Are you at home to monitor today? If so, you could give 1.25 u and be prepared to give a small snack at around +3 if he seems to be dropping too fast. I suggest you fill in all the info you have on your SS. Making dosing decisions is harder when you don't have enough data from a systematic routine.
I did print out the conversion chart, I am little afraid at this time, since I am more up to date with this SS maybe I can get on line and find some to buy. The ones I have came from the vet.
You are great and seem to be always there, I am home until 2:00 when I take my Mother to the doctor. I am an old woman living on a fixed income so I am home most of the time. My cats get all I have and always have. I will do as you suggested. Thank you for all your help, we so appreciate it.
I'm pleased to be able to help. I'm retired so have a flexible schedule. What time zone are you in? It'll help me to know where you are in Buddy's daily routine. I'm in Ottawa, Canada - Eastern time zone.
My syringes are insulin syringes they are 1ml cc 31gauge 8mm. I have been checking Buddy since his dose this morning, my last reading which is @3hrs. was 432. When I looked back on SS seems he goes downwards more like 5 hrs. If he has not started downwards before I leave should I still give him a snack. I am afraid to go anywhere because I am afraid he will go hypo. Yesterday I went to church and that was the first time since before Christmas. This is stupid but I do not know what time zone I am in, but my clock is right now. It is now 11:45 a.m.
I live in Indiana.
I checked online and Indiana has both central and eastern time zones. If you Google where you live in Indiana and ask for the time zone there you can add that info to your signature where you've listed Buddy's date of diagnosis, type of insulin and type of meter.
Keep doing what you're doing for a bit. I see a picture beginning to emerge on the SS.
Took another reading in 1hr. @280 gave him some dry food, getting ready to leave, I hope he will be alright.
The dry food will probably raise his BG. Is he a kibble addict?
He likes kibble but he also likes certain kinds of wet. He got sick with pancreatitis and developed some wet food aversions. Before diabetes he ate FF liver & chicken feast in gravy grilled, he could eat this in the classic FF but the wants him to eat Royal Canine, he also eats Purina OM a prescription dry food and he was eating this before the diabetes. If I am right tonight I should give him 1.25 u unless we have a problem. Please verify this for me.
Yes. I'd give 1.25 u tonight. Many of us here had vets who prescribed various prescription diets, including kibble. The approach we take here on FDMB is that an all wet food low carb diet is best. If there's any way you could achieve that I think you'd see an improvement in Buddy's numbers. There's really no need to buy expensive prescription food. The grocery store brands like Fancy Feast and Friskies (pate styles only, no sauce or gravy) are fine for diabetic cats.
I tried to talk to this vet about FF pate classic, she said she did not know anything about FF but she did know about the Royal Canine and Purina OM. I would like to have a vet after hours is the reason I have used this vet, however at some point I am going to change his food.
I understand wanting to listen to your vet. However, you have the right to try other food options such as those we've suggested to see if it helps Buddy. I know you put his welfare first.
The Vet told me to feed Bud 2X a day, when I did that he was starved between meals and we could hardly eat for him. I have been feeding him along during the day, more than at night. Maybe that is why has a high reading at the last injection. How do the rest of yo feed.
If I would start feeding FF to you think I might cause a HYPO or just even his numbers out.I understand wanting to listen to your vet. However, you have the right to try other food options such as those we've suggested to see if it helps Buddy. I know you put his welfare first.
Buddy was at the vet for 3 days 1 time and 2 days the last time, every time they told me how well he ate the Royal Canine. And he does.
Hard to say because some kitties are very fussy but others not. Teasel eats anything.
I have not given Buddy anything but wet food today and his numbers have been going down all day, have not gone up once. Could someone tell me where they buy u40 syringes that have at least markings at the 1/2 point. I hope everyone could understand what I meant by 1/2 point.
Yes, you want U40 syringes with half unit markings. I read here that many people buy them from https://www.adwdiabetes.com/. I use U100 syringes and the conversion chart I mentioned to you before.
The last reading I took @1:00 his #152, should I start doing anything. I have gave him some wet food, last hr. and some after last reading.
I just took a reading and he was @ 75.So that was at +5? He should be fine because he would still have a lot of room to drop. Plus you have already "steered with food" by feeding him twice in the last couple of hours. If you look back on your SS at 1/18 he was at 106 at +5 with 2u of insulin and a similar AMPS # and only got to 76 at +7. Today you gave 1.25u so again he should be fine. You can always catch a +6 or +7 to check. The more data the better. Of course we have to weigh the cost of strips.
I just checked him he was @75, do you think that is alright, after he has ate a couple of times.So that was at +5? He should be fine because he would still have a lot of room to drop. Plus you have already "steered with food" by feeding him twice in the last couple of hours. If you look back on your SS at 1/18 he was at 106 at +5 with 2u of insulin and a similar AMPS # and only got to 76 at +7. Today you gave 1.25u so again he should be fine. You can always catch a +6 or +7 to check. The more data the better. Of course we have to weigh the cost of strips.
Give him a small snack of his regular food and test again at +7.
Before today when his numbers got low I always used dry food with wet food, today I am only using wet.
He will not eat any of his wet food, I think he wants dry. I have some temptations treats , I could give him 1 of them.
Give one treat. Another thing to have on hand is a few cans of wet food with sauce/gravy. A teaspoon of the gravy is a good BG booster when needed.
I just ran a test he was @ 56, I tried to get him to eat his wet food he would not, so I gave him 1 T of dry food.
You have to use what you have. He should be getting past nadir soon. Do you have gravy style wet food at home?
This post was not up when I came back after saying he was at 56, I have lots of FF grilled with gravy, also he would like to have a treat. Now that I know I can use these the next time I will try these first.
Yes, sometimes the timing of posts isn't ideal. Are you going to test again soon-ish?
I have both, I just took a reading and he is @ 57, I gave him 2 treats. What should I do next. The reading I took was @3:30
All of the above, I just hope when he comes up he is not sky high, but I do hope higher than 57.
Take another reading at 4 PM. He should be getting past this low point.
He should come up by PMPS. You can expect higher bounce numbers either then or tomorrow. If PMPS is high enough to give insulin, you'll have to reduce the dose. Let's decide that when you get there. You're doing fine!
