We just did a test before bed. Test results came out at 19.6? (352.8 for US metrics).
Should it be that high still after almost 5 hours? I find that concerning. Charlie WAS stressed before this BG though and that stresses us both out too. We are accomplishing it, but tonight was an example where she really hated it. Some of them go really well and she snuggles me and then we do the test. Others, she starts out annoyed (like this time) and it's difficult.
Some things we have incorporated (instead of the clothes pins, I hold the scruff behind her neck). This calmed her down earlier today (or else at those times she was so tired it was easy). At this time, because she seemed energetic, I was SURE her numbers were going to come out low. They didn't. Is this due to stress? Bladder infection keeping the numbers high? I don't know.
We tried treats. Now know that she hates the freeze dried duck/ hates the freeze dried sardines / hates any kind of pate for dinner. Ground up meat is bad. Freeze dried = bad. Cooked, canned food that's fresh meat is good (but these days she's not eating as much as she used to and that concerns me as she has been losing weight). Losing weight is a good thing in a way (we need to get her to 4.5 kilos max, per our vet), but it also seems to be a sign that the insulin is not working well (or something else is going on).
I really must admit, we're getting discouraged. We love this girl more than anything, but I'm starting to worry that something bigger is going on and maybe this is going to all end in disappointment sooner than we think.
To give you more input:
Our AMPS is normally at 7am and the shot follows usually immediately. So far, her BG is so high in the AM that it's no problem to shoot, but later we could need more help if it changes. PMPS is normally done at 6 or 6:30 (now we will try for 6pm) and we shoot at 7pm. Does this work?
We were away for a few hours tonight to let this girl get some rest (and also get a break from diabetes literature, diabetes web forums, diabetes small talk, paranoid cat monitoring, etc). We need to keep our sanity in order to do what's best for this girl. Thus, the few hour break. Seemed to be good for Charlie too (maybe she rested) as when we arrived back home she greeted us at the door. Lately, if she's feeling awful, she wont even do that. However, she really did not react well during her BG test. We are working on that one. Step by step improvements as we need to figure out what works for Charlie.
Goodnight guys.
Ou BG monitor is the freestyle precision. The ER vet tested it and said our #'s were not that far from theirs. Is there any chance our machine is still off and that's why the #'s are so high after this much time? Or do you think that's normal given the weekend Charlie has had, the puking, diarrhea, potential bladder infection (or other issue causing the high amount of leukocytes during her urinalysis)?
