Please explain

[Marci and Buddy]

About to go DOWN to 1 u tonight, b/c Buddys #'s are way too high.
that's what i understand the next right thing is to do, but i dont understand why....if his shed is not full enough of insulin to produce better #'s , why am i going down? how is it that less is better? thanks everyone.

 

[pamela and tigger]

About to go DOWN to 1 u tonight, b/c Buddys #'s are way too high.
that's what i understand the next right thing is to do, but i dont understand why....if his shed is not full enough of insulin to produce better #'s , why am i going down? how is it that less is better? thanks everyone.

Here Marci, read this through and it may help explain things:

http://petdiabetes.wikia.com/wiki/Somogyi_rebound

If you don't understand keep asking questions though!

On the other hand, I am not sure anymore that Buddy is rebounding ever since the discovery that he started getting the Adequan at about the same time that his numbers started going up (or shortly thereafter).

I tried looking into this further but didn't have a lot of luck. Some human diabetics say the same thing. Some say their numbers went up after starting this medication and others say they didn't see a difference. Maybe it has something to do with how tightly these people regulate their numbers, I don't know. If they weren't tightly regulated or on a low carb diet maybe they wouldn't notice. One doctor said that anything that starts with 'glucos' has sugar in it.

But as you have read Ele said it didn't make any difference with her Blackie either.

So I am wondering if you shouldn't take it up with your vet and see what he says? And ask him about the Gabapentin that Ele mentioned.

Maybe start a thread on Think Tank and see if anyone else will chime in with suggestions and/or experiences?

 

[Marci and Buddy]

thanks for this...will talk to vet about gaba...altho' haven't yet met a vet more knowledgeable about FD and related issues than this board.

 

[Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA]

I think saying anything that has "glucos" in it is a sugar is a bit simplistic. The body processes different types of carbs differently. I found this on the Mayo clinic website:

Glucosamine is one of the most popular dietary supplements sold in the United States, even though study results have been mixed regarding its ability to reduce osteoarthritis pain.

Some preliminary research had suggested that glucosamine might worsen insulin resistance, which can contribute to increases in blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. However, subsequent studies refute these findings.

While glucosamine doesn't appear to affect blood sugar levels, talk with your doctor about potential interactions with other medications you might be taking — such as warfarin (Coumadin), a blood thinner.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/glucosamine/AN01723

Perhaps there is some other factor involved that makes blood sugar levels fluctuate. And didn't Vicky say she noticed some rise when Gandalf was getting adequan IM, but not sub-Q?

Marci, I posted about the shed in the other thread where you first asked for a confirm on reducing the dose tonight.