Don't know what to do

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jennyb

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Don't know what to do? Just when i get into a routine and i think I'm comfortable with this newly diabetic fur ball she throws me a curve ball. K my cat is a crunchie food free feeder and I am trying to get her on a two times a day eating scheduale. But I'm trying to do it slowly b/c when she is hungry and there is no food out she starts eating non-food items ie her stuffies, paper, plastic, fabric.
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So what I was hoping is that if I can get her bg sorta down a little, she won't be eating as much and I can spread her feedings further apart.

She usually snacks at 4:30Am and then I take the food up so I can test at 7Am and that has been working, but this morning she did not eat at 4:30 so when I tested her Bg was 9.3. Then I fed her which I know now you are supose to wait till her bg comes up without food....I read that afterwards. Now I don't know what I should do.

Now her schedule will all be screwed up.
 
rhiannon and shadow said:
hello.
How long has it been since her shot time?


Your spreadsheet is way behind, Could you update it?
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try clickimg the mmol side of it, it won't convert the the us I don't know why the mmol side is up to date
 
Okay. I see that now.
I'm guessing you are at least an hour past your normal shot time.
Have you tested again to see if bg is going up now?

You are currently in a stall pattern.

Will you cat eat any wet food at all or is she one of the stubborn ones?
 
rhiannon and shadow said:
Okay. I see that now.
I'm guessing you are at least an hour past your normal shot time.
Have you tested again to see if bg is going up now?

You are currently in a stall pattern.

Will you cat eat any wet food at all or is she one of the stubborn ones?
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she was 167 at 6:30 she ate then at 7:30 she was 309

I don't know what you mean by stall pattern?
No she won't eat wet food at all she is a stubborn one forsure.
 
By the way, you should change your icon to a question mark.
This isn't a 911 situation.
You can also use the words - Need Help or Need Eyes in the subject line.
 
BJM said:
How to Handle Low Test Readings

Its OK to leave the food out. Smaller meals tend to equal more level glucose.
If she's a scarfer, a timed feeder like the PetMate 5 can do min-meals.
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Question then, my vet is really pressuring me to feed twice a day. And I thought that it was highly recommended to not feed 2 hours before testing. Am I misreading something. She's not a scarfer, but she is a very random eater, so to leave food out and at the same time not feed her 2 hours before is a little challenging, I'm open to any suggestions.
 
There are occasions when you have a low pre-shot number ( this was low in your experience thus far) that you can stall and see if your cat's bg is rising or falling.
You generally would not feed when you stall, but it's okay that you did so.

You don't want your cat to eat her stuffed toy. :lol:

If you can manage the time switch for your shot time, I would give her shot now .

Can your schedule handle the change in shot time?


I'll answer the your new question in a new reply.
 
rhiannon and shadow said:
There are occasions when you have a low pre-shot number ( this was low in your experience thus far) that you can stall and see if your cat's bg is rising or falling.
You generally would not feed when you stall, but it's okay that you did so.

You don't want your cat to eat her stuffed toy. :lol:

If you can manage the time switch for your shot time, I would give her shot now .

Can your schedule handle the change in shot time?


I'll answer the your new question in a new reply.
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Yes, for now I can, but I can slowly move it back right or will that really screw her up?
 
Yes Ideally you would want that 2 hour gap before shot time.
The food ( especially a dry food) can spike the bg number.

I personally am not a fan of feeding only twice a day. So I disagree with your vet.


You can move your shot time back in increments.
You can either do a once a day 30 minute earlier or at the two shot times, you can move the shot time up by 15 minutes.
It's one or the other.
 
rhiannon and shadow said:
By the way, you should change your icon to a question mark.
This isn't a 911 situation.
You can also use the words - Need Help or Need Eyes in the subject line.
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Sorry, I was panicing, my first low number, my bad is a star ok?
 
rhiannon and shadow said:
Yes Ideally you would want that 2 hour gap before shot time.
The food ( especially a dry food) can spike the bg number.

I personally am not a fan of feeding only twice a day. So I disagree with your vet.


You can move your shot time back in increments.
You can either do a once a day 30 minute earlier or at the two shot times, you can move the shot time up by 15 minutes.
It's one or the other.
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Thank you so, so much, I feel much better now, in knowing what to do, I appriciate it so much
THANKS!!!!
jennyb
 
Jenny --

Have you seen Dr. Lisa's website on feline nutrition? She has an excellent section on transitioning a cat that's a dry food junkie to canned food. It can take a while but most cats can be switched over.

Also, many of us use timed feeders to insure that food is available throughout the day.

It looks like you're using Lantus. I suspect your vet is more familiar with other types of insulin like Humulin N or Caninsulin. With either of those types of insulin, feeding at shot time is preferred. They are shorter acting insulin than Lantus and due to their earlier nadir, having food on board at shot time is important. Lantus is long-acting and the low point of the cycle is, for many cats, around 6 hours after you shoot. Thus, smaller frequent meals make sense given how the insulin works.

Re. your spreadsheet formatting: If you add rows at the bottom, you lose the formatting. Instead, if you format a block of rows on the mmol side, then go to the top menu bar and click on the Insert tab, there will be a command that reads something like "Insert ## rows above" or "Insert # rows below." If you click on one of those items, it will insert the desired number of rows and the formatting will be intact. If that doesn't work, put a note in the Tech Support forum and see if one of the tech wizards can help.
 
Sienne and Gabby said:
Jenny --

Have you seen Dr. Lisa's website on feline nutrition? She has an excellent section on transitioning a cat that's a dry food junkie to canned food. It can take a while but most cats can be switched over.

Also, many of us use timed feeders to insure that food is available throughout the day.

It looks like you're using Lantus. I suspect your vet is more familiar with other types of insulin like Humulin N or Caninsulin. With either of those types of insulin, feeding at shot time is preferred. They are shorter acting insulin than Lantus and due to their earlier nadir, having food on board at shot time is important. Lantus is long-acting and the low point of the cycle is, for many cats, around 6 hours after you shoot. Thus, smaller frequent meals make sense given how the insulin works.

Re. your spreadsheet formatting: If you add rows at the bottom, you lose the formatting. Instead, if you format a block of rows on the mmol side, then go to the top menu bar and click on the Insert tab, there will be a command that reads something like "Insert ## rows above" or "Insert # rows below." If you click on one of those items, it will insert the desired number of rows and the formatting will be intact. If that doesn't work, put a note in the Tech Support forum and see if one of the tech wizards can help.
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thanks i printed out that info
 
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