Pandasmom
Active Member
Hi all,
Odie and I have been learning how to deal with this whole diabetes thing for 5 days now. It's getting better (his poor ears from the first few days).
Odie is also on Dexamethasone, Pepcid AC, and Chlorambucil to treat IBD (and pancreatitis initially). He was difficult to stabilize, and after many months, many medication and diet changes, we were stable. But now it's brought on diabetes. We are currently also trying to slowly get him off of the Dexamethasone and eventually switched to Budesonide.
He eats Fromm's Salmon dry formula and Fromm's Salmon + Tuna can food (1/2 can pre-shot, twice a day)
I've been testing pre-shot. It ranges from 253 to 340. He gets 2 units twice a day of Lantus.
I did a curve the first day, mostly because I was so scared and not knowing how he'd react. We're doing a new one today, testing every 2 hours. I assume at this point, he should have stabilized on it a bit?
I realize that every cat is different, but can someone tell me approximately what a curve should look like at this point?
Thanks
Odiesmom
Odie and I have been learning how to deal with this whole diabetes thing for 5 days now. It's getting better (his poor ears from the first few days).
Odie is also on Dexamethasone, Pepcid AC, and Chlorambucil to treat IBD (and pancreatitis initially). He was difficult to stabilize, and after many months, many medication and diet changes, we were stable. But now it's brought on diabetes. We are currently also trying to slowly get him off of the Dexamethasone and eventually switched to Budesonide.
He eats Fromm's Salmon dry formula and Fromm's Salmon + Tuna can food (1/2 can pre-shot, twice a day)
I've been testing pre-shot. It ranges from 253 to 340. He gets 2 units twice a day of Lantus.
I did a curve the first day, mostly because I was so scared and not knowing how he'd react. We're doing a new one today, testing every 2 hours. I assume at this point, he should have stabilized on it a bit?
I realize that every cat is different, but can someone tell me approximately what a curve should look like at this point?
Thanks
Odiesmom