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Gamora

Gamora

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Hi everyone,

My name is Lucy and our little guy Ash was just diagnosed on Thursday and confirmed on Friday along with a full gamut of tests that revealed that no other organs were affected and that he is otherwise in good health.

We have started with his food transition (Purina DM right now for a quick switch of his dry food, but have also incorporated Fancy Feast to see if he will stick with it.) Once he is stable we will try to wean off the dry completely while home testing. Just need to figure out how to do that first...

He is spending the day at the vets today and will finally know more about what his needs will be and how much insulin we will need to administer. It’s making me a bit nervous but we are ready for the challenge.

Ultimate goal here is remission and our vet seems to think that Ash is a good candidate even at his age of 11.

I look forward to gathering all the knowledge I can from these forums to make our little guy feel better and get him back to his old self again.

We are from Ottawa Canada, so any Canadian tips for Glucose meters and supplies is welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks for reading.
 
Welcome to our forum. If you have any questions, post on the main health forum. Read the different stickies and print off the what to do when a Hypo comes. There is so much information here and lot of other people to help.
 
Gamora said:
Hi everyone,

My name is Lucy and our little guy Ash was just diagnosed on Thursday and confirmed on Friday along with a full gamut of tests that revealed that no other organs were affected and that he is otherwise in good health.

We have started with his food transition (Purina DM right now for a quick switch of his dry food, but have also incorporated Fancy Feast to see if he will stick with it.) Once he is stable we will try to wean off the dry completely while home testing. Just need to figure out how to do that first...

He is spending the day at the vets today and will finally know more about what his needs will be and how much insulin we will need to administer. It’s making me a bit nervous but we are ready for the challenge.

Ultimate goal here is remission and our vet seems to think that Ash is a good candidate even at his age of 11.

I look forward to gathering all the knowledge I can from these forums to make our little guy feel better and get him back to his old self again.

We are from Ottawa Canada, so any Canadian tips for Glucose meters and supplies is welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks for reading.
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I live in Ottawa too. Maybe I can help so ask away.
 
I'm between Ottawa and Toronto. Welcome.

While we get great prices on Lantus in Canada compared to the US, it's the strips that cost us. A lot of people use the FreeStyle Lite (available at Walmart). It's a good metre that uses the least amount of blood. Strips are between $70-80/100.
 
Welcome Lucy. I am a fellow Canadian residing in Toronto. You have come to the right place for lots of tips and tricks for dealing with feline diabetes and pretty much anything else cat. This is a remarkable community. We all understand your nervousness. We've all been there but believe me when I say, this is not hard. There is a learning curve and sometimes it can be a bit steep, but very soon, you'll settle into a routine with Ash ( a very beautiful fur baby I must say) and you'll wonder why you were so nervous about it.

If your vet suggests a pet meter, be aware that they are good meters but the strips are very expensive in comparison to those for human meters. Most folks here use a human meter and all the reference numbers on this site are based on human meter readings. If your vet takes issue with using a human meter, you can provide your vet with the human meter reference numbers so they can gauge how Ash is doing.

Any human meter will do along as it takes a small sample of blood no bigger than 0.6 microliters of blood for the test sample. I have a Freestyle Lite meter and it takes the smallest sample of 0.3 microliters and has strips that can be loaded from either side. Most strips load from the end. This is a matter of personal preference but I personally find end loading strips clumsier to use. Again though, that is just a personal preference.

The cheapest meter and strips available in Canada is this one but the strips are only available online which means you have to make sure you keep some extra stock on hand at all times because of delivery times etc. and the inability to run to the nearest pharmacy in a pinch.

Come join us on the Health forum and ask any and all questions you have. Don't be shy because the only silly questions around here are those that don't get asked.
 
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