How do I know when Hypo event might happen?
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MommaOfMuse
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That is where your meter becomes your best friend, you know by testing. With my girl I always get a test right before I leave the house just to check on her and again right before I go to bed for the night.
It is caused when their bloodsugar drops too low, and you can't always tell by looking until they are very very low. Musette has several times been acting perfectly fine and I have tested her to find her in the 30s. So I get her food out and get her to eat, now after months of testing her I know her patterns very well, I also know that she will spike on even low carb food so unless she is in the 20s I don't break out the high carb food. But that is Musette others will be showing signs and need High carb sooner.
As you go along and gather data from random spot checks you will learn Casey's patterns. You will know when she is dropping too fast or if she will spike on food as well as when her onset (when the insulin starts taking effect) as well as when her lowest point is likely to hit. It just comes with lots of testing and watching for patterns.
When I first adopted Musette even though I already had Maxwell and knew what I was doing with a diabetic cat I hated to leave her too, but once I had gathered a lot of data on her I just randomly spot check her when I know I going to be gone and leave food down for her, because she has proven that she will eat on her own if she thinks she is dropping too fast or going to low.
Mel, Maxwell, Musette & The Fur Gang
It is caused when their bloodsugar drops too low, and you can't always tell by looking until they are very very low. Musette has several times been acting perfectly fine and I have tested her to find her in the 30s. So I get her food out and get her to eat, now after months of testing her I know her patterns very well, I also know that she will spike on even low carb food so unless she is in the 20s I don't break out the high carb food. But that is Musette others will be showing signs and need High carb sooner.
As you go along and gather data from random spot checks you will learn Casey's patterns. You will know when she is dropping too fast or if she will spike on food as well as when her onset (when the insulin starts taking effect) as well as when her lowest point is likely to hit. It just comes with lots of testing and watching for patterns.
When I first adopted Musette even though I already had Maxwell and knew what I was doing with a diabetic cat I hated to leave her too, but once I had gathered a lot of data on her I just randomly spot check her when I know I going to be gone and leave food down for her, because she has proven that she will eat on her own if she thinks she is dropping too fast or going to low.
Mel, Maxwell, Musette & The Fur Gang
Ann & Scatcats
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Hi Casey
Simba and I have been at this for 6 years and he has had his fair share of severe hypos. We use the Lantus insulin, and in Simba's case I get no warning that he is going low, not until he is down to 1 - 18. Then he starts to twitch in the face, head and front paws and it is very urgent to stuff him up with a lot of dextrose and carbs, quick in his case. So far we've been lucky that the hypos has happened around +4 to +6 in the day time and not during the night when I am asleep. I think it has happened during the day time because he free feeds and has a habit to eat more during the night than during the day.
Simba and I have been at this for 6 years and he has had his fair share of severe hypos. We use the Lantus insulin, and in Simba's case I get no warning that he is going low, not until he is down to 1 - 18. Then he starts to twitch in the face, head and front paws and it is very urgent to stuff him up with a lot of dextrose and carbs, quick in his case. So far we've been lucky that the hypos has happened around +4 to +6 in the day time and not during the night when I am asleep. I think it has happened during the day time because he free feeds and has a habit to eat more during the night than during the day.
Ann & Scatcats
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Casey
Also came to think of when a hypo can occure, as it did for Simba. If they vomit up a lot of their food. Some weeks ago Simba vomitted up all his food a lot several days and also had diarrhea, then he went hypo down to 18.
Also came to think of when a hypo can occure, as it did for Simba. If they vomit up a lot of their food. Some weeks ago Simba vomitted up all his food a lot several days and also had diarrhea, then he went hypo down to 18.
kimouette
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kimouette
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That's a good question. When I suspected my cat was going hypo I tested. But before I started testing I got affraid of hypo during the night more than once. My cat was sleeping next to me and I would wake her up just to make sure she was still concious, thinking maybe hypo made her sleepy before it would get worse. So I never got an answer to that question either
MommaOfMuse
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Honestly I don't know if a cat can go into hypo while they are sleeping. But I have woken Musette up for a test. And I do know my mother who is a diabetic herself, did go hypo while she was asleep so I would assume a cat could do the same thing.
Mel, Maxwell, Musette & The Fur Gang
Mel, Maxwell, Musette & The Fur Gang
Ann & Scatcats
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The first time Simba had a severe hypo he was asleep in the bedroom, with me and Gustav laying in the bed. But Simba woke up but his whole face was twitching.
Squeaky and KT (GA)
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KT has gone low during his night sleep but doesn't wake up - but he's never reacted to low bgs with the few he's had. The reason he GOES low at night is because he sleeps thru most of the cycle rather than waking up to eat. When I suspect a bounce breaking, I get up an wake him up - he'll go eat food that I leave out if he IS low, if not he'll go back to sleep.
Doesn't really answer your question....maybe ECID?
Doesn't really answer your question....maybe ECID?
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