Calloway's glucose STILL high at 469 on Feb 13th :(

[nepeta]

Has your vet run a glucose curve on him? It might help


See for example
http://www.caninsulin.com/monitoring...ose-curves.asp

or


http://www.peteducation.com/article....1+2130&aid=256

[Moesha]

I'm sorry to hear this about Calloway. Is it coming down? What was it the last time it had been checked? I can't remember if we checked Morgan's every week or every two weeks. Getting the right dosage is the hard part. I'm glad that they are going to check it more frequently.

[jennielynn1970]

It has been between 400 and 470 almost every time we go! It's never below 400. It's just really frustrating when you're doing all they tell you to do, and it still doesn't get any better.

He's sleeping now, like a sweetheart, and got a little bit of treats when we got home (had to wait almost 45 for the vet to get back from lunch to get the insulin and syringes and tell us what to increase the dosage to). I figured he earned them, lol, and she said some treats were ok.

[Moesha]

It has been between 400 and 470 almost every time we go! It's never below 400. It's just really frustrating when you're doing all they tell you to do, and it still doesn't get any better.

I know. The important thing is to keep doing exactly what you are doing. Keep that diet consistent then the only thing that will change it the amount of insulin. Hopefully eventually you'll see it coming down and hit the magic number that works for Calloway. Please remember we want to hear about how you and you sweet boy are doing. Keep us posted!

ETA: They did not do a curve on Morgan. I didn't even know anything about it until seeing it posted here.

[jennielynn1970]

Has your vet run a glucose curve on him? It might help


See for example
http://www.caninsulin.com/monitoring...ose-curves.asp

or


http://www.peteducation.com/article....1+2130&aid=256

They haven't suggested any kind of study on him since the first time we discovered he was diabetic, back in October.

[Medusa]

Add my name to the list of those who are praying for dear Calloway.

[jenluckenbach]

I am surprized they have not run an all day glucose curve (testing every couple of hours). That is what they did for my Y.Lee (the only experience I've had with diabetes).

[jennielynn1970]

I am surprized they have not run an all day glucose curve (testing every couple of hours). That is what they did for my Y.Lee (the only experience I've had with diabetes).

They only did that once, and that was the first time in October when he tested as diabetic, and we started at 1 unit in the AM and 2 units in the PM. Nothing since then. I was wondering if they'd want to do that again as well. I can ask Dr. Hess/Dr. Fanelli the next time I go in I guess.

We're up to 6 units, twice a day.

[Moesha]

I am actually surprised if his levels were always that high that they started with 1 unit. Morgan's initial reading was around 370, I think. He started at 8 units once a day. Then when that wasn't working, we went to 5 units twice a day and then worked our way down from there.

[jennielynn1970]

We've just been going up and up.