BooBoosMom
Member Since 2014
Good Morning,
I'm not sure who started this forum but the advice received by just reading all the information has been a Godsend for me and my Boo Boo. I never posted much but want to thank everyone personally. Boos BG readings were continually in the 600 and 700 hundreds. It took me months to switch him to a totally canned diet of FF classics and Friskees. He hated it. I had a bag of MD hard food and also had bought the Young Again hard food. I would give him 5 pieces of the MD or the Young Again with his canned food. He would stare at me like "your kidding right!" and I often went to bed and cried. I knew it was going to be the only way to keep him with me. I also had to switch vets and find someone who would take me seriously. If anyone is in the St. Louis area I found a wonderful vet and would be happy to give you their information. Boo started out on Lantus with really no success and was switched to ProZinc. The ProZinc actually worked better on him than the Lantus which was odd. It still did not get him to where we needed to be. BG still shot up to over 500 when I did the PMPS reading. We then switched to Levemir and after 1 month I woke up to his BG being one the 40s.... A bit low. Working with my vet we continually adjusted his insulin based on his daily BG readings until he was in the mid 80s everyday. He's been OTJ since November and every day is a gift. I still test everyday to make sure his numbers are ok. I know that things can change quickly but am so grateful for all the information on this forum. I can't stress enough that you have to get them off of the hard food. It was such a painful process but so worth it. Again, thank you for such a wonderful place and I can never thank you enough for giving me my BooBoo back.
With much Gratitude from me and my Boo,
Nadine
I'm not sure who started this forum but the advice received by just reading all the information has been a Godsend for me and my Boo Boo. I never posted much but want to thank everyone personally. Boos BG readings were continually in the 600 and 700 hundreds. It took me months to switch him to a totally canned diet of FF classics and Friskees. He hated it. I had a bag of MD hard food and also had bought the Young Again hard food. I would give him 5 pieces of the MD or the Young Again with his canned food. He would stare at me like "your kidding right!" and I often went to bed and cried. I knew it was going to be the only way to keep him with me. I also had to switch vets and find someone who would take me seriously. If anyone is in the St. Louis area I found a wonderful vet and would be happy to give you their information. Boo started out on Lantus with really no success and was switched to ProZinc. The ProZinc actually worked better on him than the Lantus which was odd. It still did not get him to where we needed to be. BG still shot up to over 500 when I did the PMPS reading. We then switched to Levemir and after 1 month I woke up to his BG being one the 40s.... A bit low. Working with my vet we continually adjusted his insulin based on his daily BG readings until he was in the mid 80s everyday. He's been OTJ since November and every day is a gift. I still test everyday to make sure his numbers are ok. I know that things can change quickly but am so grateful for all the information on this forum. I can't stress enough that you have to get them off of the hard food. It was such a painful process but so worth it. Again, thank you for such a wonderful place and I can never thank you enough for giving me my BooBoo back.
With much Gratitude from me and my Boo,
Nadine
