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[Fuzzy’s journey]

Hi everyone. My cat Fuzzy was diagnosed last year with diabetes. She is 15yo and also has asthma & autoimmune disorder. Diabetes is nothing new to me as I have been T1D for over 40 years.
However, I am having trouble with testing supplies. Vet recommended Alphatrak3 but strip prices keep going up. I use a contour next link for myself. Has anyone here done a comparison chart between the 2? I have done sporadic checks and I know that the contour can read anywhere from 50-100mg/dl lower. Or if there is another human grade that reads close to AT3? I know from experience no 2 meters will read exactly the same and anything in 20% range is considered accurate. I am just looking for a cheaper way to keep my senior gal happy & healthy. She is currently on Vetsulin 2u twice daily. But it peaks after 4hrs & then back up. I am considering asking vet to switch to lantus next visit (2 months away)

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Hi and welcome to the forum.
Don’t try and compare the two types of meters. The pet meter reads a bit higher but if you try and compare them you will drive yourself crazy. Just use the human meter and the numbers they give. Most of use human meters here.
I would definitely recommend you get the vet to swap you to Lantus. It is a far better insulin for cats.Vetsulin is no longer recommended for cats.
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[Fuzzy’s journey]

Hi and welcome to the forum.
Don’t try and compare the two types of meters. The pet meter reads a bit higher but if you try and compare them you will drive yourself crazy. Just use the human meter and the numbers they give. Most of use human meters here.
I would definitely recommend you get the vet to swap you to Lantus. It is a far better insulin for cats.Vetsulin is no longer recommended for cats.
If you would like to setup a spreadsheet and signature we will be able to give you a lot more help
Look in this link HELP US HELP YOU
Keep asking questions

Thank you. I contacted a friend who is vet tech. She said at their office they use a conversion to get more accurate readings from human meter. It is glucose reading (human meter) /.65. I had never heard of this before. So 232/.65=356.7. The 20% accuracy rate still applies.

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

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Thank you. I contacted a friend who is vet tech. She said at their office they use a conversion to get more accurate readings from human meter. It is glucose reading (human meter) /.65. I had never heard of this before. So 232/.65=356.7. The 20% accuracy rate still applies.

That is probably their own conversion but there is no official one that is recognised.
What we do say is if the cat falls below 50 on a human meter OR 68 on a pet meter, than the cat must reduce the dose and the cat needs some higher carb food to bring it back up higher.
The normal reading for a cat is 50-120 on the human meter.
The normal reading for a cat on the pet meter is approximately 68-150
Other than those numbers we don’t do any comparisons. We do know that the pet meter reads higher than the human meter and the higher the BG, the bigger the difference. And the lower the BG the smaller the difference.
I would still recommend choosing one or the other of the meters and staying with that.
All our dosing methods are based on the human meter numbers.

 

[Fuzzy’s journey]

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That is probably their own conversion but there is no official one that is recognised.
What we do say is if the cat falls below 50 on a human meter OR 68 on a pet meter, than the cat must reduce the dose and the cat needs some higher carb food to bring it back up higher.
The normal reading for a cat is 50-120 on the human meter.
The normal reading for a cat on the pet meter is approximately 68-150
Other than those numbers we don’t do any comparisons. We do know that the pet meter reads higher than the human meter and the higher the BG, the bigger the difference. And the lower the BG the smaller the difference.
I would still recommend choosing one or the other of the meters and staying with that.
All our dosing methods are based on the human meter numbers.

Thank you. I’m still trying to figure out the spreadsheet as I am currently on an iPhone.

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Thank you. I’m still trying to figure out the spreadsheet as I am currently on an iPhone.

If you can’t sort it out, I will ask @Bandit's Mom to help you. She can set one up in 2 minutes!