Hi! I am still new to this wonderful community and new in treating my cat Beau in his DX. I’ve been helped so much thus far in ordering a BG monitor and working out the kinks in his doses. I was just going through and reading a lot of information that’s provided here. I read that if PS BG is less then 150 to not shoot. I didn’t realize that, I’ve only been able to get PMPS since I’ve received the meter. Is this bad that I gave him his pm shot when his BG was under 150?
Hey! Let me tag Suzanne and Bhooma and get you some help. https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/introduction-first-day-on-the-site.266678/#post-2984916 …Melissa’s first thread. The last 5 or 6 posts are relevant. Earned a recent .20 reduction with a test under 90. Using U100 until the U40s get in. @Suzanne & Darcy @Bandit's Mom
I’m trying to create a good morning routine for us both (Beau n I) since his dx. He’s gotten smart to this routine of feeding then his shot. So he eats n hides now in the AM which is stressful bc I have to get to work. So I’m thinking I need to adjust my AM shot time earlier to give me more time ( not that I want to be up earlier then I have to but the things we do for love). I’d like to make the testings andshots relaxed and Not stressful, not rushed. Im actually off work tomorrow so my thoughts are doing the BG tests throughout the day so I can get his chart going. The PMPS tests are easier bc I have time to love him up brush him get the sample. If that makes sense?
I run a bakery so my work hours aren’t always consistent if I have staffing issues. There’s many times I go into work and have to leave to go home to give him his shot and try n rush back to work.
Most members shoot WHILE the cat is eating. It’s easier this way, they are distracted. Does he come out and eat right when you put the bowl down?
Yes, he does! I could definitely try that, it would make it easier. If that’s an option, I’m all for it!
Much easier, he was so distracted while eating it didn’t even phase him that I gave him the shot! And I got an AMPS finally
Awesome! You can also try to test him at a different place and see if that helps. Also, turning off the beeping sound on the meter is advisable. After some trial and error, I settled on testing him where I feed him, I put his freeze dried treats into a vitamin bottle. I put the bottle in his food bowl in front of him. he lays down and purrs cause he knows he's getting a treat. you could try it out! also most members use freeze dried treats because they have zero carbs and this diabetes friendly. You could search the forums for diff kinds but I use Sojos turkey treats, a lot of people use Pure Bites. By the way, you should see if you can get some later test to find his nadir or lowest number since that is what you use to determine dose adjustments. Most of the time the nadir is between +4 thru +7. You could stagger tests to find out- say get a +4 and +6 one day, then a +5 and +7 the next to find his nadir. This is important data and you can’t make much progress in dosing without it.
