Angel Mochi December 2020

[amydunn19]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

More than likely the skin condition is pushing the numbers up. You just have to do the best you can with it. I always felt Maggie had to have a decent quality of life so I was constantly treating those allergies with shots, apoquel, Zyrtec. A cone if needed and baths. It can be a struggle.

[Lchow022]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

I'm just so confused as to why it just spiked up out of nowhere after over a month and a half of having consistent good numbers..he's been always wearing the cone and always itchy. So I'm just confused to why it got high..last time I tested him was two days ago and it was at 190.

I don't understand this at all..and it's stressing me out so bad..

[jesse girl]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

there will probably be many times numbers could be higher and lower than what you are comfortable in your diabetic dogs life . this happens when you test sugar and catch these events . over time you will accept the things you cant really control

you just kind of role with it and usually things get back to normal . jesse has been a a good run for the last 3 month but before that she was running kind of hi for a period but thats the nature of the disease. blood sugar is not static ts constantly changing with what the body encounters

[Lchow022]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

Ok I've done three blood sugar checks and it seems to be dropping.

6pm (right before meal time) -427 (took another one just incase and it was at 393)
6:30pm-fed and gave 4 units of insulin
8:30pm-308
10:30pm-266

Hopefully it will continue to drop back to his normal 100-200 range.

Is that a good drop between every two hours? Or should it be more?

[jesse girl]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

large drops 100 points or more in a couple hours can be problematic and the body may respond to that dumping sugar into the system causing higher numbers

you like to see a slow steady drop in sugar but it depends on the individual dog

the drop you are seeing looks ok but if you see a big spike back up it can point to a dose being to much

seeing some high trends from time to time is ok its when you see a change over a period of time within a curve is when you may need a change or adjustment to the routine

[Lchow022]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

Thanks for letting me know. I went to sleep after that last curve and just took it again around 630 before his meal.
It went back up to 289..is that not good to have it go back up?

I'm just desperately trying to get it back down to 200 and less...

[jesse girl]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

i would not worry about it many would be very happy to have numbers in the high 200s some dont even get close to that

its easy to get a little uptight over numbers you dont like to see thats the burden of home testing . you will be surprised down the road you wont care much about stuff like this and take it in stride

[Lchow022]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

Thank you Jesse girl for helping me calm down.
I just always feel like there could be a big problem and that's why his sugar just spikes out of nowhere...

right now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it was because of his crazy bloody chewing of his feet yesterday a few times that got his sugars high.

[Raysaint]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

Skin condition could be causing stress, and that's enough to mess up sugars. Even with humans, I speak from experience as a diabetic. And don't expect good regulation to be consistent for the rest of his life. Expectations in diabetes will always surprise you. Happens to me all the time. You ask yourself why, but too many things are out of our control. But if numbers get out of whack for a while, then dig a little deeper.
History can be a poor predictor of future sugars. It's not black and white.
But just get back to your routine and things usually turn around.

[Lchow022]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

Thank you Raysaint I'll try not to panic every time this happens..I'm just worried about his clumpy hair. How can I tell the difference between if he has hyperthyroid or cushings? I have a vet appointment next week but I'm just going crazy right now searching online for symptoms for both. The only symptom I'm getting from Mochi is his clumpy fur..but the vet told me not to worry about that when his fur became clumpy when he had pancreatitis and liver disease last year in February. I was asking him why his fur became so clumpy and my vet said that should be the last thing to worry about. But now since he's back to his normal energetic self I'm starting to freak out since his furs not growing back to the way it use to be.

[Riliey and Mo]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

my dogs hair was aweful when first diagnosed. took 6 to 8 months on a good diet and insulin to bring his curly locks back for a nice shiny coat. it,l come back not to worry

[Lchow022]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

Thank you Riley and Mo that actually gave me a huge relief knowing that it can just happen when a dog gets sick and newly diagnosed.
But it's been over a year and his hair is exactly the same...The worst is my dad shaving his bum hair so poop doesn't get stuck to it...and now it won't grow back properly and he looks like a baboon...

[Daisydog10]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

I did the same thing and still get crazy over this.

Daisy's numbers were in the 500-600's daily and it scared me. Her curves were disheartening and I never thought I'd see the numbers comes down. She was just diagnosed at the end of January and we've been doing pretty well for a little over a month now. I had to learn to be patient. I did get pretty scared when I gave a fur shot last night, but everything worked out well.

I understand about the dingleberries. I had a long haired Chihuahua.

[Riliey and Mo]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

i did change his food. he got more protein and amino acid like they say for a nice coat.

what food r u feeding and how much?

[Raysaint]

Re: Just got one high number after weeks of being regulated...

Riliey, does the Alphatrak work reliably with freestyle strips? I have a freestyle meter kit (pharmacist gave it to me) but have never used it, prefer my Accuchek. But it looks identical to the Alpha.
My insurance would cover freestyle strips.