Feline Diabetes?

diabetes in cats is not uncommon, it is really no different than people, the same procedures apply. yes blood levels will rise due to stress or anything out of the ordinary in their life that upsets them. many animals live long happy lives with this if it is controlled, that means exercise, maintain good weight. eat right and taking insulin on time. with ranges at 150-210 as you say that could possibly come down if you watch what he eats and how much, but the biggest factor is exercise this helps maintain blood levels better if he gets a lot of exercise...good luck

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I have never had a cat with diabetes. There must be a Yahoo group for feline diabetes, just put in a search under Yahoo groups.

I am on groups for feline cancer and feline crf. Also Holisticat where a lot of the members are raw feeders like myself.

The groups can help you find answers about treatments, problems delivering medication, etc.

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Yes, vet stress will raise BG levels that much. It is not at all unheard of and more the norm than the exception. Have you gone to felinediabetes.com? Folks there will be able to help you with these answers and more. The fact that you are hometesting is great and wonder if that was your vets idea? Kuddos to him/her if that's the case.

150-210 is actually not too bad of a number for a DB kitty. Possibly borderline DB.

Depending on what you are feeding, your cat could be a non insulin dependant kitty if you are feeding a high carb diet presently and you go to a low carb/high protein diet. (See Janets Food Charts on the FDMB) Do not go to a low carb food if the vet decides to put your kitty on insulin. Hypo's are a real danger with BG level already that low w/out insulin.

I'm an old pro reguarding FD. My kitty will be living with the disease for 4 years next month and is very happy and 'healthy' now because of all the research I did and the exellent education I got from the FDMB.

Good luck!

Stress will elevate readings, Did your vet do a full blood panel or just a reading of the blood glucose? It is common for overweight cats to get diabetes. Insulin can do amazing things if used properly. There is also food that in conjunction with insulin treatments can help the over well well being of your cat. check out this site, http://www.caninsulin.com/ it is a site about the insulin used for pets and can answer many questions. Also, discuss your concerns with your veterinarian, to much insulin can cause serious harm, so work with your vet so that he can use all your information to calculate a proper dosage. Good Luck

Stress does cause glucose levels to be elevated. At 275 I don't know if that is a high enough to be considered diabetic. usually we see over 300 or 400 and begin to treat. Maybe you should seek a second opinion

It's kinda the same w/ human diabetes. It varies if you use a different machine than what the doctors use. I have diabetes and it's always different than what the doctors use. It could also maybe be the test strips you are using, if they get hot or anything like that it'll make the results funky.

Hope the info helps.

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