How can I tell if my Kitty is in remission?

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    Nsr61590 New Member

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    After just two weeks of insulin I noticed a pretty dramatic decrease in her numbers. A few days ago they were so low just 2-3 hours after shot time that I found myself staying up all night most nights or feeding her higher carb food. Then finally, one morning at shot time she was only 83 so I skipped her shot! I planned and fully expected to resume insulin and reduce her dose, but her numbers really never shot up again. It’s been 3 days now and I don’t think I’ve seen anything above 120. I think I heard that her numbers need to be under 100, which sometimes they are all on her own without insulin, but I’m not sure how to proceed from here. I was going to give a tiny amount tonight because they rose up into the blues, but then of course dropped down to 83 again before shot time! I don’t want to start insulin again until the weekend because she’s running so low, but I’m not sure if I even need to or should. Is this remission?

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    Chris & China (GA) Well-Known Member

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    Not quite....we don't consider them in remission until they've been off insulin for 2 weeks and the majority of the numbers are between 40-100

    Kitty is doing good, but I think she may need a little more support. We want a strong remission, not necessarily a fast one.
     
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    Nsr61590 New Member

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    How should I proceed from here? Considering she’s dropping below100 during the day without insulin, I’m nervous to give her even a half dose during the work week. Is there a certain number that’s high enough that I can consider it safe, like don’t shoot under 100? This weekend I can be home with her and test all day and night, so not as worried about that. Should I drop her to .5u? Until All numbers are always below 100? I definitely didn’t expect to even be talking about remission at all! It’s only been 20 days! I want to give her the best chance at long term recovery, but of course want to be as safe as possible doing so
     
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    Nsr61590 New Member

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    It’s at her fifth or sixth skipped shot time and she is only 104 (and ate well today!)
     
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    Chris & China (GA) Well-Known Member

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    Well for now, you could continue with what you're doing....if she goes up above 150 I'd try giving .5

    She's running a little higher than we'd like to see, but if you can't test fairly often, it's not really safe to give insulin if she's running lower
     
  6. JanetNJ

    JanetNJ Well-Known Member

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    Are you using a human meter or alphatrak?
     
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