Sugar levels all over the place

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Please look at Peaches spreadsheet and offer any advice you have. This morning, it is entirely likely she ate some of the Dr Elsey’s dry food I keep down before her test. But I sure expected her second reading to be lower. Yesterday and today I gave her some Nom Nom chicken that just came. It has the highest protein (18%) of anything available to her. So I wouldn’t expect that to cause higher BG.

I haven’t been skipping doses of insulin when her #s have been lower (200 is as low as she’s ever had, so speaking relatively) based on the advice of this group. We thought it might cause high morning #s. But, it’s like trying to control a crazy ball.

If this is just par for the course of getting them under control, tell me to take a breath. I thought I was getting somewhere.
 
Lalkabee said:
I am a newbie here but just want to share an observation. The last 3 tests you did at +2 and +3 AM and also PM, i noticed her BG going up a little compared to the Pre Shots. Might be a food change, stress or maybe nothing.
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I just LOVE when A new member chimes in! :bighug:
keep up the good work and remember before dispensing advice always do what you did. Let them know you are new here.
Y'all make me very proud of you!
jeanne
 
jt and trouble (GA) said:
I just LOVE when A new member chimes in! :bighug:
keep up the good work and remember before dispensing advice always do what you did. Let them know you are new here.
Y'all make me very proud of you!
jeanne
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You guys help us so much, i try to do the same when i can :) This is maybe not a useful observation but for some reasons, it just bugged me when i looked at Peaches's SS.
 
I'm glad you are helping and gut feelings can drive a response. As long as the OP knows to take into consideration that you are new as well...its all good. ;)
j
Its like when I say I cannot give dosing advice. I havent had a diabetic it too many years to remember all the ins and outs of dosing. :coffee:
 
ReneeM787 said:
Please look at Peaches spreadsheet and offer any advice you have. This morning, it is entirely likely she ate some of the Dr Elsey’s dry food I keep down before her test. But I sure expected her second reading to be lower. Yesterday and today I gave her some Nom Nom chicken that just came. It has the highest protein (18%) of anything available to her. So I wouldn’t expect that to cause higher BG.

I haven’t been skipping doses of insulin when her #s have been lower (200 is as low as she’s ever had, so speaking relatively) based on the advice of this group. We thought it might cause high morning #s. But, it’s like trying to control a crazy ball.

If this is just par for the course of getting them under control, tell me to take a breath. I thought I was getting somewhere.
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I know EXACTLY how it feels to have numbers all over the place!! Every couple of days I sit and stare at my SS trying to make sense of the numbers or find some resemblance of a pattern and I am at a loss! You are not alone :bookworm: I see that you changed to Prozinc on 5/30. What insulin was Peaches on before? My kitty is currently on Vetsulin and we are switching to Prozinc in a couple of weeks. I am completely new at this (DX 5/08/20) but I am wondering if it takes a while to see better numbers once you switch insulins?
 
Heather & Ducote said:
I know EXACTLY how it feels to have numbers all over the place!! Every couple of days I sit and stare at my SS trying to make sense of the numbers or find some resemblance of a pattern and I am at a loss! You are not alone :bookworm: I see that you changed to Prozinc on 5/30. What insulin was Peaches on before? My kitty is currently on Vetsulin and we are switching to Prozinc in a couple of weeks. I am completely new at this (DX 5/08/20) but I am wondering if it takes a while to see better numbers once you switch insulins?
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She was on Novalon 70/30, which this group and the FB group advise is too strong for long term control. My vet hadn’t recommended any food change or home testing and had tried a different insulin a month for 3 months. We’d had 8 or 9 curves at the vet with little sign of bringing her into control. This group’s help has been instrumental!
 
ReneeM787 said:
She was on Novalon 70/30, which this group and the FB group advise is too strong for long term control. My vet hadn’t recommended any food change or home testing and had tried a different insulin a month for 3 months. We’d had 8 or 9 curves at the vet with little sign of bringing her into control. This group’s help has been instrumental!
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Wow just looking at your spreadsheet. Nice to see the black numbers gone!
 
ReneeM787 said:
She was on Novalon 70/30, which this group and the FB group advise is too strong for long term control. My vet hadn’t recommended any food change or home testing and had tried a different insulin a month for 3 months. We’d had 8 or 9 curves at the vet with little sign of bringing her into control. This group’s help has been instrumental!
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I wonder the same thing. How long do you stay on X insulin or Y dose before it’s time for a chance? We do the best we can for the little stinkers.
 
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