Looks like a Depot has been created

Finally this morning we are seeing lower numbers for Sebastian. Amps was 423 which is much lower than the 600s we have been seeing. We're hoping this is the sign that he now has the Insulin Depot we have been reading and hearing about. We also started to spread his meals out last night. I fed a reasonable amount of his wet food pre shot at 6:30p.m. and then another small amount at 10:30. This seamed to keep the hunger down. Maybe this is helping regulate his body as well? We we're overwhelmed with all of the fast responses after our initial post yesterday and all of the great info and help! Thank you all for this! What a great site. It takes so much stress and worry away!

 

4 hour reading is at 238! So nice to see numbers stabilizing and getting lower. Big change from the last few days. The 6th dose made the difference!

 

Good for you your first yellow that's a very good start

 

Welcome to Lantus/Lev Land!

One small housekeeping note... We link our post from the previous day to the current day's thread. It's a way to easily keep track of information should you or anyone else need to find something. Sebastian 4/16 - link to 4/16 condo.

That drop to 238 is very nice to see! Please don't be worried if Sebastian's number bounce back up into a higher range. If Sebastian is used to seeing those much higher numbers, his body won't be used to better numbers and his liver and pancreas are likely to overreact. The overreaction involves a release of a stored form of glucose along with counterregulatory hormones that will cause a spike in BG numbers. This can last for up to 3 days and we refer to it as a bounce. It's supremely annoying but a part of the process of getting your kitty regulated.

 

Thank you for the info! We will continue to check his BG numbers.

 

Great job on getting up to speed so quick, Sebastian is in good hands

 

Sebastian is now at 95! 7 hours after his morning dose. We started with a AMPS number of 423, +4 hours he was at 238 and +7 hours at 95 BG. He has had two small meals of wet food. One at pre shot and one at 11 a.m. Thinking now we are seeing that he has the required insulin depot and the low carb high protein food is finally showing itself?

 

Thank you for the info. Not only am I learning about Diabetes but computers as well. How do I link todays posts to yesterdays as you mentioned doing? I will get this and can't thank everyone enough for the help and support!

 

I would check Sebastian soon! A snack of his usual low carb food if his numbers are still dropping would be a good idea.

To link a post:

• Go to the previous day's post and copy the information in the URL line (the www space at the top of your browser)
• Open a new thread
• In the body of the thread, paste the location.
• If you want to make it fancy/name the link, type whatever you want to call it (e.g., yesterday's post). Highlight the name, then click on the icon at the top of the text box that looks like a link/paperclip which will cause a new box to open. Paste the location of the previous day's thread in the box. Click to insert the box and you're done.

 

Thank you! I did feed him when I saw the numbers had come down so fast. Will check again in an hour to see where they are. I'll have to figure out what to do tonight for a dose or possibly no dose. I will check every hour to two throughout the afternoon.

 

Just dropping in to say hi and welcome to Lantus & Lev Land. Sebastian is a handsome guy! Feline diabetes management has a steep learning curve, but it all falls into place after you are at it a while. Just keep asking questions. Feeding a number of smaller meals helps to keep the blood glucose more stable, but every cat is different (ECID) and you will have to determine from experience what works best for you and Sebastian. My Maine Coon Cat, Rusty, is a grazer, so he spreads out his meals over the course of a few hours by himself, but some cats are "Hoovers".

Welcome!

 

Sebastian is now climbing back up and is at 120BG +9 hours. Looks like Nadir was 95.

 

Some very nice numbers today! You sure got up to speed quickly with all this.

 

Very nice when things start falling into place.