All of this information is from my FDMB profile
Bailey was diagnosed 1/2/06 with diabetes. He is 8 years His Bg at the vet was over 800 that day. He wasn't able to come home from the vet until 1/9/06. He was like a rag doll when I took him to the vet on 1/2/06. He was on the verge of death. He stayed at the vet for 1 week before he was well enough to come home. He also lost 2 pounds the week he was there.
He is on PZI Vet Idexx and is getting 1 unit U40.
Levemir started pm 5/15/06 with .5u.
Dale Ann taught me how to test on 1/10/06.
1/10/06 6pm PS 574, Fed and gave 1U
6:20 Hi reading
+3 Hi reading
1/11/06 6 am I couldn't get a good test. Fed and gave 1 U.
+3.5 396
PM PS (+12) 290. Fed and gave one unit
+3 528
1/12/06 6 am PS 559 fed and gave 1 unit
+9 295 gave 1/4 can snack
PM PS 340 fed and gave 1 unit
1/13/06 7 am PS 345, fed and gave one unit
+7.5 366
7 pm PS 498, fed and gave one unit
1/14/06 7 am PS Hi, 600+ fed and gave 1.4 unit
7 pm PS 333, fed and gave 1.4 unit
1/15/06 7 am PS 424 gave 1.5 units and fed
7 pm PS(+12) 140 on OTU, 115 on elite fed and didn't give shot
+13 79 on elite, fed another half a can of food
+13.5 158
+15 223
Starting 1/15/06 feeding Bay 3/4 can twice a day.
1/16/06 +24 7 am, HI, 600+, fed and gave 1 U
+2 483
+4 349
+6 312
PM PS 486 fed and gave 1 U
1/17/06 6 am PS (+11) 458 fed and gave 1 U
6:30 PM PS 450
+4.5 267
1/18/06 6 am PS Hi (600+) fed and gave 1 U
+7 331
+12 389 fed and gave 1 U
1/19/06 6 am PS 341 fed and gave 1 U
+7 299
+10.5 HI (at vet to teach vet how to test)
6 pm PS HI, fed and gave 1 U
Today Bailey weighed 11.5 pounds. He isn't a fat cat, he is just very tall and extra long.
1/20/06 6 am PS 333 fed and gave 1 U
+3 117 fed 1/2 can of Iams 10% carb chicken dinner
+7 454
6pm PS (+12) 599, fed and gave 1 U
1/21/06 7 am (+13) PS 317 fed and gave 1 U (we are travelling in an hour or so, hopefully his blood sugar will stay below 600 today)
7 pm +12 PS 529 (at least it was under 600) fed 1 can (he didn't eat all of his breakfast before we left to go out of town and I didn't want him hungry) and gave 1 U
1/22/06 7 am (+12) PS 472 fed 3/4 can and gave 1 U
+9 156 fed 20 pieces of evo as a treat
6:30 pm PS 259 (+11.5) fed and gave 1U
+2 156
+3 119 fed more cat food and 2 treats with carbs
+4 228
1/23/06 6 am +12 556 fed and gave 1 U
6 pm PS (+12) 573 fed and gave 1 U
1/24/06 6 am PS (+12) 338 fed and gave 1 U
6 pm (+12) PS 566 fed and gave 1 U
1/25/06 4:30 am PS (+10.5) 399 fed 2 cans since I was going out of town for the day and gave 1 U.
+14.5 8pm PS 528 fed and gave 1 U
1/26/05 6 am (+10) 498 fed and gave 1 U
+9 333
6 pm PS (+12) 540 (this was after a visit to the vet, so I think it isn't too bad) fed and gave 1 U.
