Thread for Nonny's Mom

[Djamila]

Hi I am new and posted this in another forum where I then read that thread doesn't get much traffic. Hopefully this is the right place. Here is the post:

Can someone offer any advice?

I think my little Nonny who was only diagnosed a month ago is going into remission. Her clinical signs are amazing (she has gained weight and looks great, she had neuropathy on both feet and that has disappeared, she is eating, peeing, drinking normally and has her catitude back. She and she fell within what would be considered tight regulation in the past week. I home test and she is on Prozinc- started on 2 units x 2 and recently went down to 1 unit x 2. Here's what they look like: The numbers you see posted are pre-meal numbers except where indicated - paying particular attention to tonight's number. She is 10 and was raised on kibble until 2 years ago but I put her back on kibble because of the mess and my lifestyle. A year later, she was diabetic. She is now being fed Purina Veterinary DM but will be transitioned to Fancy Feast at some point. --- I am a bit concerned about how low her numbers are tonight with no insulin and after a meal. Any advice? --- by the way this is my first time posting. Hi everyone!

Nov 14 9:15 am 9.3
2:30 pm 3.1 (gave 1/5 can to prevent hypo)
9:00 pm 9.9

Nov 15 9:00 am 8.1
2:30 pm 3.5 (gave 1/5 can to prevent hypo)
9:18 pm 10.1

Nov 16 9:25 am 7.6 insulin witheld
10:41 am 7 I unit given (a reduction from 2 units on advice of the vet)
1:30 pm 3.6
9:30 pm 8.6

Nov 17 9:20 am 7.3
9:45 on 7.7

Nov 18 today 9:15 am 9.7
2:30 am 3.3
9:20 pm 5.8 ......... Insulin Withheld - meal given
10:50 pm 4.1 ........ she had a meal an hour before, received no inulin and her number is lower than before she ate.

I am using an Alphatrak 2 monitor. Has anyone ever seen this happen? I am thinking she may be going into remission but that is an awfully low post meal reading for a newly diagnosed cat and has me a bit nervous.

@Nonny's Mom, I hope you'll see this post over here. Hello and welcome!

Nonny's numbers look great right now. The lower number after the meal is just an indication that Nonny's pancreas is doing some of the work now, which is a great sign. And yes, we see lots of kitties go into remission fairly quickly after a food change and some insulin support.

If you could set up a spreadsheet, it will really help. Make sure you use the one for World/pet meter. It will automatically convert between World and US numbers so folks from anywhere can interpret the data and help out. Here is the link to the template: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/fdmb-spreadsheet-instructions.130337/

If you need any help getting it set up, just ask. There are folks around here who are great at helping with that.

Those numbers you're getting are really hopeful, and I'm so glad you reduced the dose from the 2u! Definitely too much insulin for your little one! It is possible to do very small doses like 0.5u, 0.25u, or even a little less, and those dinky doses might be helpful in getting Nonny all the way off of insulin. Once you're numbers are in the spreadsheet it will be easier to see what might be helpful.