New, not sure if I trust vet dosing

He tested at 159 so he is slowly climbing. I didn't leave out extra food. Should I shoot or no? .25 or less? Or just check back in the morning?
 
BBelshan said:
He tested at 159 so he is slowly climbing. I didn't leave out extra food. Should I shoot or no? .25 or less? Or just check back in the morning?
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Was that your PMPS? I suggest you try 0.25 u. Eyeball that as well as you can. Test at +2 and +4 this evening to see what's happening.
 
Ok, I gave him .25u and I will try to measure at +2 and +4. +2 should be easy, waking up 2 hours after I go to sleep will be difficult, but I will try to use that time to set out a bit more food for them.
 
Ugh, no good test since the last one. His ears just didn't want to give me blood. I gave him .25 u this morning.
 
Ok, he was 135 this evening. I will give him .25u again. I will try to test at +2. I know we don't have a full picture yet due to lack of good test, and you might not can answer this but at what number do you think I shouldn't give insulin?
 
BBelshan said:
I won't be able to do mid-day until the weekend, but I will try to get before bed test. I test him at 5:30 am and 5:30 pm. I can test at 9-9:30pm to see how he climbs after eating. Once I can get those test, should I try .25u? I do have half unit markings, but not sure about figuring out lower than .25 u.
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Do you have a ss? I am looking to see how others' babies are doing on it...I find it very unpredictable..nadirs 10 am...to 3 pm..and high FBG's
 
ELLIOTT & Fran Munschauer said:
Do you have a ss? I am looking to see how others' babies are doing on it...I find it very unpredictable..nadirs 10 am...to 3 pm..and high FBG's
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Yes, in the signature, "Link" is a link to his spreadsheet. I haven't been testing long and he seems to be responding well. I haven't gotten a full curve yet.
 
Kris & Teasel said:
Was that your PMPS? I suggest you try 0.25 u. Eyeball that as well as you can. Test at +2 and +4 this evening to see what's happening.
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Can you take a look at my spreadsheet? His BG is at 122. I am not going to give him a shot tonight. It didn't seem like .25 was enough as his numbers climbed, but with .325 it doesn't seem like he climbs high enough for a second shot. (I am guessing it is .325 as .25 is the thickness of the plunger so I straddle the half unit marking)

I am off the next two days so I am hoping to get another shot at a curve. I am taking him to the vet to check on his UTI tomorrow and update them on his progress.
 
BBelshan said:
Can you take a look at my spreadsheet? His BG is at 122. I am not going to give him a shot tonight. It didn't seem like .25 was enough as his numbers climbed, but with .325 it doesn't seem like he climbs high enough for a second shot. (I am guessing it is .325 as .25 is the thickness of the plunger so I straddle the half unit marking)

I am off the next two days so I am hoping to get another shot at a curve. I am taking him to the vet to check on his UTI tomorrow and update them on his progress.
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It's very difficult to say. I think doing a full curve this weekend will help.
 
So I brought my cat to the vet this morning to check on his UTI. I received no blow back from my home testing. They actually seemed glad I did and thought his numbers looked pretty good and wanted to do a fructosamine test to see a bigger picture since I don't have the full picture yet with my test. He had to be sedated so I will pick him up in a few hours. I told them his BG was running low since I shot blind (69 at +2). I only gave .25 u thinking he must have climbed due to not getting insulin last night. I apparently was wrong or should have attempted a smaller dose. They also noticed he has some tartar built up on two teeth that seem wiggly and think I should schedule a cleaning and possible extraction since he reacted with pain next week. I feel bad he has to keep going back and being sedated each time but he is what they call fractious. He has gained weight since getting insulin. He is now 18.3 lbs.
 
He's at 135, I am uncertain if I should give a shot at this number. I will try to get a good test in the morning to see if he climbed or if he is just going to hover slightly higher than a non diabetic cat. Tomorrow I should get his fructosamine results and the estimate for dental/tooth extraction. Perhaps getting rid of bad teeth will help his BG?
 
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