Bailey weighed 11.75 pounds at the vet
1/27/06 6 am PS (+12) 460 fed and gave 1 U
+11 313
Fed at +11.5
+12.5 6:30 pm PS 342 gave 1 U
1/28/06 7:00 am PS I(+12.5) 494 fed and gave 1 U
+2 302
+4 137 tuna given as treat
+6 221
+8 438
+10 570
+12 HI (600+) fed and gave 1 U
+3 353
1/29/06 7 am PS (+12) HI (600+) fed and gave 1.2 U will test at +3,4,5 today
+3 337
+4 227
+5 194
+6 280
+11.5 6:30 pm PS 494, shot early since he has to get shot at 6 am tomorrow. fed and gave 1.2 U
+3.5 (10pm) 255 also tested for ketones, there were none :)
1/30/06 6 am (+11.5) 494 fed and gave 1.2 U.
+3.5 361
+12 6 pm PS 559 fed and gave 1.2 U.
1/31/06 6 am (+12) 546 fed and gave 1.2 U.
6 pm (+12) 311. fed and gave 1.2 U. possibility of a fur shot. the cat got away when i tried to give insulin. will recheck at +3
+3 238. yes, no fur shot!
2/1/06 6 am 579 fed and gave 1.2 u
6 pm (+12) 541 fed and gave 1.2 U
2/2/06 6 am (+12) 229. I did feed Bailey, but this is the lowest PS # we have had and since I had to be at work I didn't feel comfortable shooting him. Usually Bailey is only this low when he has been in the car, but wasn't in the car yesterday.
9:30 +15.5 564 gave 1.2 u
5:30 fed
7 pm (+9.5) 193
8 pm 254 gave 1 U
+2.5 462
2/3/06 6 am 460 1.2 U fed
+3.5 237
+7 398
6 pm (+12) 523 gave 1.1 U fed
2/4/06 7:30(+13.5) am 555 shot and gaved 1.2
7 pm 495(+12) 1.2 u
2/5 7 am 563 1.2 u
6:30 pm 583 1.2u
2/6 6 am 428 1.2u
6 pm 359 1.2u
+3.5 408
2/7/06 6 am 383 1.2 u
6 pm ps 396 1.2 u
2/8/06 6 am 528 1.2 U
6 pm 343 1.2 U
2/9/06 6 am 408 1.2 u
6 pm 449 1.2
2/10/06 6 am 573 1.2
6pm 540 1.2
2/11/06 7:30 am 453 1.2
8 pm 329 1.2
2/12/06 8 am HI 1.2
7 pm HI gave 1.2 fat
2/13/06 6 am 408 1.2
6 pm 372 1.2 u, probably fur shot, Bailey took off as soon as I hit the plunger :(
2/14/06 6 am 572 (probably was a fur shot) 1.2 fat will try to check at +7
+7 235
6 pm 325 1.2 u
2/15/06 6 am 275 gave .8 u will check at +7
+7 291
6pm ps 528 gave 1.2 fat
+4 193 fed 1/2 pounce treat since insulin wasn't peaked
2/16/06 6am 364 1.2
7pm 303
2/17/06 7 am 592 gave 1.2u. this is another stress travel #. darn it!
7 pm 518, this was shocking considering his stress of stomach "pumping" today.
he vomited 3 times tonight. took food away at 1 am.
2.18/06 +13 454, fed. Didn't shoot yet, since I'm waiting to see if he keeps food down.
+23 422, gave only .4 u since he hadn't eaten much
2/19/06 8 am +14 460 gave 1.2 u and fed
7 pm (+11) 384, gave 1.2 u and fed
2/20/06 am ps +13 452 1.2u
psps 555 1.2 fat. I think I had a bigger air bubble than I thought this morning.
2/21/06 6 am 386 1.2 u given
6pm 558 maybe i gave an am fur shot. who knows. 1.2 fat given
+3 160 fed 1 carb treat since he peaks betwee +5 and +7
+4 150 fed gravy from 1/4 can 9 lives with carbs
+4.25 138, fed 5 more carb treats, because I didn't want him to drop too low while I was sleeping
+4.5 150. I finally felt like I could go to sleep without worring about him crashing over night.
