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my 11 y ear old cat was diagnosed about a month ago he started with one unit of prozinc in and now is up to 4 unitswe give it to him at 9 in the morning and the vet test him at 10 in the morning and it's always highshouldn't I haven't tested about 4 hours after I give it to him so it is time to work you think the vet would know that I have also switched him to fancy feast and Friskies pate and Hill's Science Diet MD glucose management which I heard isn't really good cuz its high in carbsgoing to get him a glucose monitoring during which one is the best and where do I get it anyoneany Repliesare welcome thank you so much
 
Hi and welcome!! Are you home testing before giving the 4 units? Are you home testing at all?
Before you begin what we call the "sugar dance" the best thing to do is to learn how to home test. That way you will know how much to inject and also more importantly know how well the insulin that you inject is working.
You did not mention any numbers. If you are already testing at home you will need to do a spreadsheet. Many many wonderful folks here that can help you with anything and everything!
Again, welcome aboard!!
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thanks for replying I will home test as soon as I get back I'm on vacation my boyfriend giving him the insulin at homesomeone said I can get a glucose meter at Walmart do you know any good ones or are they all pretty much the same
 
I have the Relion Micro, the Relion Confirm which both use the same test strip. I also tried the Relion Prime but it needs a bigger blood drop which can be tricky when you are first starting out. The Prime does have much less expensive test strips than the Micro/Confirm, half the price. Just about any human meter will have less expensive test strips than the pet specific meters like the Alphatrak, $1-2 per test strip. The Alphatrak got too pricey for me so that is why I switched to the Relion Confirm.

Be sure to get those larger "alternate test site" lancets when you are starting out testing. The larger pin on the 26-28 gauge lancets are easier to get a blood drop of sufficient size for testing until you get the hang of it.
 
We have successfully used human glucometers with pet-specific reference numbers given in the various insulin protocols.

See my signature link Glucometer Notes for some info on how meters work, and what general number ranges may mean.
 
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