New diagnosis - worried about anxious cat and cost

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BG update for evening of 6/26: 122 (but I'm not sure when she had eaten - it was definitely more than 2-3 hours before testing because she was picky about the food.)
 
Great numbers. If you're not giving insulin, and her BG is not high, it's not the end of the world if she skips a meal or two. With high numbers and not eating, different story.

With Scout I found that her numbers actually dropped a bit after eating - an indication that her pancreas was actually working!!

Keep us posted,
Lori
 
Lori&Scout said:
If you're not giving insulin, and her BG is not high, it's not the end of the world if she skips a meal or two. With high numbers and not eating, different story.
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I think she's trying to hold out for her crunchy kibble. Which she will not get. I have it in a closed container on top of the fridge, so I don't think she smells it or anything; I need to figure out what to do with it. I had JUST bought a new 6 lb bag of food right before this whole scenario came up. Now I don't know what to do with the opened dry food!
 
As far as open dry food goes check with your local shelters, many of them are grateful for any supplies they can get, just explain the situation and see if they would love to take it off your hands.

Great numbers BTW

Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang
 
Is there a group in your area that feeds ferals? I'm sure they'd appreciate it.
Carl
 
Ah, good idea about the ferals... I called the Petsmart near me where I got the food - a local shelter runs an adoption service out of the store. I will see if they can use the food, then check with feral groups. I mean it's not THAT much food but I'm sure some cat would be happy to have it.
 
Those are some really good numbers. What have her nadirs been do you know (how low does she go?)? I don't see a SS link.

Those numbers don't need shots.
 
hmjohnston said:
Those are some really good numbers. What have her nadirs been do you know (how low does she go?)? I don't see a SS link.

Those numbers don't need shots.
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I haven't created one of those fancy spreadsheets. I've really just been doing the bare minimum for now, I guess, with one test a day for the most part.

What is the best way to capture a nadir? How long after feeding?

Thanks!
 
We recommend you test as follows:

1) Always before giving insulin - how else can you know it is safe to give?

2) Around the nadir - roughly 6 hours after Lantus, and possibly ProZinc or PZI, could be later for Levemir, and about 3-4 hours after Humulin N

3) Any time you see concerning behavior - staggering, odd yowling, glassy eyes, dilated eyes - because yu might have a hypo. Could be something else too, but hypos can be fata.
 
BJM said:
We recommend you test as follows:

1) Always before giving insulin - how else can you know it is safe to give?

2) Around the nadir - roughly 6 hours after Lantus, and possibly ProZinc or PZI, could be later for Levemir, and about 3-4 hours after Humulin N

3) Any time you see concerning behavior - staggering, odd yowling, glassy eyes, dilated eyes - because yu might have a hypo. Could be something else too, but hypos can be fata.
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She is not receiving any insulin and is behaving normally.
 
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