2/22/06 6 am 550. Was expecting a higher # because of the high carb foods last night. 1.2 u given
+9.5 353 checked for ketones and we had none :)
6pm ps 361 1.2 u (but there was a giant air bubble that I couldn't get out. I don't know if he really got 1U or .8u)
+3 181
+5 83 fed 3 carb treats and slept another hour
+6 111, oh, I could finally sleep without worry.
2/23/06 6 am 351 gave .8 u
+9.5 299
6 pm 397, gave .8u
+3 401, basically no change from ps
+6.5 355, he didn't drop much from ps, so obviously he does need the 1u.
2/24/06 6 am 365 gave 1.0 u
+9.5 407
6 pm ps 552 gave 1.2, will check later tonight
+3 335
2/25/06 585 +13.5 1.2 u curving today. I fed him at his regular time, but since I'm still sick, I didn't feel like I was coherent enough to shoot and test that is why the # is so high, probably
+2 567
+4 341
+6 139
+8 133
+10 363
+12 514 1.2 u given
2/26/06 +12 7:30 am 388
+4 222 he did eat a little cat food at +4
+5 269
+6 328, no clue why he's doing this, go figure.
pmps +11 552. 1.2 u given If I had waited another hour, he would have probably been high. When I have the chance to watch I may increase to 1.3u and see what happens.
2/27/06
6am (+11.5) 245. Didn't feel comfortable shooting because of how fast he drops
7 am 352 (he had eaten at this point) 1.2 u given
tested numerous times, at +5 he was at 95, watched closely, he dropped more and wasn't high enough for me to feel comfortable going to the dr. since I knew I would be gone for at least 2 hours, so I fed some treats for my piece of mind.
7 pm 448
2.28/06 amps (+11) 412
pmps (+12)402
+4 561
3/1/06
amps 471
+5 328
+7 388
pmps487
3/2/06
amps (+13) 504, I slept through +12
pmps 410 (+11) to get back on schedule for tomorrow.
3/3/06
amps (+12) 324 9 lives tuna
pmps (+12) 490 whiskas lamb and rice
3/4/06
amps (12.5) 511 fed 9 lives whitefish
+3 431
+5 417
+7 441
(+12) pmps 491 1u given fed whiskas pate beef
+4 220
+6 339
1u is current dose as of 3/5
3/5/06
amps (11.5) 474 fed 9 lives turkey and giblets 1u
+4 380
+5 323
+6 293
pmps (12) 350, fed prime entree, special kitty 1u
+3 178 fed dry evo 1 teaspoon, fed beef whiskas
3/6/06
amps 565 9 lives chicken/tuna
pmps 484 tuna and egg
+3 391
3/7/06 amps 483 whiskas beef
pmps 510 fed whiskas chicken
+7 345
3/8/06 amps 436 fed 9 lives ocean fish
pmps 534 fed special kitty turkey/giblets
3/9/06 475 fed whiskas beef
pmps 349 fed iams chicken
3/10 amps (+12.5) 513 gave 1u fed whiskas beef
+3 403
+4 423
+5 340
+6 319
+7 295
+8 292
+9 276
+10 270
+11 345
pmps 436 gave 1.2 u and fed 9 lives turkey giblets
+3 145
+4 129
+5 71 fed carb treats so i could sleepw/o hypo worry
+6.5 228
3/11 +12 583 gave 1u fed tuna
+5 360
+12 559 gave 1u fed beef
3/12 +12.5 431 1u fed turkey
+12 492 1u fed beef
3/13 +12 524 fed spec kitty white fish
+14 pmps 485 whiskas beef
3/14 amps (+11) 329 fed 9 lives tuna/egg he moved when I shot him so I don't think he got all his insulin.
+6 304
+11 pmps HI, fed country style dinner, sophisticat. 20 minutes later Bay vomited a hair, ball. Took food away just in case that upset his stomach too. Fed 1/4 tab pepcid in some cat food juice and will feed beef cat food after I know his tummy is settled.
