Cardinal1987
Member Since 2016
Hello
Hoping for some advice please, Faith never showed any outward signs of diabetes (just her blood tests showed high # of glucose) so I first tried a DM diet and delayed for almost one year before we started her on Vetsulin (11/16). Her dose started low and around 4/30/17 her dose went to 2 units every 12 hours. I did a glucose curve at home on 5/7/17:
6:43am 243
7:03 Insulin
8:37 176
10:38 131
12:31 149
2:34 226
4:23 291
6:29 285
Her Doctor said her numbers were good and to do another recheck when she has a change in appetite, thirst, or urination. Faith did not show any of those signs so I continued the 2 units twice a day. She had her senior wellness with blood test and urine test recently and her doctor advised on Wednesday that there was no glucose in her urine. She thought maybe she could be in remission and wanted a curve done. Wed night her count was 289. I stayed home on Thursday to do a curve.
9/14/17
7:44 am – 180
Faith Ate and gave 2 units of vetsulin
9:47 - 48 and 50 (called Vet and told to give corn syrup on gum and food)
11:44 - 46 (given corn syrup on gum and food)
1:48pm - 75
3:48 - 131
5:45 – 156 (vet said stop curve after getting 2 numbers over 100)
Going forward, vet said if not over 200 do not give insulin, if over 200 give 1 unit
9/15/17 6:59 am 158 and 6:59pm 180 – no insulin given
9/16/17 6:45 am 229 vet said ok to give .50 and recheck BG in 4-5 hrs
So now here am I feeling like such an idiot for not checking her BG more often and wonder how long her numbers could have been low and wonder what kind of harm I caused her body again Faith is not showing any signs of being sick, she is trying to walk on the laptop as I am typing this.
Does everyone check their kitties BG before giving insulin? Does a pancreas get damaged if they are given too much insulin? How and when is a kitty considered to be in remission? Any information anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated!
Hoping for some advice please, Faith never showed any outward signs of diabetes (just her blood tests showed high # of glucose) so I first tried a DM diet and delayed for almost one year before we started her on Vetsulin (11/16). Her dose started low and around 4/30/17 her dose went to 2 units every 12 hours. I did a glucose curve at home on 5/7/17:
6:43am 243
7:03 Insulin
8:37 176
10:38 131
12:31 149
2:34 226
4:23 291
6:29 285
Her Doctor said her numbers were good and to do another recheck when she has a change in appetite, thirst, or urination. Faith did not show any of those signs so I continued the 2 units twice a day. She had her senior wellness with blood test and urine test recently and her doctor advised on Wednesday that there was no glucose in her urine. She thought maybe she could be in remission and wanted a curve done. Wed night her count was 289. I stayed home on Thursday to do a curve.
9/14/17
7:44 am – 180
Faith Ate and gave 2 units of vetsulin
9:47 - 48 and 50 (called Vet and told to give corn syrup on gum and food)
11:44 - 46 (given corn syrup on gum and food)
1:48pm - 75
3:48 - 131
5:45 – 156 (vet said stop curve after getting 2 numbers over 100)
Going forward, vet said if not over 200 do not give insulin, if over 200 give 1 unit
9/15/17 6:59 am 158 and 6:59pm 180 – no insulin given
9/16/17 6:45 am 229 vet said ok to give .50 and recheck BG in 4-5 hrs
So now here am I feeling like such an idiot for not checking her BG more often and wonder how long her numbers could have been low and wonder what kind of harm I caused her body again Faith is not showing any signs of being sick, she is trying to walk on the laptop as I am typing this.
Does everyone check their kitties BG before giving insulin? Does a pancreas get damaged if they are given too much insulin? How and when is a kitty considered to be in remission? Any information anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated!
This is a great place for support and advice. Your first curve data shows that the 2 u dose BID was quite good based on the highs and lows. The second curve shows that at that point in time 2 u is too much. Insulin needs change over time and that's why we strongly recommend routine testing at home to track a kitty's progress.