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Hello, and welcome.

In a normal (non-diabetic) cat the blood glucose range is approximately 50 - 130 (2.7 - 7.5).
It is not uncommon for newly diagnosed diabetics to have blood glucose levels in the 400's (20's).
The goal of insulin therapy is to try to reduce the blood glucose levels into a more acceptable range, while still keeping the kitty safe from hypoglycemia.

You may be interested to see this page from the Pet Diabetes Wikia. It has some useful general guidelines about blood glucose levels:
http://petdiabetes.wikia.com/wiki/Blood_sugar_guidelines

Eliz
 
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Ok so the vet said to dose her 6 units every 12 hours I checked her levels for the first time today at home and it was 435 I fed her and it went up to 468
 
Hi Kenneth and extra sweet baby! What kind of insulin are you using? 6 units is a LOT of insulin. When you feed, the numbers will go up from the carbs in the food. What are you feeding?

How about posting over in the 'Feline Health' forum giving us that info above as well as a bit about your cat and we'll all see if we can help. The micro is a good meter - it's my favorite of all the meters I've used over the years.

See you there!!!
 
Hi Kenneth and welcome to FDMB. Did you just start your cat on insulin or was the 6 units a dose increase because a lower dose was not bringing the numbers down? 6 units is a HUGE dose of insulin and far more than most cats need unless there are other factors involved. It's possible you are seeing a very high reading because you are giving too much rather than too little insulin. While your cat can compensate for a short time, if the dose is too high, your cat could become hypoglycemia and that is very dangerous, possibly even fatal, if not dealt with immediately. Please, as Lyresa said, post on the Feline Health forum (here) and let us know a little more about your cat (age, weight, breed, other health issues, date of diagnosis, type of insulin, diet) and the folks here will be able to help you keep your cat safe. The hands on knowledge of the folks on this board is priceless!
 
6 units? Um... Crikey.... Eeek!!!! :eek:
Are you absolutely sure your vet said "6 units"...?
That is a phenomenally high starting dose. The usual recommended starting dose is something around 1 - 1.5 units.

What are your cat's current blood glucose levels?
What insulin are you using?
And what are you feeding your kitty at the moment?

Eliz
 
Eliz, I just tagged you on Kenneth's new thread. The 6u is not the starting dose but it still seems high to me and he's switching his Bessie to a better diet so may need a little expertise!
 
Whoa! That is a lot of insulin.
Here are our guidelines for how to recognize and intervene in a hypoglycemic crisis, where the glucose goes too low. That can be fatal. Please be sure to have an oral syringe and some Karo syrup on hand at all times.
For safety, please don't give insulin without testing first. And if the test is below 200 mg/dL, please don't inject.
 
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