21/11/2024 Emmett AMPS 142 +3 110 +4 86 +5 68 (AT3)

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KLD

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So Emmett has had an amazing past 24 hours or so… I’ve never seen him stay in normal numbers so long since being diagnosed.

I have a question about dosing though. Today Emmett hit 3.8/68 on the Alpha Trak 3 and I’m wondering if that means I should be lowering his dose? I guess technically that’s still a green number. I don’t want to be lowering his dose too much unnecessarily? I’ve been feeding him medium/high carb today at +2, +4, and +6, so aside from the +6, those numbers are all one hour after eating MC. (He also got MC last night at +2 and +4, which seemed to keep him really stable all night).

Edit: just realized the numbers in my title are wrong. That should read +3 110, +5 86, and +6 68
 
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KLD said:
Previous thread:
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/11-19-emmett-pmps-81.295841/#post-3221771

So Emmett has had an amazing past 24 hours or so… I’ve never seen him stay in normal numbers so long since being diagnosed.

I have a question about dosing though. Today Emmett hit 3.8/68 on the Alpha Trak 3 and I’m wondering if that means I should be lowering his dose? I guess technically that’s still a green number. I don’t want to be lowering his dose too much unnecessarily? I’ve been feeding him medium/high carb today at +2, +4, and +6, so aside from the +6, those numbers are all one hour after eating MC. (He also got MC last night at +2 and +4, which seemed to keep him really stable all night).
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@tiffmaxee
 
Christie & Maverick said:
With the pet meter, following TR you would reduce if he goes under 68. So the 2.25u dose remains the same.
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Yeah, that’s what I figured. I’ll be curious to see if he goes high tonight in response, because his body usually doesn’t like going that low.
 
Christie & Maverick said:
Maybe, but the good news is he clears the bounces quickly ;). Nice to see that he’s been having some good cycles, but for that one stinky pinky. Looks like he’s making good use of the current dose.
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Yeah, that’s true. His bouncing can get pretty extreme (when he was on Prozinc) but thankfully he really seems to like Lantus so is overall doing a lot better.
 
He came up nicely so I would not reduce this time. If he falls under 68 definitely reduce. If you have a hard time getting his BG up at 68 I would also reduce. When you catch a low green, feed a little lc and test again in 30 minutes. He’s looking really good!
 
tiffmaxee said:
He came up nicely so I would not reduce this time. If he falls under 68 definitely reduce. If you have a hard time getting his BG up at 68 I would also reduce. When you catch a low green, feed a little lc and test again in 30 minutes. He’s looking really good!
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Thank you!! Will do
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Hey there. I am so happy to see how well Emmett is doing. How are his other issues? Skin? Eosinophilic Granuloma?
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Yeah, he’s doing so well! Very happy we made the switch to Lantus. He’s a much happier cat these days.

His other issues are doing well. Occasionally I see him holding up his paw, but I think it’s partially habit at this point. There’s no swelling or visible lesions at this point. He’s been weaned off Atopica.

I’m actually about to make a new post today because he ended up going low this morning with no insulin.
 
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