? 10/15 Ivy AMPS 367, +5 282, +8 296, PMPS 304, +2 228, +3 187 Glucose Toxicity?

Staci & Ivy

Staci & Ivy

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Hello,
amps 367
Ivy had some lower numbers last night in that pm cycle. Better numbers than more recently.
BG back up again this am cycle so far.
Gave her lower 6% carb food at pm meal last night in addition to am meal the past few days. I am lowering her carbs to try to reduce her numbers.
(Will keep reducing all food to be 6% over the next few days). Paws crossed her bg comes down soon.
Have a peaceful Sunday and safe surfing to all kitties :cat:
 
Good morning Staci!
Nice blues last night :):cool:
I'm sure that your effort to manage her carb content will make a difference.
Hope Ivy comes down nice and gently for you today!
Have a great Sunday :bighug:
 
Mikanmama said:
Good morning Staci!
Nice blues last night :):cool:
I'm sure that your effort to manage her carb content will make a difference.
Hope Ivy comes down nice and gently for you today!
Have a great Sunday :bighug:
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Thanks, Kit. I sure hope it makes a difference. Hope Mikan has a gentle surf today. Enjoy the day :bighug:
 
allicatmeow said:
You can do it today, Ivy! Show mama those low blues nice and easy. You're doing great getting her reduced carb diet going. :bighug:
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Hi Alli, thanks for your engagement. She needs more nice blues today. Paws crossed. Enjoy the day. :bighug:
Ivy and I are watching Smudge surf those nice greens :D
 
Staci, what's wrong with Jack, does he have a pathology, that the numbers don't go down? I don't know about his history
 
xelo y sinver said:
Staci, what's wrong with Jack, does he have a pathology, that the numbers don't go down? I don't know about his history
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I’m not sure about Jack. You could ask Christine.
I know Ivy is stuck in yellow and pink lately. I think she will need an increase once I finish lowering her carbs all to 6% diet. :(
I’m hoping she doesn’t have glucose toxicity. :banghead:
 
Sorry I asked for Ivy but I got confused I wanted to answer Cristine also after you ... have you not considered switching to levemir ? I am not an expert but I did consider it if sinver didn't improve his numbers ....
 
xelo y sinver said:
Sorry I asked for Ivy but I got confused I wanted to answer Cristine also after you ... have you not considered switching to levemir ? I am not an expert but I did consider it if sinver didn't improve his numbers ....
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I haven’t considered that. I’m not really familiar with Levemir. Maybe I should look into that.
I thought Ivy was doing somewhat better than just the past week or so her numbers are much higher.
I will see what happens when her carbs are completely lowered and if that makes a change. If not I will try an increase.
But maybe I’ll start reading about Levemir and that may be an option. Thanks for the suggestion, Xelo :bighug:
 
I was reading and talking to some people who had to change insulin because their cats were not on lantus. And I asked but my cat had only been on lantus for a short time and I was told that I had to wait longer to see the results. But if I had considered it when he did not improve.:bighug::bighug::kiss:
 
xelo y sinver said:
I was reading and talking to some people who had to change insulin because their cats were not on lantus. And I asked but my cat had only been on lantus for a short time and I was told that I had to wait longer to see the results. But if I had considered it when he did not improve.:bighug::bighug::kiss:
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Thanks, Xelo :bighug::kiss:
 
I'm sorry if that sounds like I am repeating myself, but couldn't you just switch every meal to 6% now? It's just slightly less sweet potato, right, nothing new or different beyond that? I don't think she would risk crashing down, with numbers that high. I would be worried about glucose toxicity more than about her going too low, at this point. And you are monitoring her so closely that you would catch it anyway if that happened.
 
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cecile & bella said:
I'm sorry if that sounds like I am repeating myself, but couldn't you just switch every meal to 6% now? It's just slightly less sweet potato, right, nothing new or different beyond that? I don't think she would risk crashing down, with numbers that high. I would be worried about glucose toxicity more than about her going too low, at this point. And you are mornitoring her so closely that you would catch it anyway if that happened.
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Hi Cecile, I don’t mind you chiming in and I appreciate it!
I already fed her dinner (6%) but will be switching all food and snacks to 6% in the morning.

Right now both meals are 6% (but her snacks are 9.25%).
I’ve done a fast track on the switch this time.
(Last time I lowered carbs, I had given an increase in dose at same time then she kept earning back to back reductions. It was awful).

I’m hoping that the lower carbs will help. I think she’s gonna need an increase once she’s on all 6% if she doesn’t come down very soon.

Do you know what I need to look for in terms of glucose toxicity? Is it just that she’s not responding to the current dose?

I do test daily for ketones and they have been negative.
Thanks, Cecile
 
So you will stop the higher carbs snacks tomorrow. That's good :-)
I think they would be the same signs than when they are diabetic but not yet treated: thirst, peeing a lot, lethargic, etc. It's great she does not have ketones.
I hope she goes down soon now. I know how hard it is when nothing seems to work! :bighug:
 
cecile & bella said:
So you will stop the higher carbs snacks tomorrow. That's good :)
I think they would be the same signs than when they are diabetic but not yet treated: thirst, peeing a lot, lethargic, etc. It's great she does not have ketones.
I hope she goes down soon now. I know how hard it is when nothing seems to work! :bighug:
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Yes, all good given as of tomorrow am will be 6%. She has been more thirsty but peeing hasn’t gotten too crazy. A bit lethargic. But she sleeps a lot as her norm.
Ugh. This is not good.
Do you think I should increase her dose? I’ve been hesitant to do that because everyone says don’t do multiple things at a time.
:(
I’m not sure when it would be safe to give an increase.
Any suggestions?
@Wendy&Neko @Angela & Cleo @tiffmaxee @Sienne and Gabby (GA)
 
See what happens when you eliminate the 9.25 snacks and switch to the 6%. You don’t want to make two changes at the same time. I don’t think Lantus is the problem. I think the higher carb foods are. If glucose toxicity has set in you will increase the dose until you get to a breakthrough dose. It very likely will be a higher dose than she’s seen but you will find it. Follow the method. Don’t take reductions unless earned and the bg tests show one has been earned. That’s my suggestion.
 
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tiffmaxee said:
See what happens when you eliminate the 9.25 snacks and switch to the 6%. You don’t want to make two changes at the same time. I don’t think Lantus is the problem. I think the higher carb foods are. If glucose toxicity has sent in you will increase the dose until you get to a breakthrough dose. It very likely will be a higher dose than she’s seen but you will find it. Follow the method. Don’t take reductions unless earned and the bg tests show one has been earned. That’s my suggestion.
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Ok thank you.
 
tiffmaxee said:
See what happens when you eliminate the 9.25 snacks and switch to the 6%. You don’t want to make two changes at the same time. I don’t think Lantus is the problem. I think the higher carb foods are. If glucose toxicity has sent in you will increase the dose until you get to a breakthrough dose. It very likely will be a higher dose than she’s seen but you will find it. Follow the method. Don’t take reductions unless earned and the bg tests show one has been earned. That’s my suggestion.
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I was just typing something similar when the notification came in. No need to repeat it. Ditto from me!
 
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