Possible Remission?

[Brooke and Ella]

Hi guys!
So, Ella has been getting 3 units of novalin/mph for about a month now. I checked her blood glucose a couple times at the beginning (got 251 and 451 days apart) but the whole testing process became so hard that I had quit and just gave her insulin without monitoring. This week she has been uncharacteristicaly grumpy about her shots and so today I tested her bg before giving her another shot (12 hours after her last) and she was at 102. I did not notice any signs of going hypoglycemic last night, she may have seemed sluggish but did not refuse the snack I gave her and seems to be fine now. So forgoed giving her insulin and contacted my vet who also recommended not giving her another shot until at least the next day and testing beforehand, and I set up a check up for Ella for next Tuesday. I plan on testing her bg daily over these next few days and monitoring for any telltale signs of returning but I guess my questions are:

1) Is there anything I'm missing? Is this her insulin or possible remission?

2)Should I switch her insulin if it is just too strong? Will the vet help me with this?

3)I plan on switching her meals to 3 cans FF a day, is there anything dietarywise I could do for her besides that to keep her regulated or in remission?

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

One number is just that....one number.....without testing more often, it's really impossible to know what's going on with your sweet Ella

The fact that she "didn't refuse the snack" doesn't mean she didn't drop too low either....most cats will be very hungry when their blood glucose drops so we'd expect them to eat!

Novolin isn't a great insulin for cats, so if you can get your vet to give you one of the other three, it can probably only help. Lantus, Levemir and ProZinc are gentler and longer lasting.

As for the foods, "once a diabetic, always a diabetic", so even if she does go into remission, you want to continue to feed her low carb canned food the rest of her life

 

[Dusty Bones]

I hope it's a sign of remission but like Chris & China said it was just one number. Now more than ever you need to monitor Ella before injections because you might need to adjust her insulin and not accidently push her too low. I wouldn't change insulin just yet, let things stabilize before you change anything. Work with your vet or folks here to adjust the amount of insulin if required. As with my Dusty who is now in remission, Ella will need to be on low carb food the rest of her life. He eats only FF, I watch his weight, and test him every so often to catch him if he falls off the cart. Good luck!

 

[Noah & me (GA)]

the whole testing process became so hard that I had quit and just gave her insulin without monitoring.

That's really not a good idea no matter how hard it is. The advice you're getting here and will get from your vet will help both of you. Be patient.