Duchess is gonna LOVE this

[cjsmith]

Duchess went in for a glucose curve on Monday. After hours I got a call from the head vet tech: "Dr. Griscom is holding her head in her hands and doesn't know what to make of this." The next day I got a call from Dr. Griscom: "Dr. White doesn't know what to make of this either." It seems that her blood glucose levels throughout the day started too high, ended way too low, did not form a curve, and showed no signs that they would bottom out.

I am now the proud owner of a new glucose meter, test strips, and lancets. (WOW those supplies are expensive.) Unlike the vet clinic, I can do a twelve-hour curve, and mine won't be distorted by the effects of the cat's panic during the morning vet trip. I'm a little surprised that I was the one to suggest this, but Dr. Griscom seemed enthusiastic once I did.

Comments

[portia.livejournal.com]

So I take it you never found out what the results were? How frustrating, but at least now you can take matters into your own hands.

Two of my parents three cats are now diabetic and require insulin, although last I heard, Erma had a seizure and they thought she was getting too much insulin. I think she might have gone into remission like your cat did. (That's so weird.)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I have all the numbers for the "curve" they did on Monday (which was more like the trajectory of something falling off a cliff than a nice glucose curve, apparently). O'course, I can't make any sense of those numbers.

Wow, two out of three on insulin? That's a bunch of work! How old are they? And yeah, a seizure could indeed mean Erma has gone into remission. Cats do that way more than humans do. Some of them do it repeatedly all their lives. It's very weird!

[portia.livejournal.com]

I think their cats are over 11-12 years old now. They have quite a routine when it's shot and feeding time. Their third cat has crystal issues so all of them have special dietary and medical needs. Fun times!

Sure hope you can keep Duchess on an even keel.