My 8 year old miniature dachshund, Logan, just came home from a 6 day stay at the emergency vet and I am hoping to get some calming advice on what is "normal" for a newly diagnosed diabetic with pancreatitis...so maybe his dads can come down from the hair trigger worrying state we are in.
Logan was diagnosed with pancreatitis and diabetes last Thursday. Upon returning to our vet on Friday to learn insulin administration, Logan was showing signs of severe DKA so we rushed him to the ER. I am glad we learned after the fact, but I guess he was hours from death when we brought him in. Thankfully my boy is a fighter and he was brought back from the edge, but now Logan has two dads freaking out with every wince the boy makes.
We were told his regulation was going to be hard and take some time due to the pancreatitis, however, we really weren't given any guidelines as to when we really need to worry during this time of spikes and drops.
Logan is eating 2x/day (Rx diet i/d low fat), given 2 or 3(if glucose is >250) units of Humulin. He is on antibiotic, anti-nausea and ppi.
he is sleeping soundly, which I would understand with the pancreatitis and being poked & prodded non-stop the last 6 days. 8pm dinner reading last night was 357, 2am reading was 638, 8am reading this morning was 614. these readings are similar to the huge swings at the ER but shocking to us.
So, I guess my question is... Can Logan's dads relax (with a watchful eye) these next few days while we and Logan adjust to the new strict regimen until our first curve Monday?
Logan was diagnosed with pancreatitis and diabetes last Thursday. Upon returning to our vet on Friday to learn insulin administration, Logan was showing signs of severe DKA so we rushed him to the ER. I am glad we learned after the fact, but I guess he was hours from death when we brought him in. Thankfully my boy is a fighter and he was brought back from the edge, but now Logan has two dads freaking out with every wince the boy makes.
We were told his regulation was going to be hard and take some time due to the pancreatitis, however, we really weren't given any guidelines as to when we really need to worry during this time of spikes and drops.
Logan is eating 2x/day (Rx diet i/d low fat), given 2 or 3(if glucose is >250) units of Humulin. He is on antibiotic, anti-nausea and ppi.
he is sleeping soundly, which I would understand with the pancreatitis and being poked & prodded non-stop the last 6 days. 8pm dinner reading last night was 357, 2am reading was 638, 8am reading this morning was 614. these readings are similar to the huge swings at the ER but shocking to us.
So, I guess my question is... Can Logan's dads relax (with a watchful eye) these next few days while we and Logan adjust to the new strict regimen until our first curve Monday?
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