NEED A HELPING PAW

[JANIE1234]

Hi everybody,
I'm still trying to get around in this forum properly, changing my topic and subjects so please bear with me. I'm testing Boogar before shots, which is twice a day 4 am - 4 pm, she is always testing within normal range, this morn it was 92. I'm not working today so I wil test her at noon today also. When I called the Dr and told her about the normal readings she said stil give her maybe 1 unit a day or a half a unit twice a day, can u imagine drawing a half a unit of insulin! I have not given her insulin shot in a couple of days, simply because she is testing normal, does the human tester run 20 points high or low? Or has anybody have any sugestions out there? I am going to do her curve tomorrow, and I don't have all the trust in the world with my vet.

Patti

 

[hmjohnston]

That is a NO SHOT number! I don't think your vet is up to speed on things.

It looks like your cat is on its way to remission by the sounds of it. Keep testing, especially at nadir to see how far down she goes. If she doesn't have insulin in 14 days she is considered OTJ and you get a party to celebrate.

Do not worry about how LOW she goes without insulin- a cat that has no insulin WILL NOT hypo. it is the injection of extra insulin that will kick her down into hypo- no insulin, no drastic low.

Good luck on the OTJ trial!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[KarenRamboConan]

Those preshot numbers are wonderful, but you will know much more after doing a curve, or mini curve. But since she has not had insulin in a couple of days, and is still testing below 100, I'd say it looks good!

There are insulin syringes out there with half unit markings, by the way - although, hopefully, you won't need to go looking for them. Many of us have used them - my cat only needed 0.5u And I have a friend whose cat needs 0.1u-- try drawing that up! You'd be surprised at the strange things we can learn to be good at here. :lol:

As for the glucometer, the accuracy depends on many things, including the brand, but it's still pretty reliable, so I would just go by those numbers.

Sounds like your cat is doing very well. Keep the food low carb, and maybe she will remain diet controlled! Well done!

 

[max&emmasmommie]

Oh, you poor thing! You have really been through the ringer lately haven't you?

There have been some cats on this board who were seriously overdosed, and some of them went into remission. Cause and effect? Who knows, but please don't give your cat insulin unless you can test her first. The vet should not have told you to do that, in my opinion.

It's not true that if she can handle 10 units she can handle one. Her body has changed because of the overdose, most likely. The reason is, as someone else said, an overdose can cause a cat to become so sensitive to insulin that a much smaller dose can send the cat into a hypoglycemic state.

Your cat's 92 is quite low, and as we say here, "You don't have the "data" to shoot a cat who is that low." You should not shoot a number below 200 unless you have reliable data over several weeks of testing. This data should include a test directly before shot time, 1 hour later, 2 hours later, etc. all the way up to 7 or even 8 hours later in some cases. This information would tell you (or the board members who are helping you) how low your cat's BG is likely to go, and how long the effect of the shot will last. (Take a look an anyone's spreadsheet to see an example of this data, preferably someone's who has a lot of tests all day long and many in the night.)

If I were you, I would just take it easy, and do the curve, and then test her frequently for a few days to see if you get any more low numbers. Keep a record of the times you test and the numbers for us, please, and please don't give her insulin just because you see a high number. Please post and ask for help.

Have a good day.