Karin&Jesse
Member Since 2014
Jesse is 12 1/2 years old. She was diagnosed with diabetes Dec 16. She had been eating a lot but losing weight. She was not drinking a lot nor urinating a lot. She has few teeth, most of them have been pulled over the last few years because they were decayed. The vet checked her teeth, removed a chunk of plaque. She had an elevated BUN. We also tested her thyroid level and she was low. The vet thought that the BUN should improve if her glucose gets under control and that the low thyroid is due to her illness.
Due to her teeth I had been already feeding her FF classic and grilled or gravy lovers and have for the last few years. Now, I am only feeding classic mixed with about an equal amount of some sort of cooked meat, usually chicken or turkey. I did have some expensive no-grain dry food out but I had assumed she was not eating it. I removed it a few days ago when I found out it is high in carbs. I noticed my four other cats were gaining more weight than I wanted to see after eating this for a year, and one cat -a long hair -- was vomiting almost every night. Since I removed the dry she has not vomited. The morning after removing it, Jesse's BG was in low 100's, but then later in the day went into the 400's! Very confusing.
She was started on 2U once a day of Lantus, but was increased to twice a day after three days. I understand it should have been 2X a day from the beginning. I decided to do home testing on my own. The vet did not encourage it but maybe he isn't used to clients taking charge of their pet's treatment. I kind of guessed or used intuition at first, but now from reading information here I have a better idea of what to do.
She seemed to be doing well at first but in the last few days has higher levels. She still craves food but some days seems to feel better.
I hope to receive some moral support, here. Looks like a good place for information and help. I've learned quit a bit reading other posts and reviewing other charts. I'm guessing I shouldn't be too concerned about the fluctuations in the readings, just yet, yes,no?
Due to her teeth I had been already feeding her FF classic and grilled or gravy lovers and have for the last few years. Now, I am only feeding classic mixed with about an equal amount of some sort of cooked meat, usually chicken or turkey. I did have some expensive no-grain dry food out but I had assumed she was not eating it. I removed it a few days ago when I found out it is high in carbs. I noticed my four other cats were gaining more weight than I wanted to see after eating this for a year, and one cat -a long hair -- was vomiting almost every night. Since I removed the dry she has not vomited. The morning after removing it, Jesse's BG was in low 100's, but then later in the day went into the 400's! Very confusing.
She was started on 2U once a day of Lantus, but was increased to twice a day after three days. I understand it should have been 2X a day from the beginning. I decided to do home testing on my own. The vet did not encourage it but maybe he isn't used to clients taking charge of their pet's treatment. I kind of guessed or used intuition at first, but now from reading information here I have a better idea of what to do.
She seemed to be doing well at first but in the last few days has higher levels. She still craves food but some days seems to feel better.
I hope to receive some moral support, here. Looks like a good place for information and help. I've learned quit a bit reading other posts and reviewing other charts. I'm guessing I shouldn't be too concerned about the fluctuations in the readings, just yet, yes,no?
