Hello!
This is my first post on this community chat forum...my name is Jessica and my 11 year old male orange cat is Simba. Simba was diagnosed in July 2012 after I noticed weight loss, increase in urination and water intake. Simba went into remission July 2015; but now we're back on insulin as of July 2016.
Simba was on Lantus 2x daily, fed Hills DM dry food in the morning (because THAT vet said it was good for his teeth) and fancy feast classic in the evening. I found a new vet for this round as I could not afford my previous vet...As of July 2016, Simba was taking ProZinc 2x daily, but the vet told me to decrease insulin to 1cc 1x daily (evening time). My new vet requested I check his blood glucose levels throughout the week. I purchased the I-Pet Glucose Meter and on August 27, 2016, I started monitoring his glucose...which is quite confusing for me as my previous vet told me not to monitor Simba's glucose. I hope to find some helpful information about BG readings and proper insulin dosages/checks. My vet says Simba may be on his way to remission, but was not informative of what I should be doing during certain BG levels.
This is my first post on this community chat forum...my name is Jessica and my 11 year old male orange cat is Simba. Simba was diagnosed in July 2012 after I noticed weight loss, increase in urination and water intake. Simba went into remission July 2015; but now we're back on insulin as of July 2016.
Simba was on Lantus 2x daily, fed Hills DM dry food in the morning (because THAT vet said it was good for his teeth) and fancy feast classic in the evening. I found a new vet for this round as I could not afford my previous vet...As of July 2016, Simba was taking ProZinc 2x daily, but the vet told me to decrease insulin to 1cc 1x daily (evening time). My new vet requested I check his blood glucose levels throughout the week. I purchased the I-Pet Glucose Meter and on August 27, 2016, I started monitoring his glucose...which is quite confusing for me as my previous vet told me not to monitor Simba's glucose. I hope to find some helpful information about BG readings and proper insulin dosages/checks. My vet says Simba may be on his way to remission, but was not informative of what I should be doing during certain BG levels.
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