Remission!

[cjsmith]

I just got a REALLY good birthday present. It appears that Duchess is now in diabetic remission.

Details:
- She hasn't had her insulin shot today
- Her blood glucose has been around 100 all day
- The food she's on, and the insulin chosen for her, often have this effect if they are both started immediately
- I'll get her fructosamine blood work back Tuesday or Wednesday
- I am now to discontinue insulin until I get that phone call
- I am to monitor her for signs of diabetes return (increased thirst/urination, weight loss, listlessness)
- If it still appears she's in remission, we'll check her blood in a few weeks, then taper off until we're checking every six months or so

This happens in cats way, way more often than in humans. It's (nearly?) unheard-of in humans, but many kitties go into remission. I had no idea, even if we would be so lucky, that it could happen this fast.

Wow.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

*SUCH* a relief! Man! Of course she could need to go back on insulin again at any time. I'll have to watch her closely for the rest of her days, as she may go in and out of remission multiple times. But for now, YAY!

[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

Maybe some good petting & catnip would be a suitable substitute for the explaination?

[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

My above comment about petting & catnip should have been in response to the comment below where you wrote "I wish I could explain to her that this means no more full days at the vet getting poked once an hour -- she'd be SO HAPPY."

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah, that makes more sense!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'm sure she'd like lots of petting and catnip! Plus more petting. Mmmmm, scritches.