I use a variety of foods and rotate each day since I don't eat the same thing daily and don't expect Harley & Davidson to eat the same thing daily
Here are the carb % values to make it easier:
Fancy Feast
turkey & giblet feast pate 3%
cod, sole & shrimp pate 4%
tender liver & chicken feast pate 4%
salmon feast pate 4%
ocean whitefish & tuna feast pate 4%
chicken feast in gravy pate 13%
Friskies
turkey & giblet dinner pate 8%
salmon dinner pate 7%
mariners catch pate 6%
Merrick
96% salmon 2%
Science Diet/Hills
w/d 25%
When Davidson drops lower then 50 I give him the 13% carb food as it works to spike his levels, however many cats need a higher carb to do this so you may want to buy something else. The w/d food was what my first Vet wanted me to use all the time, this was after he sold me the same w/d dry food. And when I looked at the 25% carb content I fired him!!! He knows nothing about FD so don't assume your Vet does either.......
In order to take the math out of it and make it easy I cut off the labels and mark the carb % i.e. 4C (for 4% carb) on the label and then tape it to the shelf under the food stack so I can easily reach for it. Might be a helpful idea for some??
Don't panic - you have GREAT people here and I was in the same situation Jan 7th when I started with Davidson's DX and he went on Lantus on Jan 15th and today is his 3rd reduction. It gets much easier............so hang in there.
Shawna