marleyboy
Member Since 2021
Good morning everyone and happy July!
I discovered this community yesterday and I have graciously been given a lot of great starting advice. I have begun a spreadsheet, and am transitioning into the switch to wet food. I plan on ordering a human meter.
The vet rx 3u of Lantus BID when he was dx near the end of 3/2021. I did not see a significant change in his blood sugar, however admittedly I was not able to strictly adhere to a monitoring or feeding schedule due to having a very hectic school schedule. I am committed the month of July to getting him on track before classes are in full swing again. I bumped him up to 4u about a month ago and he has seemed less symptomatic, however his blood sugar is consistently around 400-500+ and he has been very polyuric/dipsic essentially since the dx. Part of me worries that the needles I am using are too short and the insulin isn't properly administered subcu, but this morning I was very careful and ensured it properly was given.
6/28 AMPS ?, was 500+, gave 4u | PMPS 78, skipped insulin - but also freaked out and gave him a lot of treats, the low number was very alarming to us.. in hindsight probably not a great idea
6/29 AMPS 593, 3 units given | PMPS 450, 3 units given, +2 429
7/1 AMPS 452, decided to give 3 units this morning again because we are fully on protein rich food, not the previous combo of that + the corn meal crap that he is completely obsessed with
- I am somewhat comforted by the seemingly downward trend, though slight.
As of about 2 days ago he is eating ITAMS high protein ~.5 cup/BID. I am currently in the process of figuring out a wet food that will work for us. Will be periodically researching throughout the day.
I discovered this community yesterday and I have graciously been given a lot of great starting advice. I have begun a spreadsheet, and am transitioning into the switch to wet food. I plan on ordering a human meter.
The vet rx 3u of Lantus BID when he was dx near the end of 3/2021. I did not see a significant change in his blood sugar, however admittedly I was not able to strictly adhere to a monitoring or feeding schedule due to having a very hectic school schedule. I am committed the month of July to getting him on track before classes are in full swing again. I bumped him up to 4u about a month ago and he has seemed less symptomatic, however his blood sugar is consistently around 400-500+ and he has been very polyuric/dipsic essentially since the dx. Part of me worries that the needles I am using are too short and the insulin isn't properly administered subcu, but this morning I was very careful and ensured it properly was given.
6/28 AMPS ?, was 500+, gave 4u | PMPS 78, skipped insulin - but also freaked out and gave him a lot of treats, the low number was very alarming to us.. in hindsight probably not a great idea
6/29 AMPS 593, 3 units given | PMPS 450, 3 units given, +2 429
7/1 AMPS 452, decided to give 3 units this morning again because we are fully on protein rich food, not the previous combo of that + the corn meal crap that he is completely obsessed with
- I am somewhat comforted by the seemingly downward trend, though slight.
As of about 2 days ago he is eating ITAMS high protein ~.5 cup/BID. I am currently in the process of figuring out a wet food that will work for us. Will be periodically researching throughout the day.
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