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Julie Berber

Julie Berber

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I've been testing Nippet now over the past couple days and finally got a double digit reading. I'm about to test her again. I still have her on Vetsulin 2U per. MY question is is it normal for her levels to go from 500S to 300s to 80s and go back up? Is there a different/better insulin she could be on that would regulate her and stop all this bouncing around.

Oh and she's up to 6.8 lbs today!!! :)
 
Julie Berber said:
I've been testing Nippet now over the past couple days and finally got a double digit reading. I'm about to test her again. I still have her on Vetsulin 2U per. MY question is is it normal for her levels to go from 500S to 300s to 80s and go back up? Is there a different/better insulin she could be on that would regulate her and stop all this bouncing around.

Oh and she's up to 6.8 lbs today!!! :)
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So what's happening is called a bounce. When it drops so far from the preshot the body panics and sends out stored glucose to protect itself. The result is another high preshot. You need to lower the dose to so it evens out a bit and allows the preshots to come down. Back that dose down to 1.5 for awhile and see if it helps.
 
Julie Berber said:
I've been testing Nippet now over the past couple days and finally got a double digit reading. I'm about to test her again. I still have her on Vetsulin 2U per. MY question is is it normal for her levels to go from 500S to 300s to 80s and go back up? Is there a different/better insulin she could be on that would regulate her and stop all this bouncing around.

Oh and she's up to 6.8 lbs today!!! :)
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I want to start by saying that I'm not an expert but I did use Vetsulin when my kitty was first diagnosed so I have some experience. When we first started out we didn't know that we should be testing before every shot. We also didn't find this awesome site until we'd been trying to manage on our own for a few months. You have already taken many important steps towards regulation. :) If you look at my spreadsheet at the 2015 tab and go down to about the middle of July you will see what my Radar's numbers looked like after I found this site and started testing more frequently. I also took lots of notes about Radar's behavior which you might find useful.

Of course, every cat is different, but in my cat I found that he metabolized the Vetsulin very quickly resulting in wild swings in his numbers. To try to help soften those drops I experimented with feeding him at carefully calculated times. I also learned to watch him for signs that he was hungry. I suspected that when he got hungry was when the insulin was starting to work and that was when I'd schedule a snack. Right after his diagnosis we were feeding kibble because we didn't know any better. When I introduced Radar to meat he refused to eat kibble any more and when his diet changed to low carb food his need for insulin changed very quickly. Before I could even blink he didn't need me to give him insulin anymore. And that was the end of my experience with Vetsulin. A few months later when it was clear Radar needed insulin again, we didn't hesitate to find a different insulin that would keep him from having to endure those wild glucose swings. He's been on Lantus for the past two years and we've been very happy with it.
 
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So what's happening is called a bounce. When it drops so far from the preshot the body panics and sends out stored glucose to protect itself. The result is another high preshot. You need to lower the dose to so it evens out a bit and allows the preshots to come down. Back that dose down to 1.5 for awhile and see if it helps.
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Ok. I'll give it a try. Thank you guys so much.
 
I had a similar experience as Jan--the other thing was my boy was SO depressed on vetsulin. He is a diver so for us lev with a reverse nadir has been a better choice. Good luck:bighug:
 
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