Urinalysis

[rowena]

I tested a fresh urine sample at 10pm and my Keto diasticks suggested off the charts glucose level (>2000mg/dL). The vet gave me chemstrip 10. They showed off the charts protein, but a lot less glucose (100mg/dL). How can they be so different? One suggests increase her dose, the other not. She is still eating voraciously and weeing a lot, but she’s happier. Her diagnosis came when she had a UTI, so perhaps treating that has made her happier. She’s very feisty so even the vet struggles with testing with a glucometer. I’m not sure what to do. She’s on 1 unit of Lantus two times a day. I think the vet thinks she’s too feisty to treat. He only wanted me to give her 1unit once a day because he didn’t think she’d tolerate more. I decided to give the two doses after my own research.

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Hi and welcome!
Well done starting the insulin injections.
I would really recommend you have a look at testing the blood glucose levels yourself. Most cats will let you do the tests especially if you give them a treat.
Most cats are stressed out at the vet and uncooperative.
Testing just the urine is really not all that reliable because it is only giving you a picture of the time since the cat last did a pee which could be many hours. A blood glucose test will tell you what the result is now.

I will send you the link for how to test.
I could not tell you if you should increase the dose of insulin with only two unreliable and different urine glucose tests. And I would recommend you do not increase the dose without some blood glucose levels either from yourself or the vet.

If you could start testing and setting up a spreadsheet we will be able to help you a lot. We can help you with starting testing.

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/hometesting-links-and-tips.287/

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/fdmb-spreadsheet-instructions.130337/