Rorschach was diagnosed 31 July 04, started insulin 11 August. He's a white DSH, about 11 years old. (He was a stray, so that's a guesstimate.) Right now he weighs about 12+ pounds. He *may* have had steroids for ear mites.

His pseudo sibling, Twim (which stands for The World Is Mine) is about 12 and healthy so far. Since she went on the all-canned diet (they always stole from one another’s dish), she’s been extremely playful and energetic. She too was a stray but knew a soft touch when she saw it.

When Rorschach had been on insulin for less than two months, I had to leave for nearly two weeks. A friend (who is diabetic herself) and a vet tech took care of him at the house. I called in from time to time and they said his numbers were coming down and everything was fine. His numbers *were* coming down--but despite careful instructions (Don't shoot under 200!) they maintained the insulin. It was a miracle that he was alive when I returned. However, this near-death experience seems to have kickstarted his pancreas and he's now off insulin. I'm hoping/begging/praying that this lasts.

I home tested blood and urine both.

He had been eating Iams original with 9 Lives Tuna Select; then I moved to Hills M/D canned, Fancy Feast, baked chicken, and a little hamburger. I didn't change his diet slowly. The first day he went from his usual to Hills M/D dry, and within six days his b/g came down considerably. Then, since the vet recommended an all-meat diet, I switched him to Hills M/D canned and FF, and his b/g shot up to 413. Zipped him off to the vet, and on 8/11 he went on 3 units of U50 private label pork PZI SID. For various reasons, the doses have changed from time to time. He was eating Fancy Feast, chicken, and--for ps treats--steak.

We began to get extremely wonky numbers and I suspected bad insulin. We just started a fresh bottle and things seem to improve. Numbers were still wonky, but lower.

Depending on the season, we live on the north shore of Boston; Abaco, Bahamas; or Great Diamond Island, Maine.

