12/29 Texas Gizmo AMPS=201, +2=209, +4=116, +5.5=124

12/28

AMPS=211

Seems to be ok, lazy/lethargic but it is cold and I am doing the same thing - lol. Eating good. Didn't eat his +6.5 overnight. He ran down the stairs this morning. I think that the cosequin is working - even hubby said something about his jumping/moving a couple of days ago. Still haven't tried the Omega-3 again yet.

6 cycle on new feeding schedule - no change in numbers. No greens. Advise? @Sienne and Gabby (GA) and anyone else that has an opinion - please!

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...-1-5-217-3-5-177-4-5-165.188574/#post-2095806

 

I'm glad Gizmo is moving better. I'm not sure about his dose. He is tricky to figure out.

 

He has become less predictable recently. And then he will throw in the lime green . But he is spend little to no time in healing numbers. If I don't increase tonight I won't be able to for about 3 weeks.

 

As much as you monitor, I think you are okay to increase. Those lime greens do confuse things though.

 

I know. Really confusing to me especially when he doesn't come back down to any sort if good numbers. This is something new and scares me to death going back to work.

 

Nice to hear the cosequin is working. I also think you should increase now, especially if waiting will make it harder on him and you.

 

One consideration is that AMPS numbers are often the last to drop. It looks like Gizmo may be experiencing "dawn phenomenon." I know when I changed feeding times with Gabby, it took a surprisingly long time before I saw results. There's no guarantee you'll see an immediate response. Like everything else, it's an ECID thing.

I'm curious why you didn't reduce the dose with that 37 on 12/26.

 

How much cosequin are you giving Gizmo?

 

Long term diabetic (over a year) - Since I am home (vacation time) and could monitor I was doing the 3 under 50. I have to be more conservative when I am working and cannot monitor as much.

1 capsule 2x/day.

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Just be cautions! I assumed you were doing the "3 drops" method. I know you know that those accumulating drops into the 30s can easily get away from you.

 

Yep, same one I am using. I am giving 2 capsules 1x/day along with a Zobaline equivalent. Bottle does say decrease Cosequin from 2 capsules to 1 over time if cat shows improvement, but I have kept it at 2.

 

I'm glad the cosequin is working! I hope your food experiment works out.

 

Yeah, would not have even considered holding the dose if I was working. He had also thrown up his AMPS food that day and I didn't discover it until +2 (well, the 1/2 chicken heart that he got after his shot/treat, that included his breakfast).

He would pull this stuff early on in the diagnosis- low #'s and then no green again. I found that if I was more aggessive with 6-8 cycles and increase, I was able to get him semi-regulated but then he had pancreatitis flares and I would lose it and back/forth. That is where we are at now.

ETA-I will leave the feeding schedule as-is unless he has issues with AM stomach acid.

 

PMPS=201
Shot 1.25U (increase)

History:
AMPS=211, +2=199, +4=138, +6=134, =11=178