Mewmewkit
Member Since 2021
So my cat was diagnosed with diabetes almost two weeks ago. Her first reading was 400 at the vet, then a few days later 450. During this time she was not being given insulin yet and was on constant wet food throughout the day as she was extremely hungry.
So the vet diagnosed her with diabetes. She told us to give one unit of lantis twice a day 12 hours apart and to feed her 80% of hills science diet glucosupport m/d dry food....which baffled me. So I said what about wet food. The vet tech who was giving us the demonstration and food and insulin didn't seem to have the answers and acted like the glucosupport wet food didn't exist. So I found it on the internet and she said ok we will write a script for the glucosupport wet food but the vet wants her to be on 80% dry. Is this some kind of control experiment for the vet? I just don't get it.
Anyways, I've been testing the cats blood sugar and it seems her glucose levels are even higher. We upped the insulin slowly to two units twice a day on our own and she's been given that for the past two days. Her level last night was 572 before eating 12 hrs after her last dose of insulin. Her level was 486 this morning 4 hours after being given insulin and after eating her wet food and grazing on the dry.
What is going on? It seems the insulin isn't touching her. The best reading we have had was 396 that was yesterday 3.5 hrs after her shot of insulin and eating. How can I get her sugar down?
Thank you
So the vet diagnosed her with diabetes. She told us to give one unit of lantis twice a day 12 hours apart and to feed her 80% of hills science diet glucosupport m/d dry food....which baffled me. So I said what about wet food. The vet tech who was giving us the demonstration and food and insulin didn't seem to have the answers and acted like the glucosupport wet food didn't exist. So I found it on the internet and she said ok we will write a script for the glucosupport wet food but the vet wants her to be on 80% dry. Is this some kind of control experiment for the vet? I just don't get it.
Anyways, I've been testing the cats blood sugar and it seems her glucose levels are even higher. We upped the insulin slowly to two units twice a day on our own and she's been given that for the past two days. Her level last night was 572 before eating 12 hrs after her last dose of insulin. Her level was 486 this morning 4 hours after being given insulin and after eating her wet food and grazing on the dry.
What is going on? It seems the insulin isn't touching her. The best reading we have had was 396 that was yesterday 3.5 hrs after her shot of insulin and eating. How can I get her sugar down?
Thank you
