69 BG - Please advise.

[steph_frances]

Hi! So we did only 1 unit last night & 1 unit this morning. He's still quite low. 69 at +3 today.

Any advice for how to proceed from here? This is the cat who was originally prescribed 4 units twice a day, & after his glucose curve the vet wanted to up him to 5.5 units (he was high - over 400- all day long on his glucose curve on August 31.) Up till yesterday evening, I was giving him 3.5 U.

His poops seem a bit messy from time to time right now. He's eating well. Not drinking a whole lot. Going to the bathroom (both urine & pooping). Seems alert ish. Any feedback or recommendations appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Sarah&Soph]

I will tag @JanetNJ for you to see what she thinks, but per the Prozinc dosing sticky, if you are following SLGS and not the modified method:

Reducing the Dose:

• Anytime the BG drops below 90 mg/dL, reduce the dose by 0.25u at the next shot.

 

[steph_frances]

I will tag @JanetNJ for you to see what she thinks, but per the Prozinc dosing sticky, if you are following SLGS and not the modified method:

Reducing the Dose:

• Anytime the BG drops below 90 mg/dL, reduce the dose by 0.25u at the next shot.

Thank you! I'm going to try to keep testing today to see where his numbers are going.

 

[Hshray]

Here’s your post from the Prozinc forum for continuity :

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/new-member-first-ever-bg-home-reading.252653/


And yesterday’s thread from the main forum:

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...ot-do-well-on-glucose-curve-yesterday.252310/

 

[Sarah&Soph]

Thank you! I'm going to try to keep testing today to see where his numbers are going.

Definitely a good idea if you are able to! Most cats don’t hit their lowest point on Prozinc until +4-7, so +3 is a little early in the cycle for a 69

 

[JanetNJ]

Going forward lower to 0.5.