04/03 Richard AMPS 328 +5 95 +6 173 PMPS 409

[Alex&Richard]

03/26

Started a new pen a few days ago and decided to keep the dose unchanged for a while. Caught a green today, so I guess that was correct. Richard's BG is still pretty chaotic, often still cannot see any patterns, but it seems that at least 400+ is getting less often. Also, the food is ~10% carbs or even slightly less (if the calc and package labels could be trusted ) for a few days already. Ketones are also much better now.
I'll probably keep the same dose for now, although 95 is kind of close to the "reduce the dose" mark, and it is possible that it was actually below 90 at some point. Might reconsider if I'll catch a green again shortly.
Will try to make a curve during the weekend, although Richard is getting less and less compliant with BG tests the more times per day they are made. He even started to refuse treats right after the test, though eats them a few minutes later

On a side note, his fur is recovering after the CGM, so I don't think we will be using it for a while

UPD: well, it does look like Richard was kind of too low for his liking today. Back to 400 BG.

Best regards,
Alex

 

[Allie & Gen]

Aw, he has such a pretty coat! I don't see a lot of cats with that nice mix of smooth browns.

He definitely bounced from that green. I hope he comes down a bit for you. Very glad to hear that the ketone situation is improving!

 

[Mary & Jude]

Hi Alex! It's great that he saw a green yesterday! If you don't mind, let's tag some folks and ask for a review of Richard's numbers since he's been at this dose awhile, but is continuing to see higher numbers and ketones (though they are coming down--which is good!!). It's not unusual to see "chaotic" numbers when they are first diagnosed (look at Jude's spreadsheet--he was all over the place when he came out of remission in 2024, but eventually became regulated).

Did you decide to keep Richard on SLGS? What is the status on the hand testing vs. CGM??

I know that it makes you nervous to see those lower numbers--it makes all of us nervous to see them in our kitties--but if you can get his numbers down a bit, especially below the renal threshold, it will be much healthier for Richard. He's such a beautiful boy, by the way.

@Sienne and Gabby (GA) @Marje and Gracie