Thanks to all of your for your notes re: my struggles with Skipper. I wanted to update on our specialist visit yesterday. We had to go to see the internal medicine specialist after failing to make any progress over the past 3 months with his diabetes while on ProZinc. He also has chronic kidney disease, hyperthyroid and anemia.
During the 1.5 hour visit, we went over all of his challenges, especially his dietary challenge, since I can't feed him a low-carb/high protein diet because of the kidney disease. We discussed the insulin, anemia and his ultrasounds from January. An inhouse blood glucose test was about 340 (which is the lowest reading he's had in months). We also used the Relion glucometer that you all kindly sent me while in the office, and it read about 360, so they were fairly close. He also had gained 1 lb. since our last vet visit 10 days prior.
The bottom line is that I am going to do a home blood glucose curve this Saturday, testing his blood sugar every 2 hours for 12 hours. We will determine what to do re: his insulin based on that. She may change us to Lantus. She also gave me prescrips for Purina DM and Hills m/d. He has been eating the dry w/d for a while. He will not eat much canned food at all. I bought some of the DM on the way home and he ate it mixed with the w/d, but then threw it up. I may try the m/d this weekend if he continues to throw it up.
Blood and urine testing came back today. Surprisingly, his anemia was very, very slight; all kidney and liver levels were normal. Blood sugar was 318. Urine was clean -- no bacteria. All of this was a surprise to both of us!
The vet asked me where I'd gotten the glucometer and I told her about this website and forum. Thanks again for your good work!
During the 1.5 hour visit, we went over all of his challenges, especially his dietary challenge, since I can't feed him a low-carb/high protein diet because of the kidney disease. We discussed the insulin, anemia and his ultrasounds from January. An inhouse blood glucose test was about 340 (which is the lowest reading he's had in months). We also used the Relion glucometer that you all kindly sent me while in the office, and it read about 360, so they were fairly close. He also had gained 1 lb. since our last vet visit 10 days prior.
The bottom line is that I am going to do a home blood glucose curve this Saturday, testing his blood sugar every 2 hours for 12 hours. We will determine what to do re: his insulin based on that. She may change us to Lantus. She also gave me prescrips for Purina DM and Hills m/d. He has been eating the dry w/d for a while. He will not eat much canned food at all. I bought some of the DM on the way home and he ate it mixed with the w/d, but then threw it up. I may try the m/d this weekend if he continues to throw it up.
Blood and urine testing came back today. Surprisingly, his anemia was very, very slight; all kidney and liver levels were normal. Blood sugar was 318. Urine was clean -- no bacteria. All of this was a surprise to both of us!
The vet asked me where I'd gotten the glucometer and I told her about this website and forum. Thanks again for your good work!
