Hello FDMB community,
My name is Dany, I'm from Romania
I'm new here and could really use some advice on my diabetic cat, Puffy. He's a 5.75 kg male, rescued cat, one of 12, diagnosed with diabetes about 13 months ago. He's on Lantus insulin, injected every 12 hours at 9 AM and 9 PM. His diet is strict raw BARF low-carb: mostly raw meat, hearts, organs (heart, liver), taurine supplement, vitamin B12, inactive yeast, boiled egg yolk, kefir (minimal, about 1 tsp/day), and salmon oil. No carbs over 5-6%,
His blood glucose has been unstable lately with a yo-yo cycle: low mornings (even hipo like 61), skip dose, high evenings (400+), then back to 5U, and repeat. I use Accu-Chek Instant meter. Here's his recent spreadsheet with values, doses, and notes:
Google Sheets Link: Puffy's BG Spreadsheet. Hello everyone,
The idea is that I didn't know what else to do or who to ask for advice and help anymore, so I turned to AI for support — first ChatGPT, then Grok. I decided to follow the advice from Grok, which said it is based on many books and real examples from various groups, and it told me to increase the dose to 5 units, then to 6 units. But it’s not giving results. Honestly, I don't know where else to turn for help anymore. The veterinarians (no offense) are overwhelmed by the situation and don't really have much knowledge about insulin and blood glucose in cats. I heard about this group, and that's how I ended up asking you for help and advice too.
P.S on spread sheet, the last approx. last 2 weeks, the dosage was 5 u
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Puffy (Daniel Pup) 's Sugar Sheet
My name is Dany, I'm from Romania
I'm new here and could really use some advice on my diabetic cat, Puffy. He's a 5.75 kg male, rescued cat, one of 12, diagnosed with diabetes about 13 months ago. He's on Lantus insulin, injected every 12 hours at 9 AM and 9 PM. His diet is strict raw BARF low-carb: mostly raw meat, hearts, organs (heart, liver), taurine supplement, vitamin B12, inactive yeast, boiled egg yolk, kefir (minimal, about 1 tsp/day), and salmon oil. No carbs over 5-6%,
His blood glucose has been unstable lately with a yo-yo cycle: low mornings (even hipo like 61), skip dose, high evenings (400+), then back to 5U, and repeat. I use Accu-Chek Instant meter. Here's his recent spreadsheet with values, doses, and notes:
Google Sheets Link: Puffy's BG Spreadsheet. Hello everyone,
The idea is that I didn't know what else to do or who to ask for advice and help anymore, so I turned to AI for support — first ChatGPT, then Grok. I decided to follow the advice from Grok, which said it is based on many books and real examples from various groups, and it told me to increase the dose to 5 units, then to 6 units. But it’s not giving results. Honestly, I don't know where else to turn for help anymore. The veterinarians (no offense) are overwhelmed by the situation and don't really have much knowledge about insulin and blood glucose in cats. I heard about this group, and that's how I ended up asking you for help and advice too.
P.S on spread sheet, the last approx. last 2 weeks, the dosage was 5 u
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Puffy (Daniel Pup) 's Sugar Sheet
