What #s are good?

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We see the vet tomorrow and of course I'll ask her, but I'm just curious now. Arnold was 195 right before he ate and he barely ate. He's supposed to get his shot about 30 mins after he eats. I'm afraid if I give him his shot at such a lower # (I've tested him and he's been close to 350 before so 195 seems decent) he'll go too low. At what point do you not give shots if you're home testing?
 
Hey there

Generally we suggest about 200 as a cut off; you can choose to shoot full dose, give 1/2 dose, skip or test again in 30 mins at this point.

Does this help?

Jen
 
He was 201 at bed so I just skipped it just in case. Then he was 299 this morning so I gave it to him. We're supposed to see the vet today but it's awful here, snow day for the kids so no appt for Arnold. I'll call and ask what they think. Thanks.
 
I'm new to this too and have found that adjusting the dose has been effective. Soccer get anywhere between nothing :mrgreen: and 0.6 units twice a day. We are using ProZinc. We started a 1 unit but have never had a hypo (knock wood).

Keep posting your questions!! The members of this board are so helpful!
 
I talked to the vet this morning and she said probably over 150 and she'd give the shot, but that it's better to run a little high than too low and I did the right thing in waiting. Maybe I'll just do the 1/2 dose next time if I can even draw up 1/2 dose, lol. 1 unit is already tiny!
 
> Maybe I'll just do the 1/2 dose next time if I can even draw up 1/2 dose

Just a thought: You may want to pick up some u100 syringes. Vetsulin is a u40 insulin, but you can give it using u100 syringes -- just multiple the dose you want to give by 2.5. For example, to give 1 unit, you would draw insulin to the 2.5u line; to give half a unit, you would draw halfway between the 1 and 1.5u line.

Benefits: as you may have discovered, u40 syringes are generally only available through vets, special orders, and the internet. The needles are generally long and big, and kinda expensive. u100 syringes are easily available at any pharmacy, less expensive, can come in shorter and thinner sizes for your cat's comfort -- and, if you pick up syringes with half-unit markings, are very useful for accurately giving smaller doses of insulin.
 
Until you know how low 1 unit takes him, 150 is pretty darn low to be shooting at. I personally think 200 is much safer....
 
That's what I was thinking. I think yesterday he dropped about 110 points at his lowest after his shot so that would be horrible if that happened at 150, probably o.k. at 200. During the day I wouldn't worry so much, but I was going to bed.
 
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