3/15 amps (+12) 508 fed 9 lives turkey and giblets
+13 pmps 326 fed whiskas beef
3/16 amps (+11.5) 566 fed 9 lives turkey and giblets we are headed back home today, so maybe the #'s will go down. We've been at my mom's since Sat.
pmps +11 HI. He cried the whole drive home so this probably raised the #. Even when I let him out of his cage he was still crying. fed 1/2 can 9 lives tuna, 1/2 can 9 lives liver/bacon.
3/17 +12 HI. Fed whiskas beef and 9 lives liver/bacon gave 1.2u
+4 357
+5 307
+6 207
+7 187
+8 178
+10 194
+12 183 fed 1/2 can 9 lives tuna 1/2 can special kitty prime entree
pmps +13 261 1.1u given 7pm
+5 94, bay ate more at this time
+5.75, 186
+7 239
3/18 +12 7 am amps 515 gave 1.2 u, fed sophisticat ocean whitefish/tuna
+5.5 262
+7 302
pmps 7pm 524 gave 1.2u fed whiskas beef
+4 170
+6.5 192
3/19 amps 505 fed whiskas turkey and giblets and gave 1.2u
+4 242
+7 191
pmps +11.5 6:30 pm 366 gave 1.2u fed whiskas kitty stew
+5.5 171
3/20 amps 509 fed whiskas mealtime 1.2u
pmps 355 1.2u given and fed sophisticat ocean fish/tuna
3/21 amps 390 fed whiskas beef, 1.2u given
pmps HI fed sophisticat beef/chicken gave 1.2u
+3 327
3/22 amps 422 fed whiskas turkey and giblets 1.2u given
pmps 543 1.2u fed iams chicken
3/23 amps 357 1.2u fed 9 lives tuna
pmps 539 1.2u fed 1/2 can 9 lives super supper and 1/2 can whiskas beef
Bay only ate about 1/2 can of his tuna while I was at work
+3.25 298
at +7 he still hadn't eaten much so I gave half a can of whiskas chicken. He didn't like the mixed cat food at all. I won't be doing that again.
3/24 amps 428 1.2u given. whiskas beef
pmps 513 1.2u whiskas beef, whiskas chicken
+4.5 513
3/25 amps 436 1.2u given fed 9lives ocean whitefish
+4 292
+8 145 fed 1 T wellness turkey/salmon
pmps (+15, since I was out and got home later than planned) 452 1.2u given and fed 9lives turkey giblets
3/26 +10.5 7:30 am 133 no shot yet. fed iams chicken
+12 329 gave 1.2u, so much for getting back on schedule
+5 296
+7 204
+10 177
+11 204
+11.5 1u given to be on the safe side
3/27 +9.25 145 5:45 fed 9 lives tuna, but he didn't eat too much
amps 6:30 +10 194 gave .8 unit
+7 294
+9 322
+11.5 492 fed 9 lives chicken and gave 1.2u
3/28 amps 365 gave 1.2u fed special kitty ocean whitefish.
2 pm no ketones yippee!
pmps 278 1.2u given and fed whiskas veal
+5 209
3/29 amps 566 :( gave 1.2 u and fed whiskas chicken
pmps 561 :( gave 1.2u and fed 9 lives bacon/liver
+4 381
3/30 amps 239 gave 1.1 fed whiskas turkey
+7.5 218
pmps 543 1.2u and fed special kitty ocean whitefish
3/31 amps 244 gave 1.2u fed whiskas beef. we will be heading to tulsa later today so #'s may go up after travelling.
+5 76, since I couldn't stay home to retest due to work fed 1 1/2 pounce cat treats and can of wellness turkey salmon. will attempt retest at 6.25
+6.25 107
+8 107
+12 157 no shot, fed whiskas chicken
+16 392 .8u token given
4/1 amps +13 362 gave .8u fed whiskas beef
+7 269
+9 227 still dropping at 8pm so no shot. fed whiskas kitty stew
4/2 amps 522 1.2u given and fed whiskas chicken
pmps 381 1u given, fed special kitty salmon
4/3 amps 525 1.2u given fed whiskas turkey and giblets
pmps 396 1.2u given and fed 9 lives chicken
4/4 amps 452 1.2u fed whiskas beef
+7.5 174
pmps 234 .8u fed 9 lives turkey gibs
+4 64 fed 5 pounce treats, since it was a school night, I couldn't risk a hypo and couldn't ride it out and test.
