My diabetic cat on 7-8 units twice a day loves processed turkey lately. His sugar wont go below 190 and rises rapidly over 400 by the 7 hour point or so. A light bulb went off and I read what the 0 carb processed turkey had in it. DEXTROSE !. Even though he gets a few bits of this I have a feeling that the dextrose in it is the culprit. dextrose I know has an immediate and prolonged effect on blood sugar in diabetics and even though he gets just a bit of this, I have a feeling that I unknowingly have been sabotoging his insulin. He is on diabetic cat food and was doing OK but this I am halting immediately. Any safe and tasty snacks I can give him that wont hurt?
give me some opinions on my probable goof.
thanx, JOHN
give me some opinions on my probable goof.
thanx, JOHN