Hello FDMB community,
I'm new here and could really use some advice on my diabetic cat, Puffy. He's a 5.75 kg male, diagnosed with diabetes about 13 months ago. He's on Lantus insulin, injected every 12 hours at 9 AM and 9 PM. His diet is strict raw BARF low-carb: mostly raw meat, hearts, organs (heart, liver), taurine supplement, vitamin B12, inactive yeast, boiled egg yolk, kefir (minimal, about 1 tsp/day), and salmon oil. No carbs over 5-6%,
. He's been on Stress Control supplement (1/2 capsule/day) for anti-cortisol for about 10 days, and seems fine with it.
His blood glucose has been unstable lately with a yo-yo cycle: low mornings (even hipo like 61), skip dose, high evenings (400+), then back to 5U, and repeat. I use Accu-Chek Instant meter. Here's his recent spreadsheet with values, doses, and notes:
Google Sheets Link: Puffy's BG Spreadsheet
I'm worried about the cycle and how to stabilize him. Should I stay on 5U BID? Or increase to 6U to break the yo-yo? Any advice on doses, infections, or remissi on chances after 13 months? Thanks so much – really appreciate the help!
I'm new here and could really use some advice on my diabetic cat, Puffy. He's a 5.75 kg male, diagnosed with diabetes about 13 months ago. He's on Lantus insulin, injected every 12 hours at 9 AM and 9 PM. His diet is strict raw BARF low-carb: mostly raw meat, hearts, organs (heart, liver), taurine supplement, vitamin B12, inactive yeast, boiled egg yolk, kefir (minimal, about 1 tsp/day), and salmon oil. No carbs over 5-6%,
. He's been on Stress Control supplement (1/2 capsule/day) for anti-cortisol for about 10 days, and seems fine with it.
His blood glucose has been unstable lately with a yo-yo cycle: low mornings (even hipo like 61), skip dose, high evenings (400+), then back to 5U, and repeat. I use Accu-Chek Instant meter. Here's his recent spreadsheet with values, doses, and notes:
Google Sheets Link: Puffy's BG Spreadsheet
I'm worried about the cycle and how to stabilize him. Should I stay on 5U BID? Or increase to 6U to break the yo-yo? Any advice on doses, infections, or remissi on chances after 13 months? Thanks so much – really appreciate the help!