? 01/25 Snickers Day 4 OTJ Trial, AMBG 77, PMBG 69

Snickers and Chrissy

Snickers and Chrissy

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So I had a mini mess up and set Snickers' 4am snack alarm for weekdays instead of weekend, and she woke me up at 5:45am wondering where her snack was! I didn't know what to do, since her normal meal time is 7:00am. I checked her BG at 5:45 - 91 -and gave her a small snack. Then checked BG at 7am - 77 - and gave her the normal meal.

But it got me thinking, and I have 2 questions.

1) I know her pancreas is working because her BG drops after she eats, so it's kicking in, but is there a "resting BG" like a resting heart rate? Like, if a normal, non-diabetic kitty hasn't eaten for 6-12 hours, wouldn't their BG be low, or would it be on the higher end of normal?

2) How fast does BG rise when a kitty is stressed? Snickers' was really riled up this morning, and I had a hard time poking her ears. Just as an example, can her BG rise from say, 70 to 100 in like 5 minutes because she's annoyed or stressed or excited?

As always, thanks!
 
There are any number of factors than can have an effect on BG. At least in humans, consider what it is you're eating. Your "resting" BG may be just fine unless you happen to go to a birthday party and eat pizza, cake and ice cream. It may take several hours for the BG to return to normal so the numbers may be "off" for several hours. As long as BG is in normal range the majority of the time I wouldn't be concerned.

I'm sure you've heard the term, "stress hormones." These are corticosteroids -- adrenalin/epinephrine. When a physiological system is stressed, these hormones are automatically released. Because your kitty may need energy to respond to the stress (e.g., a predator), the steroid acts to trigger the release a stored form of glucose in the face of a fight or flight response. In some ways, it's like what happens with a bounce except the trigger isn't low numbers, it's some external stress -- like the vet's office.
 
Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
There are any number of factors than can have an effect on BG. At least in humans, consider what it is you're eating. Your "resting" BG may be just fine unless you happen to go to a birthday party and eat pizza, cake and ice cream. It may take several hours for the BG to return to normal so the numbers may be "off" for several hours. As long as BG is in normal range the majority of the time I wouldn't be concerned.

I'm sure you've heard the term, "stress hormones." These are corticosteroids -- adrenalin/epinephrine. When a physiological system is stressed, these hormones are automatically released. Because your kitty may need energy to respond to the stress (e.g., a predator), the steroid acts to trigger the release a stored form of glucose in the face of a fight or flight response. In some ways, it's like what happens with a bounce except the trigger isn't low numbers, it's some external stress -- like the vet's office.
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Thanks so much! :)
 
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