Sammy had his leg removed in July. Somehow got pancreatitis and was diagnosed with DM about 3 weeks ago. He was started on vetsulin which was upped to 2.5 units after a fasted BG at the vet, where it was in the 600s. I have an Alpha Trak and new test strips. I've had a few diabetic cats throughout my life, and am a vet tech, so I'm fairly competent about doing the BG curve although Sam is not quite the happiest with ear sticks, he's been getting better. I've been doing a 6 hour post dose just to see how he was doing and also did a 4 hour today and an 8 hour today. His numbers continue to be in the upper 300s and 400s. However, I confess to feeding him at least three - four wet food dishes a day, and he has freeze dried (moistened) Stella and Chewy overnight (I do have three cats though, so not sure how much he's eating himself so far). I'm guessing that as the vet mentioned he should be continually fed (he mentioned dry DM food! I said oh heck no!) as he was so skinny prior to the pancreatitis being eliminated. I guess his meals, now that he's gained a good pound or two back, while very very low carb, should be more consistent (he's excited to eat every time I enter the house, and since I work walking dogs and doing horses am constantly in and out of the house). I do think this larger amount of eating MUST be affecting the BG, especially as, ignorant me, I fed him less than an hour before the mid dose BG. I will endeavor to immediately stabilize his eating schedule and keep the extra meals replace by small snacks earlier in the cycles. He does always get fed before his am and pm dose to make sure he has food at least 3 oz of wet low carb or raw food prior to his insulin. Once I get a bit better with him and the ear sticks (he has black ears and the most incredibly small ear veins, unlike my previous sugar babes), I will work on that spreadsheet and share it with you. I am also trying to get alternatives to deal with his asthma, as steroids are out. Again, the vet's not being helpful here, but I do have some leftover albumin and an aerokat for emergencies. I am also going to try to switch to prozinc, as even tho it costs more I had good results with it in the recent cats. (Same practice but a different doctor - she left the practice for her own since my last S.B.). Thank you again for all your help. I am quite attached to this boy and feel that between being an outdoor cat in his 4 legged days and all the stress from the steroids that this could maybe have been avoided? I don't know, but it's not a good feeling. He deserves the best I can do for him. As they all do!
