? Confused about BG numbers on spreadsheet

[Lisa and Smoky]

I gave Smoky 2.75 units in AM, he was at 445. He was 538 @ pm test, not sure why his numbers jumped. I gave him 3 units tonight and his BG at +2 was 309. I can check him again at +4 but have to get some sleep after that. I feel so bad for him right now, he has to take allergy drops once a day, antibiotics twice a day, and insulin shots every 12 hours. plus testing his BG.

 

[Lisa and Smoky]

BG was 309 at +2 and 311 at +4 after pm shot. I have to get up in 6 hours so need to get some sleep. I don't understand how his BG could go up at +4 already. Should I go back to the 2.75 dose. I gave him three units but think I should have waited until Sunday when I could monitor all day.

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

With that big a drop at +2, I wouldn't be surprised if he's really high again in the morning

That's one of the bad things about Vetsulin.....some cats it just doesn't work very well on and you get those fast drops that set them up to bounce again .....it can also wear off too soon on a lot of cats (not all of them, but a lot of them)

Hang in there....We're all here to help you any way we can but you might want to consider using a different insulin if your vet will go for it.....Lantus is a great insulin for cats and we've seen a lot of cats go from Vetsulin to Lantus and were really pleased with the results.

It's expensive, but most of us are buying it from Canada so it ends up breaking down to about $15/month (Info here on Lantus from Canada)

 

[Lisa and Smoky]

You are right about his higher numbers this morning. The relion meter read hi symbol which means he is over 600. Unfortunately, I can't afford to use Lantus, my vet suggested I try prozinc. There are 3 possibilities for the high BG: I gave him Pure Bites tuna with water, it's used as a supplemental feeding. We forgot to pick up dry food that my roommates cats eat. Smoky will not normally eat it but can't say he didn't for sure. I think it might be that the 3 units was too much for him. I can run home at lunch and do a +4 or +5 check on him later.
I am worried about what dose to give him this morning.