Onetouch vs alphatrak meter from the vet

[Draxe90]

I switched to the onetouch vero meter from the Alphatrak meter from the vet. I ran out of test strips for the alphatrak, so I cannot compare the two. My cat is consistently running in the mid 200s to The mid 300s for sugars on two units of insulin. I am thinking of upping his insulin to 2 1/2 units twice daily. He continues to eat and drink frequently and has frequent urination. Has anybody had experience switching from the vet meter to human meter?

 

[JanetNJ]

I switched to the onetouch vero meter from the Alphatrak meter from the vet. I ran out of test strips for the alphatrak, so I cannot compare the two. My cat is consistently running in the mid 200s to The mid 300s for sugars on two units of insulin. I am thinking of upping his insulin to 2 1/2 units twice daily. He continues to eat and drink frequently and has frequent urination. Has anybody had experience switching from the vet meter to human meter?

I have only used the Alphatrak, but you should expect lower readings from the human meter.

 

[Yong & Maury GA]

What Janet said, human meters should read lower than pet meter. There is no way to directly compare them

 

[Tuxedo Mom]

Although not "scientific" this link shows comparisons between the AT2 meter and FS Lite meter using the same blood drop"

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...nGd170rJ2WkWUGE1th3CY3Fx8/edit#gid=1247835147

Each variety of meter can vary and variances happen within tests with the same meter, but it gives an idea of the differences between human and pet meters..using AT2 meter VS FS Lite meter. These readings are done in mmol/L so to convert to US numbers you would have to multiple each number X 18

 

[Elizabeth and Bertie]

It doesn't matter whether you use a human meter or the AT, it only matters that you understand what the numbers mean on whichever of the two you use.
The AT usually reads a tad higher than human meters. So you might expect for the numbers to look a tad lower now you've switched to a human meter. But the difference may be minimal.

My cat is consistently running in the mid 200s to The mid 300s for sugars on two units of insulin. I am thinking of upping his insulin to 2 1/2 units twice daily.

The notes in your signature say that you're testing your kitty's blood glucose morning and evening. Is that prior to each insulin shot?

'Pre-shot' tests alone don't give enough info to determine whether a dose should be increased. It's important to know how low the kitty's blood glucose is dropping on the current dose of insulin.

Do you know how low your kitty's blood glucose is dropping at the peak (lowest blood glucose) of the cycle?
And if not, are you able to get some mid-cycle tests to find this out?

Eliz

 

[Draxe90]

It doesn't matter whether you use a human meter or the AT, it only matters that you understand what the numbers mean on whichever of the two you use.
The AT usually reads a tad higher than human meters. So you might expect for the numbers to look a tad lower now you've switched to a human meter. But the difference may be minimal.

The notes in your signature say that you're testing your kitty's blood glucose morning and evening. Is that prior to each insulin shot?

'Pre-shot' tests alone don't give enough info to determine whether a dose should be increased. It's important to know how low the kitty's blood glucose is dropping on the current dose of insulin.

Do you know how low your kitty's blood glucose is dropping at the peak (lowest blood glucose) of the cycle?
And if not, are you able to get some mid-cycle tests to find this out?

Eliz

I am gone at work 10-12 hours so hard to get mid-day, will try to get a curve this weekend, thank you!

 

[tiffmaxee]

It would be great if you can get a +5-7 test at night since you can't during the day. Many cats drop lower at night. Mine did.