Please help low # before shot

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Ginie & Jimmy

Ginie & Jimmy

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Hey everyone, i need your help. I thought I’d be so excited to see this day come but now I am actually terrified. My cat Jimmy have been diagnosed with diabetes on the 7/04/2021 he is on 1u Prozinc and eat Low carbs wet food (RawZ). I noticed at the end of last week that he was requesting food 4 hour after his insulin shot which is usually his nadir. I have to admit that I do not test him every time I shot because it’s so new to him and I and it’s taking me some time to adjust. On Saturday evening I had just finished work and I was curious to know his # because I thought if he really want food during his Nadir it’s probably because it’s getting low and maybe too low. I had 8.9 on the Alphatrack. I decided to give him half a shot because I did not felt confortable with 1U with those #. The next morning He tested at 8.2 so again I gave him only half of a unit of Prozinc. At night his preshot was 7.7 so i decided to skip it because it was too low and I knew I wouldn’t be up if there was any type of emergency. This morning i wake up thinking the # would be higher because of the no shot but he tested 6.2 !?? I am at lost I guess I won’t give him insulin this morning either. Is that the right thing to do? I would go to the vet but it was closed on Sunday and today is a holiday in Canada so it will have to wait until tomorrow. I’m just so nervous that if I shot he is going to be in hypo.... As I said at first I thought being in the green would make me so happy but instead I am stressed and so scared and don’t know how to handle this... Can someone please help and tell me with those # what I should do with his shot until I talk to the vet?

Thank you everyone!!!

I will join his spreadsheet but it’s far as being as complete as you guys but at least it will give some data over the last couple days and I will from now on start testing everyday that is for sure.
 
The "no-shoot" number is usually 11.1 when you first start out, but since you're using an AT, I'd probably be even more conservative than that. So 6.2 is definitely too low to shoot.

when you get a low number like that, you have the option of stalling and re-testing in 30mins if you haven't fed him yet, but with the consistently low numbers he's gotten in the last 24hrs on very little insulin, I'm not sure that would really help.

My guess: the switch to low-carb food is starting to kick in for him!
 
Please keep testing before every pre-shot, even if you are not giving insulin because the BG levels are too low. Then, a test 3 to 4 hours after will let you know if his body is producing some insulin on it’s own.

Food change has made a difference, but you may need to give a tiny dose. Try to practice drawing up 0.1U with a used syringe and some colored liquid.
 
Deb & Wink said:
Please keep testing before every pre-shot, even if you are not giving insulin because the BG levels are too low. Then, a test 3 to 4 hours after will let you know if his body is producing some insulin on it’s own.

Food change has made a difference, but you may need to give a tiny dose. Try to practice drawing up 0.1U with a used syringe and some colored liquid.
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