Glucose just fell to 63 - snacking up!

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Pumpkin is not showing any signs of hypoglycemia. He looks really full of vigor and alert actually. I was shocked to see 63 as the reading and snacked him up right away. I will be retesting again very soon.
 
Ah, got it! :) Perhaps I should mention that to my Vet. She was concerned, if it falls beneath 80. I never mentioned I use a human meter. Well, regardless we are back up to 88 now. Hopefully it is safe for me to go pick up dinner. I called and told them I may be a while.

Incidentally, would you happen to have a comparison chart for cat vs human meters? I did not know 50 was the cutoff. :)
 
The take action number when using a pet meter (AlphaTrak 3) is 68. Human meters, for which the take action number is 50, read slightly different than pet meters.

I also found this posted by one of our members
There isn't a way to translate human to pet meter readings. The AT reads higher at the high end and the two types of meters get much closer as they get to the low end, which is the important numbers.


Looks like Pumpkin just earned a reduction following the SLGS since Pumpkin dropped below 90. Your new dose will be 0.75 units going forward :cat:
@Shell
 
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Diane Tyler's Mom said:
The take action number when using a pet meter (AlphaTrak 3) is 68. Human meters, for which the take action number is 50, read slightly different than pet meters.

I also found this posted by one of our members
There isn't a way to translate human to pet meter readings. The AT reads higher at the high end and the two types of meters get much closer as they get to the low end, which is the important numbers.


Looks like Pumpkin just earned a reduction following the SLGS since Pumpkin dropped below 90. Your new dose will be 0.75 units going forward :cat:
@Shell
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Thank you! I couldn't agree more. Dosage reduction earned. :)
 
Diane Tyler's Mom said:
The take action number when using a pet meter (AlphaTrak 3) is 68. Human meters, for which the take action number is 50, read slightly different than pet meters.

I also found this posted by one of our members
There isn't a way to translate human to pet meter readings. The AT reads higher at the high end and the two types of meters get much closer as they get to the low end, which is the important numbers.


Looks like Pumpkin just earned a reduction following the SLGS since Pumpkin dropped below 90. Your new dose will be 0.75 units going forward :cat:
@Shell
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I have a question. We are mid way through his cycle today and it's already 106. Just a guess, but I am thinking it will have fallen more once I test again. I say that because I actually think he does most of his eating overnight. And afternoon, evening less eating. He may not eat again til around 8PM or so (in 4 hours).

Human meter take action is 50. So, if it falls below 80 when I use a human meter, this is not quite a concern, right? It could be of concern if I get a reading below 50? I ask because I was confused about why pet meters action number is 68.
 
As long as he’s over 50 it’s not a hypo but do you have any or karo in case you can’t get him to eat. Since he’s eating dry food he earns a reduction if under 90. Human meters tend to read higher than pet meters but a lot closer in high or low bg to pet meters.
 
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Diane Tyler's Mom said:
The take action number when using a pet meter (AlphaTrak 3) is 68. Human meters, for which the take action number is 50, read slightly different than pet meters.

I also found this posted by one of our members
There isn't a way to translate human to pet meter readings. The AT reads higher at the high end and the two types of meters get much closer as they get to the low end, which is the important numbers.


Looks like Pumpkin just earned a reduction following the SLGS since Pumpkin dropped below 90. Your new dose will be 0.75 units going forward :cat:
@Shell
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I mentioned to my vet that I am using a human meter and they do recommend I go alpha track. It may be a couple months before I can budget this. He just had an extremely costly surgery that he's recovering well from. But, as either meter gets to the lower count, they become closer to being the same? And, if the human meter registers higher numbers, then they are actually probably going to be even higher on the animal meter, than shown on the human meter?
 
There’s no reason to use a pet meter. Vets often suggest using a Libre which is. Human meter but nit a hand held human meter. Makes no sense since we have found the Libre to nit be as accurate as a hand held, especially in low numbers. The test strips are expensive and when using a lot of strips to keep a cat safe makes it difficult. When budget is a concern it makes no sense at all and can be dangerous. You could use a human meter but do a curve for your vet using a pet meter if you don’t feel comfortable explaining to your vet that you need to use your human meter due to cost.
 
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