Introducing Rover

[Red & Rover (GA)]

Hello, I'm Red and my cat is Rover. I've known him since he was a kitten and he came to live with us when he was 10. He's almost 16 now and has been a diabetic for 3 1/2 years (Lantus 4IU every 12 hours). Clear sailing, relatively speaking, until recently. Now, his numbers are all over the place. I'm hoping to create a spreadsheet soon but apparently the spreadsheet is not recognized by my usual browser.

 

[Sharon14]

Hi welcome to you and Rover! The spreadsheet is a wonderful tool to help you figure out Rovers patterns. If you need help setting it up, let us know and somebody will help you.

 

[Lisa and Witn (GA)]

The spreadsheet will be helpful for us to guide you. Rover's insulin needs may have changed and that is why you are seeing the bouncing. 4 units is a high dose for most cats. Have you tried reducing his dose to see if his numbers look better?

 

[Olive & Paula]

The spreadsheet is in Google sheets not Excel. Some tablets like a kindle can not access that app.

 

[Red & Rover (GA)]

Thanks for the welcome. I posted some history and what I have in the Health forum.

Yes, 4 units is rather high. That is what it took to get the numbers into range and what he has been taking until recently.

 

[Sarah Smith]

Welcome to you and Rover

 

[BJM]

Welcome.

If you have some home glucose test data, that'll give us some ideas of what is going on. There are 2 really important times to test - before you give a shot, and whenever possible, around +5 to +7 hours after the shot to see how low the glucose has gone (the low point is called the nadir)

While you figure out the spreadsheet, have a look at my signature link Secondary Monitoring Tools and tell us about any of those which seem unusual - dehydration, food and water intake and output, behavior, etc.

 

[scoobydoox]

Hello and welcome