Nice shot, Sheila. I know how hard it can be to capture the cuteness you see in front of you. Your kitties are exceptionally cute.
Libby--glad you're getting the insulin. Once you have the insulin, you can change vets if you want. No vet would take him off of it. I fed Lucy...
Libby--Hershey needs to get on insulin ASAP. If I were you, I'd ask your current vet if she will take your spreadsheet as the curve and give you a...
Libby--I've had several members contact me to give you some vet recommendations. I live in Chapel Hill. Lucy was diabetic for 7 years and I cycled...
I'd up the dose a little bit. You don't have to go all the way up to 1.4. I think you might also want to consider splitting the dose. He's getting a...
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You're dealing with such small changes, the difference between 1.3 and 1.25 is hard to reliably measure. With Lucy, I had to make smaller adjustments...
Yes, I am saying you should have given him the full dose of Lev. Consistency, consistency, consistency. That's the secret. If you aren't going to be...
Why did you change the dose? Levemir isn't PZI. You don't drop the dose unless he goes below 40/50. You were successful at 1.4 units. Stick with it!...
Unlike PZI, Levemir often has a flat curve. Lucy's BGs rarely fluctuated by more than 10-20 mg/dl except when she was sick. And when they did drop,...
He really likes the Lev! I personally would not have increased the dose, but since it's been done, you should stick with the higher dose but monitor...
Hi Vicky! My problem with the term "shed" is that it gives the impression that its a magic repository caregivers are aiming to control even though...
I'm Terri. Lucy was my beautiful girl.
I don't think you've done a bad job. It's really hard and you're probably balancing many other responsibilities. Yes, TID is 3 times daily. It's not...
I don't really buy the idea of a "shed," but that's a different discussion. I don't see any rebound in your spreadsheet. What I do see is a cat who...
That's a beautiful poem Carol. Thank you for sharing it. Terri
Hi Ping--Lucy got the night time crazies on Lev too. Like others have said, I took it to mean she felt better. But keep in mind that exercise lowers...
Thank you all for the kind thoughts. I haven't been able to come back here until tonight. There's a lot I haven't been able to do these past 2 weeks....
She was my best friend, my constant companion, my baby, my teacher, my nurse. We lived, loved, and fought together for 20 years and 7 months. She...
Glad to hear he's doing well. He's such a trooper!
