Spreadsheets?

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I've done a search in the db to discover how to do the spreadsheets so others can see them. Can anyone help me out? I have no idea what I'm doing. How to design it? What info to place?

He couldn't have been diagnosed at a worse time for me, as my health has been a mess. Such a diagnosis is overwhelming on its own. I'm compounding it with my own diabetes & other medical issues. Just getting him tested on a regular basis has been a challenge for me. Its way too easy for me to forget! ohmygod_smile I am feeling like such a horrific cat mama these days.

Anyway... I digress... who can help navigate me through spreadsheet hell? (They give me the hives; too much like math and I don't do math in days that end in "y"!)
 
The complete instructions on how to do the spreadsheet are here.

You don't even have to set it up yourself...you download a template then upload it to google docs.

It's really easy! Let me know if you need any help.

You're right, the diagnosis is overwhelming, even for healthy people. Hope you feel better soon, and that your kitty does, too!
 
thank you Pumbaa! I had done a search in the DB and came up empty. I just hadn't used the right word for searching!
 
Sabsmama: I didn't find it the first time I searched, either. I learned, now, to search for "spreadsheet instructions". :) I should just bookmark the page and be done with it, 'ya think?

Were you able to download it and then upload it to google docs okay?
 
I can't use the excel sheet b/c I have an older version of Office, so I'm working on creating a Google doc. His meter has all this information set up for me so I've not needed this sheet to keep track of his progress. What I don't understand are the subheadings under each range (such as 400-499) and the +1, +2 under it. Still working on learning the sheet's language!
 
SabsMama: you don't have to have Excel because you upload that spreadsheet template to google docs and input all of your data there...you don't have to do any major set up or anything.

The subheadings (in different colors) are the BG readings. If you input 410 as your test result, it automatically changes the cell color to red. If your BG result was 150, it automatically is shaded blue.

AMPS = your BG test result before the A.M. shot (AM Pre Shot)
PMPS = PM Pre shot BG test result

The +1, +2 is the number of hours you did a BG test after the AM or PM shot. So if Saba got his morning shot at 6 am, and you tested him again at 12 pm, you would enter that in the +6 cell to the right of the AMPS cell.

Does that make sense?

The beauty of everyone using a standardized spreadsheet like this is that when we have questions, others can call up our spreadsheets and not have to figure anything out...they are already very familiar with the format and what everything means.

Whoever set this up gets a huge pat on the back from me!
 
Sab doesn't get insulin, so that could be what's throwing me off. He hasn't had a number higher than 200 since his diagnosis. His are all in the 50-160 range. What's throwing me off is that the "AMPS" starts in the >500s and the PMPS starts so much lower. This doesn't apply to Sab. I've put a link to his spreadsheet in my signature. Maybe you can see what I mean?
 
never mind my last post... I finally understand it lol

check out his spreadsheet... if I understand it correctly, you should be able to see everything! :)
 
If Sab isn't getting insulin, don't enter anything, or enter "0", in the U columns. That column is for how many units of insulin you injected him with.

I started my spreadsheet before Pumbaa started on his insulin, and if I took a BG test before he ate, I put that in the AMPS column. If I tested him after he ate, I put the result in the appropriate +1, +2 column. Since most people inject their cats while they are eating, the U column would be the same as when they are fed their morning and evening meals.

The colored row at the top (row 1) listing the BG numbers is just for reference. It's not what those numbers should be...it's simply defining the colors you see in the chart below when you enter a BG number.

BTW - you are so lucky that Sab's numbers have been fine since his diagnosis! Maybe he didn't even have diabetes but that glucose number was high at the vet due to stress? I don't know his entire history, but I want the numbers you have in your spreadsheet for my Pumbaa! :)
 
Pumbaa said:
BTW - you are so lucky that Sab's numbers have been fine since his diagnosis! Maybe he didn't even have diabetes but that glucose number was high at the vet due to stress? I don't know his entire history, but I want the numbers you have in your spreadsheet for my Pumbaa! :)
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I know that I'm extremely fortunate that his numbers have been low! I suspect that being on kibble all this time was the triggering force, along with his prednisone. That's the only med that's kept his asthma under control, and I was initially warned that diabetes could result from long-term use. He's not out of the woods yet. His sugar scans are good but something else is going on as he's still loosing weight & he took 150cc of fluid this afternoon after puking all over the living room for the 2nd day in a row. There's always so much to stress about when you're a pet mom!
 
SabsMama: my mom has a "puker" and I'm forever scrubbing her carpets. Vet has run tests and everything looks good. So who knows?
 
Since he's not on insulin, you can change the column headings to AMBG for morning glucose and PMBG for evening glucose.
 
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