Hello..new diabetic family here & has a few questions!

[JinaONeill]

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this! My family cat, Lily, was diagnosed on Sunday. She is 11 1/2 years. We initially took her in because she was throwing up her kibble all over the house. Her bg level was at 300 on Sunday and also traces of glucose in her urine.

We have purchased ProZinc and have a follow up appointment tomorrow with the Vet to go over her new dosage (she was originally prescribed Lantus and we decided on ProZinc), how to inject, Curve testing, etc. ** She has NOT received any Insulin yet.

Also to note, she has been on kibble her whole life. We have switched her to wet food since Sunday. Initially we tried the prescription Royal Canin but she didn't like it and after reading past posts I decided to try Friskies pate; which she loves.

** Since we are new to this, are there any questions or information we should go prepared with to our follow up appointment tomorrow?

Thank you!

 

[Larry and Kitties]

Welcome.
Discuss with your vet home testing Lily's blood glucose testing.
Most of us here test our cat's blood glucose at home using a human meter. We test before each shot and periodically between shots. We record our reading and other info in a spreadsheet. See:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/fdmb-spreadsheet-instructions.130337/

 

[JinaONeill]

Welcome.
Discuss with your vet home testing Lily's blood glucose testing.
Most of us here test our cat's blood glucose at home using a human meter. We test before each shot and periodically between shots. We record our reading and other info in a spreadsheet. See:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/fdmb-spreadsheet-instructions.130337/

Thank you, Larry! Are there meters that are better than others?

 

[Larry and Kitties]

Many here use the Walmart's Relion Confirm and Confirm Micro. The strips are very reasonably priced. There are pet meters but the strips for them are over $1 each

 

[JanetNJ]

I use the Alphatrak 2 pet meter because it's the same one my vet uses, but as Larry said, the strips are pricey at about $1 each. I test about 6-7 times a day usually so it definitely adds up. I like having the same one my vet uses though so it's a sacrifice we make. If the price is prohibitive to using that, then the human meter Relion is the way to go... just know there will be a difference between your numbers and the ones at the vets office as human meters test lower numbers generally.

 

[JinaONeill]

Many here use the Walmart's Relion Confirm and Confirm Micro. The strips are very reasonably priced. There are pet meters but the strips for them are over $1 each

Thank you! Most of the posts/articles I've read recommend Relion Confirm.

 

[JinaONeill]

I use the Alphatrak 2 pet meter because it's the same one my vet uses, but as Larry said, the strips are pricey at about $1 each. I test about 6-7 times a day usually so it definitely adds up. I like having the same one my vet uses though so it's a sacrifice we make. If the price is prohibitive to using that, then the human meter Relion is the way to go... just know there will be a difference between your numbers and the ones at the vets office as human meters test lower numbers generally.

Thank you for the suggestion! I wasn't aware of the pet meters.

 

[JanetNJ]

Thank you for the suggestion! I wasn't aware of the pet meters.

they are calibrated for pet blood and most likely what your vet will be using. https://www.amazon.com/AlphaTRAK-Bl...stem/dp/B007Z0XULY/?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
consider the cost of strips though.

 

[JinaONeill]

they are calibrated for pet blood and most likely what your vet will be using. https://www.amazon.com/AlphaTRAK-Blood-Glucose-Monitoring-System/dp/B007Z0XULY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470854789&sr=8-1&keywords=alphatrack 2
consider the cost of strips though.

Makes a lot of sense. Thank you.