JUNE & RASCAL
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Hi Everyone!
Well week number four since diagnosis (or is it 5) has started off great. After continuing to stay in the high 3 hundreds. 391 last week, plus a urinary tract infection. Rascal is finally responding. He was at 248 today. I was thrilled. He lost quite a bit of weight and has gained back a pound. I was giving him one and a half units BID. He does not see the vet again for two weeks. We are increasing the dose just a drop to one and three quarters or as close as I can get to it since there is not a half or three quarters on the syringe. Other info, he was given his shot at 7:30 am and tested 248 at 1:30 pm. I know when you are testing and tracking the time means something. Can you explain? I was so excited I forgot to ask my vet.
Since he has gotten older, I noticed his appetite has changed so I kind of hand feed him sometimes in between meals to make sure he gets some extra food in him.
Now that he is making progress I will slowly start to try testing again. Just curious, does anybody know anyone on this site who does not test and has never had a hypo problem?
A friend I know from work had a diabetic cat for 8 years. She said he had one episode because of the type of insulin he was on. Once they switched his insulin, she said they never had a problem with him going hypo.
Not trying to weasel out of testing. Just curious.
Note to Sue and Donna:
Thank you both so much for your continued support. Sorry I am just reponding, I just don't seem to get the time to get on the site as much as I would like to.
Donna,
Sorry I just saw your e-mail and that you would be in the area this week. Mondays and Tuesdays are the best days for me, I work the rest of the week. But seems those days book up quickly for me. Doctors appointments for me, or my 92 year old mother, errands and of course vet appointments.
I will try to get on line more often and hopefully next time you are in the area you can stop over, possibly at a time where at least I can pay it forward by at least taking you to lunch or dinner. I am not sure what kind of pen you said you used. Should I buy the same one? Or doesn't it matter? When you know you are going to be in the area again let me know. I can at least try to re arrange my schedule if I have something on my calandar.
Just an FYI, the next few weeks will not work for me. My daughter is having major surgery on the 21rst of February. She will be staying with us while recovering.
Will keep you posted. In the meantime I will try to update you if I get the courage up to try to test on my own this week.
June
Well week number four since diagnosis (or is it 5) has started off great. After continuing to stay in the high 3 hundreds. 391 last week, plus a urinary tract infection. Rascal is finally responding. He was at 248 today. I was thrilled. He lost quite a bit of weight and has gained back a pound. I was giving him one and a half units BID. He does not see the vet again for two weeks. We are increasing the dose just a drop to one and three quarters or as close as I can get to it since there is not a half or three quarters on the syringe. Other info, he was given his shot at 7:30 am and tested 248 at 1:30 pm. I know when you are testing and tracking the time means something. Can you explain? I was so excited I forgot to ask my vet.
Since he has gotten older, I noticed his appetite has changed so I kind of hand feed him sometimes in between meals to make sure he gets some extra food in him.
Now that he is making progress I will slowly start to try testing again. Just curious, does anybody know anyone on this site who does not test and has never had a hypo problem?
A friend I know from work had a diabetic cat for 8 years. She said he had one episode because of the type of insulin he was on. Once they switched his insulin, she said they never had a problem with him going hypo.
Not trying to weasel out of testing. Just curious.
Note to Sue and Donna:
Thank you both so much for your continued support. Sorry I am just reponding, I just don't seem to get the time to get on the site as much as I would like to.
Donna,
Sorry I just saw your e-mail and that you would be in the area this week. Mondays and Tuesdays are the best days for me, I work the rest of the week. But seems those days book up quickly for me. Doctors appointments for me, or my 92 year old mother, errands and of course vet appointments.
I will try to get on line more often and hopefully next time you are in the area you can stop over, possibly at a time where at least I can pay it forward by at least taking you to lunch or dinner. I am not sure what kind of pen you said you used. Should I buy the same one? Or doesn't it matter? When you know you are going to be in the area again let me know. I can at least try to re arrange my schedule if I have something on my calandar.
Just an FYI, the next few weeks will not work for me. My daughter is having major surgery on the 21rst of February. She will be staying with us while recovering.
Will keep you posted. In the meantime I will try to update you if I get the courage up to try to test on my own this week.
June