our group? or a different group? I got some bad advice from a different group before I came here.
If you are transitioning over to a low-carb wet food diet, I would definitely be very careful as this diet change will definitely lower her BG and the added influence of insulin will push her down further. Is she still eating kibble? If so, how much? What kind of low carb wet food diet is she eating also?
Facebook group mostly.
I just cannot figure out how to "Share" my spreadsheet. You sent me a link but I don't see instructions on how to make it pubic.
You need to set the permissions to "anyone with link" can view the spreadsheet. Then when you provide the link, people can view (not edit) your spreadsheet.
The past few days, she's been eating Sheba Pate and I'm mixing tuna in oil with it. It has been a real struggle getting her to eat the wet. My vet gave me an appetite stimulant that I give every 72 hours. It help a little. I feed her as much of the wet as I can get into her AM and PM ( I actually follow her around the house sticking the bowl in her face and she'll eat a little and walk away. I even add flori-flora. I'm persistent and can usually get her to eat a small Sheba with about a T of tuna mixed together but it takes about 30 minutes. Then I put 2 small bowls of kibble down for her to graze through the day because I know she's not getting enough calories in the amount of wet that's currently eating. I do the same for PM feedings. I'm still getting up early AM to pick up the dry so her glucose is fasting by at least 2 hours. (was using Hills weigh management but am slowly switching to Dr. Elsey's. Today is the first day that it's 100% Dr. Elseys)
her ProZinc is u100, i'm using 3/10 cc 8mm 31g syringes with 1/2 unit markings
I think I might have figures out how to share to anyone with a link
Nala's insulin is PZI POR 100u Vet said it's easier to use the 100u because it allows for the use of u100 syringes. I recently moved here and I'm not crazy about this vet but im not about to "vet shop" until I at lease get this issue under control. She seems pretty unwilling to work with me. None of her clients do their own testing and I'm very uncomfortable giving insulin without testing (I guess that's the "nurse" coming out in me"
I can see it now with the link above. There's not a lot of data on it yet, but it is helpful. If she's doing 100 percent Dr. Elsey's food now (with a little of the Sheba). I would actually skip insulin today and get several tests in today. Also, many cats do tend to drop lower at night, so I would always get what we call the "before bed" test at least -- to make sure she's not dropping low or you don't need to intervene with higher carb food or set an alarm to test later in the cycle. I was hopeful when I saw her PMPS number for last night where you shot .5 unit, but there was no more testing after that, so we don't know how she did on that dose. So anyway, that leaves us pretty much back where you were before. If Nala were my cat, I probably would just gather data on what her numbers are for a few days without insulin and on the Dr. Elsey's/Sheba/tuna food only with no HC food at all. This will really tell us what her dose should be. I fear that 1 unit is too much now that she's eating the LC diet.
Is it the PZI POR or the PZI BOV? I'm not sure it makes much difference for our purposes, but your spreadsheet says BOV and your message says POR (I'm assuming either Bovine or Porcine.)
It is BOV
I was going to test again at 2(cst). I’ll post her results.
I get it from my vet but the vial says it comes from
Yep. It goes without saying that there’s no shot tonight. As I said before, I would just test for a few days (like you did today so we can really see how Nala is doing) and gather as much data as you can— and keep her on the low carb food exclusively. Okay? And please check in here. I’m really happy and excited to see how she’s doing with the dietary changes. How is she acting? Feeling better?
All excellent advice, @Chris & China (GA) I am glad it was you. I said that this was all good advice- but I think she may have had some different/confusing advice from others (not you.)
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Your spreadsheet says .05. I think you mean .5 units. Definitely try to get a test or two if you can, so we can see how Nala goes on half a unit with that preshot number. This will help us a lot.
typo thanks for catching it.