Freckles and LeeAnn

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  1. LeeAnn (Lannie)& Freckles

    LeeAnn (Lannie)& Freckles Member

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    Hello! My name is LeeAnn and my kitty, Freckles, was diagnosed with diabetes last week. We should be starting insulin tomorrow. We changed over to canned food with low carb % last week. I believe her numbers were in the mid 500s, which seems incredibly high, but her only symptom was weight loss. I've already read a ton and am grateful to have this forum available for help and advice.
     
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  2. Ileana

    Ileana New Member

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    Good luck to Freckles and to you too!
     
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  3. Kris & Teasel

    Kris & Teasel Well-Known Member

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    Welcome! We can help. Feel free to post any/all questions you have on the main health forum. :)
     
  4. Anne-Callie

    Anne-Callie New Member

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    Welcome to you and Freckles
     
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  6. LeeAnn (Lannie)& Freckles

    LeeAnn (Lannie)& Freckles Member

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    Well, we survived the first BG test and insulin shot. Her glucose level was 267. Much better than the 500 something from the vet's blood test! It looks like changing her to low carb canned food has had a positive effect.
     
  7. Critter Mom

    Critter Mom Well-Known Member

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    Well done, Leeann and Freckles! :cat:

    Great to hear you're seeing improvements already. :)


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  8. Sarah Smith

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    Welcome and great job on the first test!
     
  9. penni

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    Welcome! I've also read here that cats can test higher in stressful situations....like a vet's office. So maybe that contributed, but with such a huge swing, I'm sure that wasn't it alone. Getting the food transition done is a good first step - hope it went over well with Freckles!
     
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  10. Julia Rae

    Julia Rae Well-Known Member

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    Welcome Lannie and congrats on the first BG test and the drop in BG.. wishing you much luck
     
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