? 5/6 Gizzy, amps=304, +3=62???

[Steph&Pippie]

Good morning,
I don't know what to do with Giz at this point. I've held 9 cycles at 1.5 and he's still high but on 4-23 he had an 83 on 1.25 so I'm nervous about increasing his dose. Can I please have some help? Last post - 4/30 Gizzy, +1=244, +3=245, +6=220, PMPS 110 holding dose, 20 mins 148 | Feline Diabetes Message Board - FDMB

 

[Bandit's Mom]

With TR you increase the dose every 3-5 days. A cat's insulin needs go up and down and 4/23 is ancient history in feline diabetes terms
Besides, 82/93 was a perfectly safe number and at the higher end of cat's normal range.

He definitely needs more juice. He is barely seeing any blue on this dose.

 

[Steph&Pippie]

Ok. .25 increase tonight?

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Ok. .25 increase tonight?

Sounds like a plan!

 

[Steph&Pippie]

Okeedokee! Thank you!

 

[tiffmaxee]

Good luck with the increase. We want to see pretty greens.

 

[Steph&Pippie]

So I just tested him at +3. This is what I got (he was eating a can of FF chicken feast pate at the time) @1:23 62, @1:25 185, @1:26 200, @1:27 233. I kept checking because I didn't believe he was 62. Is it possible that he'd go up that fast from eating a can?

 

[tiffmaxee]

I think it was likely a bad strip. It takes 20-30 minutes for food to raise the BG.

 

[Steph&Pippie]

So I'm believing the 200's and ignoring the 62. I was all excited by the 62!

 

[tiffmaxee]

Sorry. It just doesn’t fit with the rest of the tests. It will happen soon.