MrZ
Member Since 2013
Good afternoon LL!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted (Zeke's previous condo) but I’m regularly checking in to see how everyone is doing. Great to see more kitties on an OTJ trial (let’s go Skunky and Bobby – looking good so far).
Well, Zeke is doing great. Although we didn’t get the result we’d hoped for from the major dental back in June, we’ve gotten him back on track (BG wise), though he’s still not back at the 0.1u he’d been getting prior to his procedure. Zeke is currently so well regulated on this 0.5u that we’ve been hesitant to make any changes to his dose; however, we’re still hoping we can get him diet regulated even though he’s now been on insulin for over a year :YMSIGH: .
Zeke is coming up on 11 weeks at this 0.5u dose. During this period, we did test the (reducie) waters once. During the PM cycle on 8/25 we gave Zeke a 0.25u reducie. The following morning however his AMBG was a little higher (126) than what he’d been registering prior to the reducie (mostly greens) so we quickly aborted the mission. Perhaps I was a bit too quick in calling it a fail but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to give Zeke a little more time.
Because this was the second failed reducie in recent months, my thought is that unless he earns the reduction by dropping below 50, three times (as a long term diabetic), or he drops below 40, even though he’s been staying below 120 for quite some time (in the last month alone he’s only been over 120 intermittenly on three occasions), we should continue holding this dose. The only other consideration for reducing (for me) would be if there is a clear indication that his pancreas is working. When I can (mostly on the weekends) I’ll test him before his +8 snack so I can see if his BG drops by the time of his next shot. Only once (on 9/6) has his BG actually dropped but even then one could argue that considering meter variance he basically just stayed flat. If I were to start seeing this occur with some/more frequency, then I would be inclined to give a reducie a try. Do you think this is a wise position/approach? I wanted to ask because Zeke’s vet told us that keeping Zeke on insulin longer than necessary could do more harm than good. She didn’t elaborate and we didn’t ask but now I’m wondering if there’s some medical basis to her comment.
So my question is: Could not taking a reduction when he’s stayed in normal numbers for 7 consecutive days possibly be doing him more harm than good?
As always, the opinions of LL are always greatly appreciated. Wishing you all a great Wednesday.
Thanks,
Laura
It’s been a while since I’ve posted (Zeke's previous condo) but I’m regularly checking in to see how everyone is doing. Great to see more kitties on an OTJ trial (let’s go Skunky and Bobby – looking good so far).
Well, Zeke is doing great. Although we didn’t get the result we’d hoped for from the major dental back in June, we’ve gotten him back on track (BG wise), though he’s still not back at the 0.1u he’d been getting prior to his procedure. Zeke is currently so well regulated on this 0.5u that we’ve been hesitant to make any changes to his dose; however, we’re still hoping we can get him diet regulated even though he’s now been on insulin for over a year :YMSIGH: .
Zeke is coming up on 11 weeks at this 0.5u dose. During this period, we did test the (reducie) waters once. During the PM cycle on 8/25 we gave Zeke a 0.25u reducie. The following morning however his AMBG was a little higher (126) than what he’d been registering prior to the reducie (mostly greens) so we quickly aborted the mission. Perhaps I was a bit too quick in calling it a fail but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to give Zeke a little more time.
Because this was the second failed reducie in recent months, my thought is that unless he earns the reduction by dropping below 50, three times (as a long term diabetic), or he drops below 40, even though he’s been staying below 120 for quite some time (in the last month alone he’s only been over 120 intermittenly on three occasions), we should continue holding this dose. The only other consideration for reducing (for me) would be if there is a clear indication that his pancreas is working. When I can (mostly on the weekends) I’ll test him before his +8 snack so I can see if his BG drops by the time of his next shot. Only once (on 9/6) has his BG actually dropped but even then one could argue that considering meter variance he basically just stayed flat. If I were to start seeing this occur with some/more frequency, then I would be inclined to give a reducie a try. Do you think this is a wise position/approach? I wanted to ask because Zeke’s vet told us that keeping Zeke on insulin longer than necessary could do more harm than good. She didn’t elaborate and we didn’t ask but now I’m wondering if there’s some medical basis to her comment.
So my question is: Could not taking a reduction when he’s stayed in normal numbers for 7 consecutive days possibly be doing him more harm than good?
As always, the opinions of LL are always greatly appreciated. Wishing you all a great Wednesday.
Thanks,
Laura
