Whoa, what a way to start.

[Sunshine and BA]

B.A. did excellent at the vet's and I survived. nailbite_smile I picked her up after work. She seemed to feel really good. She explored the house, soon used the litter box with NO Glucose in the urine and settled in for a nap. After an hour I fed her, and went to get her insulin and syringes. At bedtime BG 189 at 10PM. Fed her, she seemed to be feeling well. At midnight she had a major vomit. From the vomit I discovered she had ate on her own (which I didn't know as she doesn't eat very often on her own), then I fed her a full meal. Suspected the vomiting was from overeating. At 4:00 another intense vomiting episiode. After vomit BG was 270. Likely having a pancreatitis flare. Called vet. Gave anti-nausea meds, subq fluids and 4 hours later gradually began to give small amounts of food. Plan to give first insulin dose 8.a.m was off until the vomiting passed. Urine glucose was back 1000+ At 5:30PM, after 12 hours of w/o vomiting, tested BG and gave 1/2 unit. continued to fed, gave pain injection and monitored. This morning gave anti-nausea meds, pain injection, fed and checked GB 184 gave 1/2 unit. Urine Glucose 500+ this afternoon. I'll check BG before bed and hopefully get some urine. If no vomiting, will check BG, give antinausea meds and give 1/2 unit in morning before work. I am so afraid of giving insulin, going to work, she vomits and becomes hypo with no one home. I'm going to talk to the vet about just keeping her on the 12 hour dosing...What a way to start. I was hoping for an unevenful nail biting adjustment to giving insulin..getting her moved to a morning dose timing good for work and lots of TLC....ended up being a scary weekend.........B.A. is sleeping beside me snoring.........what a beautiful nose. I love this little girl. Tomorrow is going to be soooooooooo scary!!!
Sunshine

 

[Karen & Pearl]

I sure think I'd keep the anti-nausea meds up for now. They seem to help her. Anyway you can get home at lunch? I know you'll worry. What time is work? Can you post before?

 

[Sunshine and BA]

I sure think I'd keep the anti-nausea meds up for now. They seem to help her. Anyway you can get home at lunch? I know you'll worry. What time is work? Can you post before?

I'm am keeping the anti-nausea meds up, likely through out the week...since don't really know what her true response to insulin is. Leave for work 7:30 return 5:30. I have to ride bus to work due to parking restrictions, can't get home, urg, otherwise would be home. At 4:OO a.m. tomorrow morning we'll made 48 hours w/o vomiting (hoping it goes this way). If so, I'll feel much better!!! I'll try posting before. I get up 2 hours before work to take care of kittie and get out the door. Tomorrow there's a few new things to do, it all goes smoothly, I may be able to post, if not...I'll try to as soon as I get kitty care done in the evening......Thanks!!!!

Sunshine, with a few lingering clouds!!!!!

 

[Sunshine and BA]

BA has made it through to workdays without any significant events thus far. I have kept her on the antinausea medication. She seems to feel better. Mornings have gone impressively well. Get up shower, test BG, feed and monitor. Getting better at the "poke" and she just takes it in stride now. I talked with our vet last night. She is receptive to dosing insulin twice daily verses once daily. Total dose in a.m. simply increased my fear of a hypo event home alone. Going to keep her on antinausea meds.


3-1 BG: 182
3-1 BG: 170
UA: Minimal Glcose
3-2 BG 155
3-2 BG 116

Can the spredsheet be downloaded to our computer? Be nice to dowload if possible.
For kitties who have lost weight from diabetes, how soon after starting treatment is weight gain possible?

Sunshine