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chris start a new thread tomorow ok, just let us know his amps and what you shot. i know you won't react to the big # you'll see. to be expected.
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lori
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lori
New to this - Tank's glucose level 635! Please HELP.
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JJ & Gwyn [GA]
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I'll be up for a while yet. If you're still online, it's be great if you could get a +6.5 reading; two sequential 'rising' readings are what we ideally look for in these situations.
> I realize I may have avoided a major situation tonight had I not home tested.
There's no question in my mind that you avoided a problem here. And, though Tank may well have had the reserves to deal with this on his own, there's no reason to tempt fate. (Also, note that you handled this on your own, without having to head over to the emergency vet. I know you dropped some money on your testing supplies, but you saved a bundle on not visiting the emergency vet.)
And honestly, you did everything right: you were proactive in learning how to home-test, immediately realised you had a potentially bad situation, immediately gave Karo, fed high-carb food, and asked for advice. You handled this tremendously well --
Jean and her Gwyn
> I realize I may have avoided a major situation tonight had I not home tested.
There's no question in my mind that you avoided a problem here. And, though Tank may well have had the reserves to deal with this on his own, there's no reason to tempt fate. (Also, note that you handled this on your own, without having to head over to the emergency vet. I know you dropped some money on your testing supplies, but you saved a bundle on not visiting the emergency vet.)
And honestly, you did everything right: you were proactive in learning how to home-test, immediately realised you had a potentially bad situation, immediately gave Karo, fed high-carb food, and asked for advice. You handled this tremendously well --
Jean and her Gwyn
Pandasmom
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If JJ will be around a bit longer, I'm going to head to bed.
One more good reading and you'll be able to get some sleep too.
Tank is lucky to have you there with him tonight. He might not realize it just now, but he is.
(and they forgive us very quickly, I think they realize that we're doing this to make them feel better)
I'll see you in the morning.
One more good reading and you'll be able to get some sleep too.
Tank is lucky to have you there with him tonight. He might not realize it just now, but he is.
(and they forgive us very quickly, I think they realize that we're doing this to make them feel better)
I'll see you in the morning.
JJ & Gwyn [GA]
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That's a wonderful number; feel free to head off to bed now 
And, yeah, his number will be high in the morning. There's no telling how high, but don't freak out at it. Do a pre-shot BG reading and, if it's over 300, give him either a unit or a half-unit of insulin. If you happen to be home around +6 tomorrow, getting a mid-day reading wouldn't be a bad thing, just to see where he is.
Give Tank some extra cuddles from the folks here on the boards, and tell him what a wonderful job he did letting you prick his ears like that
And, if you're so inclined, have a glass of wine or some chocolate or something for yourself :grin: You both did a wonderful job tonight -- congratulations!
And, yeah, his number will be high in the morning. There's no telling how high, but don't freak out at it. Do a pre-shot BG reading and, if it's over 300, give him either a unit or a half-unit of insulin. If you happen to be home around +6 tomorrow, getting a mid-day reading wouldn't be a bad thing, just to see where he is.
Give Tank some extra cuddles from the folks here on the boards, and tell him what a wonderful job he did letting you prick his ears like that
And, if you're so inclined, have a glass of wine or some chocolate or something for yourself :grin: You both did a wonderful job tonight -- congratulations!coldenburg
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This site helped me through a couple hypo or near hypo episodes. I know much more about this than I used to! You only get so much time with the vet and I don't really think they are used to people home testing.
You may be going through alot of strips so I wanted to let you know that I have been very successful getting them from EBAY at less than half of what stores charge. I have also bought some from someone off of Craigslist. I spoke with someone on the phone first and met her in person of course since there is no recourse like there is with EBAY.
I use the Freestyle Freedom Lite meter and it only requires .3 ml of blood which is I think the smallest. I tried a meter from Walmart that was cheaper but it required much more blood so it was hard for me to use in the beginning. I'm much better at it now. Luckily, this particular cat is pretty much okay with everything I do to him for the most part. I have other cats and I can't imagine if I had to do this to them. So I thought I would throw that in in case you may benefit by using an easier meter (if you're not already) if your cat is temperamental.
You may be going through alot of strips so I wanted to let you know that I have been very successful getting them from EBAY at less than half of what stores charge. I have also bought some from someone off of Craigslist. I spoke with someone on the phone first and met her in person of course since there is no recourse like there is with EBAY.
I use the Freestyle Freedom Lite meter and it only requires .3 ml of blood which is I think the smallest. I tried a meter from Walmart that was cheaper but it required much more blood so it was hard for me to use in the beginning. I'm much better at it now. Luckily, this particular cat is pretty much okay with everything I do to him for the most part. I have other cats and I can't imagine if I had to do this to them. So I thought I would throw that in in case you may benefit by using an easier meter (if you're not already) if your cat is temperamental.
Traci and Boomer
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Great job! I'm very impressed. I've seen this happen a few times with new people on the board and it's always worked out because everyone here is so nice and helpful. Yay! Tanks' gonna be just fine.
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