+5 119
4/5 amps 473 1.2u given, fed whiskas chicken
+7.5 162
pmps 371 1u fed sophisticat beef/liver
+4 179
4/6 amps +12 6am, 130 then 110. no shot fed whiskas kitty stew
+12.5 150 still no shot and had to get to work. I will give a token of .2u at 1:30
+19.5 351, gave .2u. will give .4-.8 at 6pm (+4.5 from this token dose)
6pm, 426 .8u given fed special kitty mixed grill, which Bay snubbed. He's eating day-old stuff again.
+3 225 I broke down and fed whiskas chicken here since he wouldn't eat the special kitty.
+4 137
+5 85 fed 2 pounces so I didn't have to worry about him while I slept.
4/7 amps 203 .2u given, fed whiskas beef.
+7.5 379
+11.5 470 1u given, fed whiskas mealtime, but he hasn't eaten anything yet.
+3 176 He ate stale chicken instead of mealtime, so I gave him some 9 lives turkey and giblets, he'll usually eat about 1/4 can of it.
+4 52 he didn't eat much turkey and giblets at all, pounce treats are ready and waiting.
+ 4.25 53
+4.5 52
+5 54
+6 86
4/8 +12.5 408 .6u given fed whiskas chicken
+3 478
+5 496
+7 445
+9 443
pmps 526 fed ff chicken
+3 256 he is eating more of the ff from 3 hours ago
4/9 +11.5 199, no shot fed whiskas kitty stew
+13 156 .4units shot
+4 154
+5 153
+8 166
pmps +11 320 gave .7u fed ff chicken, he didn't eat much.
4/10 amps 319 .7u fed whiskas turkey gibs
+7.5 182
pmps 261 fed ff chicken
+4 221
4/11 amps 453 .7u given fed whiskas beef
+7.5 417
+11.5 319 .7u fed ff chicken
+4.5 109
+4.75 88
+5 85 fed a little more ff chicken. the drop had slowed so I went to sleep
4/12 amps +12.5 364 .7u given fed whiskas chicken
+7.5 245
+12 401 .7u ff chicken
(My dear Drooler Samuel Snow Bear Willis went to the Rainbow Bridge while I was at work today. My heart is broken, but he isn't in pain anymore. Fly free my sweetest Sammy, mommy and Bailey love you sooo much!)
+4 250
4/13 amps 531 .8u fed whiskas kitty stew
+6.5 185
pmps 354 .7u ff beef
+4 183
4/14 amps 406 .7u fed ff chicken and some canned evo
+7.5 438
+11.5 pmps 371 .7u fed ff chicken
+4.5 171
4/15 amps 556 (+12.5) .8u given fed ff chicken
pmps 451 .8u given fed ff turkey and giblets
4/16 389 .8u ff chick
346 .7u u ff turk
4/17 576 .8u ff chick
HI 1u ff turk whiskas chicken
+4 256
4/18 490 .7u 1/2 can of both whiskas beef and chicken
+7.5 221 fed 1.4 can of whiskas kitty stew
+11 no ketones 1/4 to 1/2% glucose in urine
pmps 327 .7u fed ff turkey
+4 220
4/19 amps 381 .7u ff chicken and 1/2 can kitty stew
pmps 394 .7u whiskas chicken
4/20 amps 357 .7u ff turkey
pmps 359 .7u whiskas kitty stew
+4 268
4/21 amps 349 .7u ff chicken
pmps 461 .7u fed ff chicken with whiskas chicken
+4 336
+6 279
4/22 amps (+13) 356 ff turkey
+3 308
+5 167
+7 151
+10 245
+11 pmps 348 .7u ff tuna/whitefish and 1/4 can whiskas chicken
+5.5 203
4/23 amps (+12.5) 469 .8u ff chicken
+4 295 1/2 can ff turkey
+5 250
+8.5 123
+10 158
+11.5 pmps 365 1/2 can ff turkey and 1 can ff chicken
4/24 amps +11 428 .7u ff chicken
pmps +14 577 .8u ff chicken
+3 451
4/25 amps 502 .8u given ff turkey
+3 331 1/2 can ff turkey
+4 293
+9.5 302 1/2 can ff turkey
pmps ????
