Confused about Purina Glucotest Litter Results?

[suwannee79]

I tried the Purina Glucotest confetti litter chips for the 1st time tonight and I'm a little confused what the results mean - his BG taken shortly before using the litter was 360, then he ate and got a 0.5 unit shot of PZI, a few minutes later he peed in the fresh litter with the confetti and it turned dark purple which according to the sheet is 600mg/dL - what is the 600mg/dL measuring? Do I need to be concerned that it turned dark purple?

 

[squeem3]

I tried the Purina Glucotest confetti litter chips for the 1st time tonight and I'm a little confused what the results mean - his BG taken shortly before using the litter was 360, then he ate and got a 0.5 unit shot of PZI, a few minutes later he peed in the fresh litter with the confetti and it turned dark purple which according to the sheet is 600mg/dL - what is the 600mg/dL measuring? Do I need to be concerned that it turned dark purple?

Glucotest, and the KetoDiastix for Human diabetics which can also be used, measures the amount of glucose in the urine. Neither is an accurate way of monitoring your cat's diabetes. Glucose builds up over time in the urine and by the time your cat pees and you get a test result, the glucose amount will be really high. Blood glucose testing tells you exactly what your cat's leve is at that very moment. Stick with blood glucose testing since it is more reflective of what your cat's levels are. Test urine for ketones if needed but I wouldn't bother with urine glucose testing.

 

[Karen & Smokey(GA)]

The amount of glucose in the urine does not correlate to the amount in the blood.

The two numbers measure completely different things.

 

[BJM]

As a loose indicator, it means you don't have his diabetes well controlled, which you already knew.

The bladder collects urine over several hours, then discharges it. So what you have is approximately an average of what was going on over all of those hours, which in this case, was enough glucose in the blood that the renal threshold was exceeded and some of it went into the urine. As he becomes better controlled, this should resolve considerably. The amount of wet litter also should decrease, as he won't need as much water to process the glucose.