Hi,
I posted this in the general forum but they suggested I post my question over here so hopefully this is the right spot. If not I apologize in advance.
My 14 yr old cat (Saint) has been diabetic for approximately a year, he is on Lantus, 2 units twice a day I am feeding him a low carb diet, at the moment the Fancy Feast pates but I was giving him the Wellness grain free ones and no dry food.
I am home testing and his reading are consistently in the 300's and 400's but because I am Canadian his meter readings are measured differently but he has been a couple times at high as 600 (33.3). I suspect at that time it is because I forgot to move the dogs food (dry) and he has gotten into it.
My question is what else can I do to get his glucose level down? I have bought new bottles of lantus because I thought maybe there was something wrong with the insulin but that hasn't helped either. He seems fine, he is eating wonderfully, drinking, had neuorpathy but that seems to have disappeared some on its own and some with the help of B12. He just went thru dental surgery approx 3 weeks ago had an abcess drained and three teeth extracted so I thought maybe that was what was keeping it high, but it still isn't coming down.
I have learned a lot from this board but I am still frustrated I can't get his levels lower, and what is a normal level for a cat?
Arlene
I posted this in the general forum but they suggested I post my question over here so hopefully this is the right spot. If not I apologize in advance.
My 14 yr old cat (Saint) has been diabetic for approximately a year, he is on Lantus, 2 units twice a day I am feeding him a low carb diet, at the moment the Fancy Feast pates but I was giving him the Wellness grain free ones and no dry food.
I am home testing and his reading are consistently in the 300's and 400's but because I am Canadian his meter readings are measured differently but he has been a couple times at high as 600 (33.3). I suspect at that time it is because I forgot to move the dogs food (dry) and he has gotten into it.
My question is what else can I do to get his glucose level down? I have bought new bottles of lantus because I thought maybe there was something wrong with the insulin but that hasn't helped either. He seems fine, he is eating wonderfully, drinking, had neuorpathy but that seems to have disappeared some on its own and some with the help of B12. He just went thru dental surgery approx 3 weeks ago had an abcess drained and three teeth extracted so I thought maybe that was what was keeping it high, but it still isn't coming down.
I have learned a lot from this board but I am still frustrated I can't get his levels lower, and what is a normal level for a cat?
Arlene
