hyfibutt
Member Since 2021
Hi Everyone,
I am Lisa, mom to Fluffy and 5 other cats. Fluffy is 9 and was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago. She has been losing weight and always hungry, so I took her to the vet and her glucose was 295 so they said she was diabetic. I had been previously feeding her dry food, and I switched her to wet. (I have 6 cats - they have been traditionally grazers)
She just started vetsulin last Thursday. The vet told me to give her 2 units one time a day. On Monday she had a hypoglycemic episode and late that night I went out and got the glucose monitor and have been testing her for only 2 days now.
Her first test yesterday morning was 205. I tested her around 2 pm and it was 156. I tested her prior to her dinner and it was 151 so I did not give her any insulin. I called the vet in the afternoon about the hypo and to let him know I bought a kit and he said "well 2 is a very tiny amount, so she should be ok, but if you want to cut it back it is ok, but don't give her any today since it was 156" and now I am concerned that this guy doesnt know what he is talking about after posting some questions over in the FB group.
I did NOT give her a shot last night, fed her wet food as usual, tested her this morning before I fed her and it was 125. I fed her dry food mixed with cooked chicken and water this morning. She ate it up.
First of all, I did not know about testing, then feeding then waiting a half hour before sticking her, which is probably why she had the hypo. She weighs only 5.2 pounds so 2 units may not be a lot for other animals, but hello. she is only 5.2 pounds.
Here are my questions to start:
Can I skip shots if her bg is good? What is a bad number?
What range am I looking for?
How do I get her to sit still while I am trying to stick her in the ear?
How often should I test her?
Shouldn't I be giving her a shot twice a day since I have learned that vetsulin is only good for 12 hours, and maybe I should give her .5 in the am and .5 in the pm if her bg is high?
Where is this spreadsheet you speak of? I am trying to navigate this board, but my brain is going a million different directions (my daughter passed her drivers license test yesterday - doing college applications and other stuff)
Sorry this is long. I just want to cry I am so confused and worried about Fluffy.
I am Lisa, mom to Fluffy and 5 other cats. Fluffy is 9 and was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago. She has been losing weight and always hungry, so I took her to the vet and her glucose was 295 so they said she was diabetic. I had been previously feeding her dry food, and I switched her to wet. (I have 6 cats - they have been traditionally grazers)
She just started vetsulin last Thursday. The vet told me to give her 2 units one time a day. On Monday she had a hypoglycemic episode and late that night I went out and got the glucose monitor and have been testing her for only 2 days now.
Her first test yesterday morning was 205. I tested her around 2 pm and it was 156. I tested her prior to her dinner and it was 151 so I did not give her any insulin. I called the vet in the afternoon about the hypo and to let him know I bought a kit and he said "well 2 is a very tiny amount, so she should be ok, but if you want to cut it back it is ok, but don't give her any today since it was 156" and now I am concerned that this guy doesnt know what he is talking about after posting some questions over in the FB group.
I did NOT give her a shot last night, fed her wet food as usual, tested her this morning before I fed her and it was 125. I fed her dry food mixed with cooked chicken and water this morning. She ate it up.
First of all, I did not know about testing, then feeding then waiting a half hour before sticking her, which is probably why she had the hypo. She weighs only 5.2 pounds so 2 units may not be a lot for other animals, but hello. she is only 5.2 pounds.
Here are my questions to start:
Can I skip shots if her bg is good? What is a bad number?
What range am I looking for?
How do I get her to sit still while I am trying to stick her in the ear?
How often should I test her?
Shouldn't I be giving her a shot twice a day since I have learned that vetsulin is only good for 12 hours, and maybe I should give her .5 in the am and .5 in the pm if her bg is high?
Where is this spreadsheet you speak of? I am trying to navigate this board, but my brain is going a million different directions (my daughter passed her drivers license test yesterday - doing college applications and other stuff)
Sorry this is long. I just want to cry I am so confused and worried about Fluffy.
I'm glad you've found FDMB, and very well done for starting to home test. 
