Boo and Me
Member Since 2015
Hi. re: home testing- what are the parameters for my cat?
Home testing?
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Elizabeth and Bertie
Member Since 2010
Hi Deb,
I just replied on your other thread but am copying the reply here:
The normal range (for a non-diabetic cat) is approximately 40-120 mg/dl (2.2 -6.7 mmol) on a human meter. (If you are using a pet meter (ie Alpatrak) the numbers will read a tad higher than these.)
Some cats naturally run a little higher or lower than these numbers.
For a cat on insulin, numbers below 40mg/dl or 2.2 mmol, could be considered hypoglycemic (whether symptoms show or not); and some cats will show symptoms at a little above these numbers.
Cats that are newly diagnosed diabetics will quite often have blood glucose numbers in the 400's (20's) or higher.
Has your vet told you any of Boo's blood glucose numbers?
Eliz
I just replied on your other thread but am copying the reply here:
The normal range (for a non-diabetic cat) is approximately 40-120 mg/dl (2.2 -6.7 mmol) on a human meter. (If you are using a pet meter (ie Alpatrak) the numbers will read a tad higher than these.)
Some cats naturally run a little higher or lower than these numbers.
For a cat on insulin, numbers below 40mg/dl or 2.2 mmol, could be considered hypoglycemic (whether symptoms show or not); and some cats will show symptoms at a little above these numbers.
Cats that are newly diagnosed diabetics will quite often have blood glucose numbers in the 400's (20's) or higher.
Has your vet told you any of Boo's blood glucose numbers?
Eliz
Lisa and Witn (GA)
Member Since 2009
Also, for newbies, we recommend using 200 mg as your "don't shoot" number until you know how your cat responds to the insulin and dose. When you are hometesting and become more familiar with how your cat responds you will be able to gradually lower that number.
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