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Last updated: Tue, 11 May 2010 09:39:05
It is now Sun, 19 Sep 2010 06:15:19
[cku100426-bgs212.jpg] Kumbi BG curve, 26 April 2010
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Kumbi's geriatric blood panel of 23 March 2010 showed some elevated values in his liver. Dr. JH put him on liver support medications, including Hepato Liquid, and Chinese herbs. I began feeding these the evening of 1 April 2010, and, as instructed, monitored Kumbi's glucose levels, as shown in previous pages here.
We ended up keeping Kumbi on the same dose of Novolin-NPH insulin he had been on since 18 Janurary 2010.
About the middle of April - I mentioned it in a note - Kumbi seemed, fairly suddenly, to begin to feel better. He was livelier, barked more easily, coughed less, and played more than he'd been doing before.
As I write this, on 26 April 2010, I believe it's likely the liver support meds that are helping Kumbi feel better. Well, I can't omit the FOURTH course of Clavaseptin he's on for infection; maybe we're gaining on the infection.
Poor Kumbi! More pricks! But I'd noticed things changing, doing occasional mid-afternoon glucose tests, and wanted to know how the REST of the day was looking. Good boy, Kumbi; sorry to do this to you Yet Again - but I rather like the results! EXCEPT for that soaring of glucose levels in the evening!
Now I really want to try to find out what is causing that soaring; it seems to be characteristic, for now, since Kumbi began with the liver support meds. I don't know why that soaring is occurring. It has the appearance of rebound, but my vets say, no; that's not it.
I'll be investigating further. So will my vets. We are initiating testing for Cushings.
I tested again at 21:02 Poor Kumbi! As always, he was a very good sport about it. His glucose reading was 27.3 mmol/L, which is 492 mg/dL. I won't test him again tonight; he's had more than enough! Also, this appears now to be a characteristic soaring - and I truat that coming down must also be characteristic.
Adding to the chart, Tuesday, 27 April 2010 - I just HAD to add that last reading to the chart, so I've revised it. It comes a bit close to falling off the edge, but just manages to stay in the picture. You need to sort out that last reading from the scale that shows md/dL (milligrams per deciLiter); sorry! I did make the added reading approximately to scale, and included the time of the reading as well.
Updates will follow - somewhere!