at dx 476
8/6 after six days on Hills
M/D dry, raw steak,
and chicken 290
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8/11
9 AM bg 413
1 PM first insulin
3u of PZI
8/12 7:30 AM 318
8/15 8 am 561
8:15 AM 3u
12:25 PM 324
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8/16
8:00 AM HI
8:30 AM beginning 1.5u
10:45 AM 445
1 PM 450
3:30 404
5:30 431
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8/17
8:00 AM 555
7:30 PM 468
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8/18
8 AM 475
8/19 7:30 AM 456
7:30 PM 443
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8/20
7:45 AM 525
10:30 (vet) 330
11:45 AM 366
3:30 PM 359
6:00 PM 410
8:00 PM 411
10 PM 363
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8/21
7:15 AM 501
7:30 PM 455
8 PM beginning 2u
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8/22
7:30 AM 510
11 AM 312
2:30 509
4:15 HI
7:15 587
8 PM back to 1.5u
10:30 PM 522
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8/23
7:15 AM 557
5:15 PM 449
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8/24
7:45 AM 482
7:30 PM 437
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8/25
7:45 AM HI
9:15 AM 580
7:15 PM 398
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8/26
7:45 HI
9:15 AM 467
10:15 AM 481
11:15 AM 478
3:15 PM 488
7:15 PM 523
8:30 PM back to 2u
9:15 PM 433
10:15 PM 463
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8/27
8:30 AM 514
9:30 PM 543
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8/28
7:30 AM 417
7:30 AM 556
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8/29
7:30 AM 382
7:30 PM 421
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8/30 7:15 PM HI
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8/31
7:30 AM 453
7:30 PM 404
6:15 PM 429
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9/1
7:30 AM HI
7:15 PM 387
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9/2
7:15 AM HI
vomiting
7:30 PM 361
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9/3
7:30 AM 570
7:15 PM HI
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9/4 7:30 AM 531
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9/5 8 AM HI
9/6 no PS
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9/7 8 AM HI
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9/8
7:45 AM 577
12n 345
7:30 PM 575
7:30 PM furshot
10:30 PM HI
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9/9
7 AM 576
7:30 AM overshot?
12:30 PM 214
3:15 92
dry food, Pounce, Karo
4:15 219
8:15 524
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9/10
8:15 AM HI
7:15 PM 466
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9/11
7:30 AM HI
1:30 PM 463
7:30 PM 479
7:45 PM furshot?
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9/12
7:45 AM HI
10 AM 594
12N 414
2 PM 390
4 PM 444
6 PM 560
8 PM HI
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9/13
7 AM 456
7:30 PM 482
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9/14
7:30 AM HI
12:30 (vet) 320
7:30 PM HI
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9/15
7:30 AM HI
7:30 AM beginning 2.5u
8:30 PM 401
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9/16
7:30 AM 362
11:45 AM 287
8 PM 532
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9/17
7:30 AM HI
11:15 HI
12N 560
1:30 PM 502
6:15 542
9:15 334
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9/18
7:30 AM HI
10:15 AM HI
12:15 PM 549
2:15 PM 410
4:15 PM 400
6:15 PM 501
7:30 PM 464
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9/19
7:30 AM HI
7:30 PM 525
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9/20
7:15 AM 453
vomited but then ate
2 PM 137
7:30 PM 544
7:30 PM started 2.6u
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9/21
7:30 AM 417
2 PM 525
7:30 PM 433
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9/22
7:30 AM 107
no shot
12n 552
1:30 PM 1u
7:30 PM HI
7:30 PM 2u
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9/23
7:15 AM HI
7:15 AM 2u
12N 247
6:30 PM HI
6:30 PM 1.5u
======================
9/24
7:00 AM HI
7:15 AM 1.5u
9:15 HI
11:15 AM HI
11:30 AM .5u
1:15 PM 481
5:15 PM 212
7:30 PM 271
9:15 PM 550
9:15 PM 1u
======================
9/25
7:30 AM HI
7:30 AM 1.5
7:30 PM HI
7:30 PM 2u
new bottle
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9/26
7:30 AM 504
7:30 AM 2u
12n 165
2 PM 59
Karo
2:45 PM 226
4:15 PM 158
5:15 PM 107
6:00 PM 91
6:45 PM kibble
7:30 PM 99
8:30 PM 130
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9/27
7 AM HI
7 AM 1u
11 AM 596
3:30 PM 595
7:15 PM HI
7:15 PM back to 1.5
10:30 PM 529
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9/28
7:30 AM 421
11:30 AM 226
1:45 PM 248
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9/29
7:30 AM 559
7:30 PM 426
11:15 PM 263
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9/30
7:45 AM 188
no shot
9 AM 178
11:30 AM 531
11:45 AM 1u
7:15 PM HI
7:15 PM 1.6u
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10/1
7:30 AM HI
7:45 AM 1.6u
10:45 AM 501
3 PM 313
7:30 PM HI
7:30 PM started 2u
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10/2
7:30 AM 289
7:30 AM 2u
10:30 AM 129
2:30 PM 89
7:30 PM 249
7:30 AM 2u
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10/3
7:30 AM 292
7:30 AM 2u
1:30 PM 62
a nibble of kibble
7:15 PM HI
7:15 PM 2u
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10/4
3 AM 468
7:15 AM HI
7:15 AM 2u
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10/5
7:15 AM HI
7:15 AM started @1.75u
2 PM 217
5:15 PM HI
7:30 PM HI
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10/6
7:15 AM 458
10:15 AM 413
1:15 PM 298
4:45 PM 249
7:15 PM 245
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10/7
4:15 AM 62
(I left and catsitters took over)
7:15 AM 417
7:15 AM 1.75u
7:15 PM 539
7:15 PM 1.75u
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10/8
7:15 AM HI
7:15 AM 1.75u
7:15 PM 522
7:15 PM 1.75u
===============
10/9
7:15 AM 516
7:15 AM 1.75u
7:15 PM 237
7:15 PM 1.5u
==============
10/10
7:15 AM 136
7:15 AM .75u
7:15 PM 408
7:15 PM 1.75u
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10/11
7:15 AM 333
7:15 AM 1.75u
7:15 PM 182
7:15 PM .75u
==============
10/12
7:15 AM 211
7:15 PM 1.5u
7:15 PM 162
7:15 PM 1.5u
==============
10/13
7:15 AM 192
7:15 PM 1.5u
7:15 PM 231
7:15 PM 1.75u
==============
10/14
7:15 AM 257
7:15 PM 1.75u
7:15 PM 238
7:15 PM 1.75u
==============
10/15
7:15 AM 232
7:15 PM 1.75u
7:15 PM 385
7:15 PM 1.75u
==============
10/16
7:15 AM 165
7:15 PM 1.75u
7:15 PM 87
7:15 PM .5u
===============
10/17
7:15 AM 157
7:15 PM .5u
7:15 PM 105
7:15 PM .75u
===============
10/18
7:15 AM 132
7:15 PM .75u
7:15 PM 136
7:15 PM .75u
==============
10/19
7:15 AM 138
7:15 PM .75u
7:15 PM 126
7:15 PM .75u
==============
10/20
7:15 AM 78
7:15 PM .5u + kibble
7:15 PM 88
7:15 PM .5u + kibble
I returned and nearly had heart failure looking at the numbers!
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10/21
7:30 AM 111
1:30 PM 59
7:30 PM 69
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10/22
7:15 AM 76
7:15 PM 71
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10/23 8:15 PM 105
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10/24 8:30 AM 97