MollynSkooter
Member Since 2014
Skooter full speed ahead condo 04/18
Greetings one and all and Happy Sunday! After his amazing cycles yesterday, I was fully expecting a number nearing 200, as normally when he has two really good back to back cycles, he tends to pop up to the higher 100s just to put me in my place. Imagine my surprise when I not only didn't get a high 100, but a GREEN preshot number this morning!!! If I treat the 124 PMPS from the other night and the 129 AMPS the next morning as normal due to meter variance, this means Skooter has been in normal numbers for SIXTY ONE HOURS!!!! That is a record for him!! Dare I say with antijinx to the nth degree that we may be turning a corner here!?!?!?!?!?
Forgive me for today's long condo, but today is the one year anniversary of Skooter's diabetes diagnosis. So I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the past year.
One year ago today, after spending the morning in the Urgent Care for myself, Skooter had his own appointment. I had done some research on the internet and when I called to make the appointment I said I thought he had diabetes and they seemed a bit skeptical, but I think the scheduling people were just humoring me. When we got there, our amazing Dr, Kim said that she could tell something was wrong because he wasn't being his usual self (aka not SUPER hissy
) They took him back to do blood work and such, and she came in and she said, "You were right, it's diabetes." Believe it or not, I just remember feeling a sense of relief. That there was a reason for all of his "off symptoms. While I do not remember the exact number, I do remember it was in the mid 500s, but she was hoping it was due to the steroid he was on. We immediately started tapering off the pred and ordered the Budesonide. The new medication arrived just as planned at the end of tapering the pred.
We held off on insulin as Dr. Kim was hoping that with the medication change it would bring him down....as we all know, as about a month later we started insulin. My vet had suggested this web site on that day one year ago, and I did come and look around, but to be honest, I couldn't find the message board part LOL...Again, it would be a bit before I figured all of that out
I look back on this past year and it brings tears to my eyes. I remember my first condo, though I don't know how to find it now as it was on the old board, the love and support given to Skooter and myself was overwhelming. I remember the freak out the night that Skooter had his B12 injection and then threw up like 6 times (first time since being on insulin), I was new to home testing and was afraid of what would happen as I had just given him insulin. At just the right time @Chris & China swooped in all calm and relaxed and helped me through numbers that I know now aren't low, but were for me at the time and invited me to come on over to the specific support group where I met the rest of you awesome people.
I know for a fact that Skooter would not be here if it were not for this group and the limited amount of sanity I have, would have been long gone by now, if not for this group. Thank you to everyone who has shown any support for Skooter and I this past year....education, dosing advice, calming my nerves, emotional support.....sharing in our hard times and celebrating small and big victories.....I just hope one day, I can do for a newer person even a small portion of what you all have done for us.....I would not change one moment of the past year, including his diagnosis as I have not only learned so much about diabetes, but other cat things.....but most importantly, I would not have met all of you....
Ok, sorry this was a bit longer than I had planned, but oh well.....
Greetings one and all and Happy Sunday! After his amazing cycles yesterday, I was fully expecting a number nearing 200, as normally when he has two really good back to back cycles, he tends to pop up to the higher 100s just to put me in my place. Imagine my surprise when I not only didn't get a high 100, but a GREEN preshot number this morning!!! If I treat the 124 PMPS from the other night and the 129 AMPS the next morning as normal due to meter variance, this means Skooter has been in normal numbers for SIXTY ONE HOURS!!!! That is a record for him!! Dare I say with antijinx to the nth degree that we may be turning a corner here!?!?!?!?!?
Forgive me for today's long condo, but today is the one year anniversary of Skooter's diabetes diagnosis. So I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the past year.
One year ago today, after spending the morning in the Urgent Care for myself, Skooter had his own appointment. I had done some research on the internet and when I called to make the appointment I said I thought he had diabetes and they seemed a bit skeptical, but I think the scheduling people were just humoring me. When we got there, our amazing Dr, Kim said that she could tell something was wrong because he wasn't being his usual self (aka not SUPER hissy
) They took him back to do blood work and such, and she came in and she said, "You were right, it's diabetes." Believe it or not, I just remember feeling a sense of relief. That there was a reason for all of his "off symptoms. While I do not remember the exact number, I do remember it was in the mid 500s, but she was hoping it was due to the steroid he was on. We immediately started tapering off the pred and ordered the Budesonide. The new medication arrived just as planned at the end of tapering the pred.We held off on insulin as Dr. Kim was hoping that with the medication change it would bring him down....as we all know, as about a month later we started insulin. My vet had suggested this web site on that day one year ago, and I did come and look around, but to be honest, I couldn't find the message board part LOL...Again, it would be a bit before I figured all of that out
I look back on this past year and it brings tears to my eyes. I remember my first condo, though I don't know how to find it now as it was on the old board, the love and support given to Skooter and myself was overwhelming. I remember the freak out the night that Skooter had his B12 injection and then threw up like 6 times (first time since being on insulin), I was new to home testing and was afraid of what would happen as I had just given him insulin. At just the right time @Chris & China swooped in all calm and relaxed and helped me through numbers that I know now aren't low, but were for me at the time and invited me to come on over to the specific support group where I met the rest of you awesome people.
I know for a fact that Skooter would not be here if it were not for this group and the limited amount of sanity I have, would have been long gone by now, if not for this group. Thank you to everyone who has shown any support for Skooter and I this past year....education, dosing advice, calming my nerves, emotional support.....sharing in our hard times and celebrating small and big victories.....I just hope one day, I can do for a newer person even a small portion of what you all have done for us.....I would not change one moment of the past year, including his diagnosis as I have not only learned so much about diabetes, but other cat things.....but most importantly, I would not have met all of you....
Ok, sorry this was a bit longer than I had planned, but oh well.....
I sure hope he doesn't rise much more.....I hope I didn't jinx his normal numbers by pointing it out! Come on lil Skooter, let's hold these numbers!
