8/22 - Molly AMBG 376 - HELP! How much food needs to be eaten before Basaglar dose?

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Abby Normal

Abby Normal

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Hello!
I have an extreme nibbler start Basaglar for the 1st time tomorrow AM. How much should I make sure she eats before giving the injection?

Thank you for your help!
Abby & Molly Moo
 
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Welcome. Grazing with Basaglar/Lantus is fine. Onset is usually 2-3 hours after injecting. I used to feed Max several small meals instead of just two like many vets seem to suggest. He was used to that as he had chronic pancreatitis. In the beginning it is suggested younget a test 1-2 hours after injecting and pick up food two hours before until you learn how food effects the bg.

I just saw you have another condo. It’s best to have a new one each day. You can change the subject for questions or add the? With so many people it makes sure anyone answering your questions has all the info in one place.
 
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Thank you very much and many apologies about dupe question. I totally understand why.
Im very sorry... Im in total freak out mode right now. I'm SO afraid Im gonna kill my kitty trying to help her. I'm by myself and have very little support. both Vets I like moved away as Im approaching a ctitical point in Mollys care and the replacements are brand new out of school.

The support I have gotten from my Vet office since my Vets left is so blaze' and I'm so overwhelmed by the VOLUME of info on this site. I was getting anxious when I saw other requests getting responses but mine wasnt.
( this is not meant as a negative towsrds this page or anyone on here. Just sharing my frazzled state of mind)

Under normal circumstances I'd be more calm, patient and understanding but Im feeling a lot of pressure due to timing of my availabity to monitor her during her 1st couple dsys on insulin and the fact that we need to get a handle on this ASAP cuz she has to go under for tooth extraction and cleaning soon cuz she keeps getting infections.

I have really been trying to read as much as I can on the site but I dont learn well by reading thru what feels like college text books cuz its on my phone. This was my most pressing question other than wondering if my expired insulin is OK to use.

Again, so sorry
 
O M G! No apologies needed. I just want you to get the best and complete advice. I’m alone too and was dealing with a mom in declining health when Max was diagnosed. There is a tremendous amount of info to learn. I cried at first and I’ve dealt with fek8 e lymphoma, hypertension, and CKD with my cats.

Ask as many questions as you want. Just put them all in a daily condo. Put a ? in the prefix. We LOVE questions here.
 
BTW..... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FEEDBACK. It really helps ease my mind that she has a window. She usually goes back over & over for tiny bits at a time in the 1st hour then grazes off & on over the next hour.
 
Abby Normal said:
BTW..... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FEEDBACK. It really helps ease my mind that she has a window. She usually goes back over & over for tiny bits at a time in the 1st hour then grazes off & on over the next hour.
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That’s great. Grazing might actually keep her from dropping too fast and then bouncing high from being in lower numbers than she is used to..Bouncing is quite normal and my boy did it’s for a whole year!
 
Sending hugs and prayers to you , Abby :bighug: I know it’s like being thrown in the deep end of a pool but take it all a step at a time and you will do well . :bighug: We have all been where you are right now :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Rusty was a grazer, too. One of the good things about Lantus, as Elise (@tiffmaxee ) says, is that you have several hours before the insulin begins to "kick in". So Molly can safely graze. Most of us test, feed (put out the food for your grazer), and shoot all in the space of about 10 minutes.

Remember that you don't have to learn everything all at once. Feline Diabetes is complex, and every cat is different. So just try to relax; and ask questions.

:bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey said:
Many things can influence the BG, and infection or inflammation are among them. Some cats experience higher numbers when they have an infection - in fact, it's one of the things we recommend you check for when the numbers go up with no obvious explanation.
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Oh my gosh!!! This makes so much sense!! We had been doing great controling with food but all of the sudden her numbers went way up! When I took her into the Vet it turned out that she had a bad gum infection. Once the infection was more under control after 2 weeks her #'s started going down... not as much as I'd like but that was the ONLY thing that was different.

Skip ahead 2 months... The infection is coming back (which the Vet said would keep happening until she got teeth/under gums cleaned) and her #'s have been going up!

This helps me tremendously!!! Thank you!
 
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