cleothecat
Member Since 2013
Hello everyone, I posted a question a few days ago about checking glucose. I so wish that I found this forum, and read thoroughly sooner. I finally learned to create signature, and tried to post her chart. Hope you can see it. If not, let me know how it should be done correctly please.
I am panicking about my cat’s low glucose. Cleo started on Lantus (1 unit, twice a day), and was getting insulin even when it was low, in the 80s since the vet told me to give her shot unless it is below 70 because stopping insulin will make it harder to regulate Cleo’s glucose. So I did until I posted my first question here and some of you told me it was too low to give her dose. I called the vet, and he lowered the dose down to 1/2. The next day, I read more about it and had to stop giving her insulin. So this is her second day without insulin. I checked her again at 5pm, and it is 73. (2&1/2 hr after eating) When I talked to the vet today, he is concerned and advised me to give her 1/4 Unit if it is between 100-180, and 1/2 Unit if it is above 180. He did not think that I needed to check her again tonight, but wait until tomorrow morning. What do you think? Should I check her blood again tonight and give her dose if it is higher than 100, 180, 200? Is this good that she has low numbers? What I don’t understand is why she still has clinical signs of diabetes when her glucose is low. She still is lethargic. She doesn't drink much and she only urinates twice a day now, but still in greater volume than when she was normal. She eats well though. (BTW, she always was on dry food until her diagnosis, and now she is completely on wet food.) Her urinalysis from last Friday clearly showed glucose in her urine (2+). Do these signs improve over time, but not concurrently with low numbers? The vet said this might be a case of transient, but I am just so worried. I am scared that I messed up something really bad by giving her insulin when she was low even though I did not see any signs of hypoglycemia. Should I consider other health issues for a case like this? Also, I think she is very stressed/depressed ever since we are back from the visit to the vet’s office last Friday (new vet). She has been grooming excessively, scratching her left eye where is now loosing hair, and squinting more. I don’t see any discharge or other signs of infection, but I might be missing something here. Any other signs I should consider? I would appreciate your suggestions. Since my vacation is over and I am back to work, I am so concerned about not being able to be home to check up on her. Hope to have a peace of mind soon. Thank you all.
I am panicking about my cat’s low glucose. Cleo started on Lantus (1 unit, twice a day), and was getting insulin even when it was low, in the 80s since the vet told me to give her shot unless it is below 70 because stopping insulin will make it harder to regulate Cleo’s glucose. So I did until I posted my first question here and some of you told me it was too low to give her dose. I called the vet, and he lowered the dose down to 1/2. The next day, I read more about it and had to stop giving her insulin. So this is her second day without insulin. I checked her again at 5pm, and it is 73. (2&1/2 hr after eating) When I talked to the vet today, he is concerned and advised me to give her 1/4 Unit if it is between 100-180, and 1/2 Unit if it is above 180. He did not think that I needed to check her again tonight, but wait until tomorrow morning. What do you think? Should I check her blood again tonight and give her dose if it is higher than 100, 180, 200? Is this good that she has low numbers? What I don’t understand is why she still has clinical signs of diabetes when her glucose is low. She still is lethargic. She doesn't drink much and she only urinates twice a day now, but still in greater volume than when she was normal. She eats well though. (BTW, she always was on dry food until her diagnosis, and now she is completely on wet food.) Her urinalysis from last Friday clearly showed glucose in her urine (2+). Do these signs improve over time, but not concurrently with low numbers? The vet said this might be a case of transient, but I am just so worried. I am scared that I messed up something really bad by giving her insulin when she was low even though I did not see any signs of hypoglycemia. Should I consider other health issues for a case like this? Also, I think she is very stressed/depressed ever since we are back from the visit to the vet’s office last Friday (new vet). She has been grooming excessively, scratching her left eye where is now loosing hair, and squinting more. I don’t see any discharge or other signs of infection, but I might be missing something here. Any other signs I should consider? I would appreciate your suggestions. Since my vacation is over and I am back to work, I am so concerned about not being able to be home to check up on her. Hope to have a peace of mind soon. Thank you all.