+6 268
+6.5 vomited hairball
+7 319
4/26 amps 541 .8u ff chicken
+7.5 449
pmps (+10) 587 1u given from new bottle ff turkey. Bay did see G right after this.
+4 381 ff chicken
+6 357
4/27 amps (+14) 425 .8u fed ff turkey and 1/2 can whiskas chicken
+9.25 240 -- all of the am food was gone at this point
pmps 387 .7u fed ff ocean whitefish/tuna and 1/2 can whiskas chicken
+4 141
+5 184
4/28 amps 509 .8u fed ff turkey and ff chicken
+7.25 264
pmps 447 .8u fed ff chicken
+3 262, this was after G was in the house for over 1 hour :)
4/29 amps 474 .8u ff chicken
+3 338
+6 219
+7 244
+10 340
+13 510 .8u ff chicken
4/30 6am +11 186 ff turkey
+12 amps 296 .7u given
I brought G in at +1.5 to +2.5 and he attacked Bay, that's the reason for the +3 increase
+3 323
+6 226
+8 338
+11 566 .8u
+4 329
5/1 amps 525 .8u
+7.5 371
+11 pmps 394 .9u
+4 174
+5 130 between +5 and +6 he ate 1/2 can of whiskas chicken
+6 112
+7 172
5/2 amps 6 am (+13) 463 ff turkey .8u
pmps 6 pm 420 ff chicken .8u
+4 396
5/3 amps 6 am 597 ff turkey .9u
+7.5 331
+11 374
pmps +12 455 1u ff chicken
+4 277
+6 332
5/4 amps 380 .8u ff chicken
+7.5 353
pmps 371 1u ff chicken
+4 275
+7 328
5/5 amps (+13) 527 1u ff turkey
+11 pmps 597 fat 1u ff chicken 2 cans( after drive to tulsa)
+6 331
5/6 amps (+12.5) 469 friskies poulty platter
pmps (+12) 461 ff chicken 1u
+3 more ff chicken
+5 321
5/7/06 amps (+13) 434 poultry platter
+6 223 fed turkey and gibs, sophcat
+11 559 (after drive from tulsa) 1.2u ff chicken
+4 394
+6 376
5/8 amps 375 1u ff chicken/friskies poultry platter
+7.5 378
pmps 352 1.2u ff turkey
+3 136
+4 70 fed wellness chicken
+4.25 59 fed 3 pounce treats
+4.5 65
+5 68
+6 122
5/9 amps 572, the liver kicked in for being too low. 1u given ff turkey and wellness chicken
+11pmps 531
+4 308 fed 1/2 can friskies
+8 395
5/10 amps 470 1u ff chicken
+7.5 307
pmps 507 1.2u 1/2 can friskies
+4 310 ff chicken
+6 288
5/11 amps (+13) 403 .8u ff chicken/1/2 can whiskas kitty stew
+10 310
pmps +12 560 1.3u ff turkey/ 1/2 can whiskas kitty stew
+3 392
+4 288
+6 240
5/12 amps 441 .9u ff chicken and 1/2 friskies
+7.5 237
pmps 546 1.4u ff chicken and 1/2 friskies
5/13 amps 508 1u ff turkey and 1/2 whiskas chicken
pmps 364 .7u ff turkey and 1/2 whiskas chicken
5/14 amps 384 .7u ff chicken/ 1/2 friskies
pmps 544 1u ff chicken 1/2 friskies
5/15 amps 545 .8u ff chicken