Smokey
Active Member
Hello!
My childs name is Smokey and I've had him for 13 years! We live in Melbourne, Fl and he has had Diabetes for 2 years and I am so happy to have found this site of Mom's and Dad's who care as much as I do! I have taken it very seriously and I've given 110% to help him in anyway possible! With accurate food measurements, his weight has come down from 20lb to 15.5 in 2 years. He was on Vetsulin for the entire 2 years starting out at 14 units and finally regulating 1.5 years later at 5 units!
When the Vetsulin came close to running out, I brought him into the Vet for fructosomine which was 269 (perfect range according to vet) and a new curve on Humulin N. Day 1 (off Vetsulin since night before) - My vet called me surprised saying that his BS never went over 120 for the 8 hours there and he didn't give him any of the Humulin (we all thought it was strange) but to bring him back the second day. Day 2 - Vet stated no Humulin, his BS didn't go above 130 . I brought Smokey home with no Insulin and a Fructosomine appt. in 3 weeks.
Since being off Insulin, I'm a little paranoid so I check Smokey's blood twice a day... He had 1 day he scored at 161 but, since then he hasn't gone above 85.
I knew how to do everything perfectly when he was Insulin dependent and now I'm a little confused as to what time of day I should test him to see what I need to see accurately. For these 2 weeks, I've been testing anywhere from 5-10 hours after his meal. He eats 1/4 cup W/D food at 6:15am and 6:15pm.
I'm not sure what all this means and reading your OTJ posts keep me hopeful! Any feedback would be appreciated!
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Thank you all!
My childs name is Smokey and I've had him for 13 years! We live in Melbourne, Fl and he has had Diabetes for 2 years and I am so happy to have found this site of Mom's and Dad's who care as much as I do! I have taken it very seriously and I've given 110% to help him in anyway possible! With accurate food measurements, his weight has come down from 20lb to 15.5 in 2 years. He was on Vetsulin for the entire 2 years starting out at 14 units and finally regulating 1.5 years later at 5 units!
When the Vetsulin came close to running out, I brought him into the Vet for fructosomine which was 269 (perfect range according to vet) and a new curve on Humulin N. Day 1 (off Vetsulin since night before) - My vet called me surprised saying that his BS never went over 120 for the 8 hours there and he didn't give him any of the Humulin (we all thought it was strange) but to bring him back the second day. Day 2 - Vet stated no Humulin, his BS didn't go above 130 . I brought Smokey home with no Insulin and a Fructosomine appt. in 3 weeks.
Since being off Insulin, I'm a little paranoid so I check Smokey's blood twice a day... He had 1 day he scored at 161 but, since then he hasn't gone above 85.
I knew how to do everything perfectly when he was Insulin dependent and now I'm a little confused as to what time of day I should test him to see what I need to see accurately. For these 2 weeks, I've been testing anywhere from 5-10 hours after his meal. He eats 1/4 cup W/D food at 6:15am and 6:15pm.
I'm not sure what all this means and reading your OTJ posts keep me hopeful! Any feedback would be appreciated!
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Thank you all!
