JennRoss86
Member Since 2018
I'm ready to discuss:
I'm a week into my "experiment" and my cat's BG level (first spot check of the day) read 119!
A few points:
1) I switched him cold turkey from Hill's Prescription w/d dry to Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet wet ONLY
2) He was on Lantus 9 units every 12 hours
3) For months in the less than a year since diagnosis his BG average has been 500 or higher
(he was only ever in remission for two months around November of last year)
4) He's only had 5 units of insulin over the last six days with about 20 BG spot checks for monitoring
5) Over the last four days he has only gone above 300 once- and not below 300
6) His six day average is 365 with over 12 BG spot checks
7) Today, his BG as mentioned above, is in the "remission range"
8) He's only eating chicken and salmon right now, I've excluded the duck for the higher carb content
My theory is that it should stay in this range now with the food only. I cannot thank Dr. Pierson enough for her dedicated research (I used her catinfo.org for help) and with patience and love I was able to do this on my own, with no assistance from a vet. However, after another week or so of multiple BG checks, I plan to gather all of my own research and present this to my vet in hopes that she will recommend this food instead of selling Hill's exclusively.
Thank you, and if you have any questions or insights or just want to discuss! Let's go!
-Jenn and Mister Grey
I'm a week into my "experiment" and my cat's BG level (first spot check of the day) read 119!
A few points:
1) I switched him cold turkey from Hill's Prescription w/d dry to Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet wet ONLY
2) He was on Lantus 9 units every 12 hours
3) For months in the less than a year since diagnosis his BG average has been 500 or higher
(he was only ever in remission for two months around November of last year)
4) He's only had 5 units of insulin over the last six days with about 20 BG spot checks for monitoring
5) Over the last four days he has only gone above 300 once- and not below 300
6) His six day average is 365 with over 12 BG spot checks
7) Today, his BG as mentioned above, is in the "remission range"
8) He's only eating chicken and salmon right now, I've excluded the duck for the higher carb content
My theory is that it should stay in this range now with the food only. I cannot thank Dr. Pierson enough for her dedicated research (I used her catinfo.org for help) and with patience and love I was able to do this on my own, with no assistance from a vet. However, after another week or so of multiple BG checks, I plan to gather all of my own research and present this to my vet in hopes that she will recommend this food instead of selling Hill's exclusively.
Thank you, and if you have any questions or insights or just want to discuss! Let's go!
-Jenn and Mister Grey
