i think that chart of "good and bad" numbers is a general use for people who are new to feline diabetes. Once a person is testing and has the hang of things, if you're using a human glucometer, the significant numbers are 50-120. Those are normal numbers for a non-diabetic cat.
the premise of tight regulation is that a cat kept in that number range has the possibility of having their pancreas heal & begin producing its own insulin, resulting in the cat going off of insulin. that's the best scenario and the goal that the Tight Regulation Protocol is based upon. Even if a cat doesn't go off of insulin, that range prevents damage from high blood sugar to the rest of the body.
So your most important number now is 50. When Jake goes below 50, you're going to give him carbs to bring up his blood sugar and then retest in about 20 minutes. He's not in a crisis at that point - non diabetic cats can be in the 40's, but that's the time to take action and pull him up.
glad you've gotten switched to the human meter - it will cost you a LOT less for testing than using the ATrak. I think you'll be glad.
When you begin posting on the spreadsheet in the human meter, would you make it bold and clear that you've switched meters? Some people put a colored line across the spreadsheet, or put it big and in bold. whatever you choose, it's helpful to be able to see the change.
