First glucose reading

[postiecat]

I just tested my cats blood and it was 259? Have not started insulin yet. Going to vet this afternoon for that. I don't know what the glucose number was when he was tested last Thursday at vet. We are also waiting on test to see if he has pancreitis. Have already put him on low carb diet. He likes canned food so that doesn't seem to be a problem.
Have been reading everything. I just couldn't find what numbers I should be looking for?

Thanks confused_cat

 

[MamaP]

I found this helpful:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/dummies.htm

"Normalization" is the term used when the control is perfect and the BG stays in the normal range around the clock (normal BG for the average cat is 70 - 120 mg/dL -- yours might be higher or lower). Normalization is rarely attempted, because it means the cat is on the edge of hypoglycemia several hours a day, so what we do is "regulation" -- holding the BG most of the time at levels which minimize harm to the cat. Your aim will be to keep the blood glucose above 100 all the time, and below 200 as much as possible.

 

[squeem3]

You want normal levels which is roughly 60 to 150 mg/dl. Some non-diabetics even test as low as the 40s which is fine. A diabetic cat should be kept in the normal range for as much as the time as possible with insulin, and maybe if your cat is lucky, eventually without insulin.

259 is a diabetic number. Low carb canned food has probably helped the numbers a bit but insulin is defnitely needed.

 

[BJM]

Its a process, not an event.

You may start with diet changes first, then add insulin, or the other way around, but you must be testing to make sure it is safe to give insulin and that it is optimally controlling the glucose.

 

[postiecat]

Thank you all. Will be giving first insulin shot this evening. Hope all goes well.