Yah, don't know why the vets often seem to get that backwards. It's like saying "ok, your diet is 1/2 candy & soda and you are now diabetic, so.... let's get you on insulin, get you stablized, and then we'll talk about weaning you off your candy." ohmygod_smile My take is a lot of vets just don't realize how much the dry food wreaks havoc. I know my vet didn't. Even after Bix went from like 4 units on the lower carb dry foods to more like 1.5 on LC canned, I'm still not sure she was convinced. :YMSIGH:
Anyhow, so my suggestion would be 1) no need to stress about it and no super-rush b/c her #s are pretty good. BUT she'll have a better chance of going OTJ w/o the dry in the picture, and if she does go OTJ she will have a better chance of staying that way w/o dry. And even if she doesn't go OTJ, you will most likely find the diabetes A LOT easier to manage w/o those extra carbs.
One thing you can do is leave canned food out. I didn't know that when I got here, but it turns out it's not a big deal to leave it out (I'm not sure why, but that's what I have read). Some people freeze portions, like in an ice cube tray, and then set those out in the morning so it will last a little longer during the day.
I do think it's a good idea to have food out if you aren't home, so I wouldn't just pull up the dry or anything like that. And if you do switch it over to wet, you should reduce your dose further. Assuming she is actually eating the dry (?) and getting #s like this, she likely will not need as much insulin w/o it.
So I would get some ideas - you can browse Health, it is a frequent topic, and do some reading on the food links & stuff (some are in the PZI sticky, others are in the Health Links forum, or it's called something like that I don't remember exactly) and see what you think, and then experiment and figure out what works best for your crew.
Basically just what Sue said :mrgreen: I seem to keep posting at the same time as other peeps. The board used to show you the new posts before you submitted yours, but it seems like maybe that has changed, I don't seem to see them anymore til after I post.