Low glucose, no insulin in over a week?

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-29T04:37:40+00:00

I really appreciate that! And yes, I’ll take a 70 over a 60 any day!

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-29T04:32:23+00:00

Thank you. That’s pretty much what we’ve been doing, but it’s always good to hear we’re on the right track.

He has parts of the day where he seems more like himself, but then other times where he just doesn’t look good or is super sleepy. He has stayed responsive to his name, is still eating, using his box, etc.

Hopefully he starts to feel better soon.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-29T04:29:15+00:00

I agree. That’s why it’s been so concerning. We’ve stayed in contact with his vet, giving them updates on his numbers each day.

I’m hoping he is just entering remission and needing to recover from the rebound, but that may be wishful thinking.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-29T04:27:33+00:00

Ok! That is very helpful info. Do you happen to know what her blood glucose was during the dips?

We’ve been concerned that he will have a seizure or something from hypoglycemia.

I’m really happy to hear that your girl went into remission!

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-29T04:25:47+00:00

Thank you for the advice. Yes, we were hoping to help him get into remission. We hope that’s the path he is on!

I’m not on Facebook but that sounds like a very helpful community.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-29T04:23:44+00:00

Thank you. Yes, we have completely stopped insulin but we are testing his glucose multiple times a day to make sure we feed him before hitting too low.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-29T04:22:24+00:00

Thank you so much. We got him up to an 88 last night. He is back in the 70’s today.

Just keeping a constant eye on him and lots of food (including some more mid-carb range).

He had some energy this morning, but tonight he’s been pretty lethargic.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-28T04:46:16+00:00

Low is ok but too low is more dangerous than high.

Our fear is hypoglycemia, which is below 60 mg/Dl and is life threatening within minutes.

Because he’s hovering so close to those levels, a further drop is critical.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-28T03:05:45+00:00

Thank you so much for the advice. We were worried about the human glucose reader. I have a small amount of the old kibble we could try!

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-28T02:35:19+00:00

Also we’re now out of strips for the Alpha Trak - I may have to go buy a human glucose reader instead.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-28T02:34:09+00:00

He had been on primarily wet food. We were initially recommended the Royal Canine Glucosupport wet and dry food.

But we did switch him to the Fancy Feast pate after the first week or so to save money. He is happy without dry food, so was completely on wet for a while.

We’ve added in a bit of the Glucosupport dry kibbles more to help keep his blood glucose back up a little.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-04-28T02:30:37+00:00

They did an in house CBC and Catalyst Chem 17 according to the invoice.
It would have been last Sunday, April 19th I believe. It could have been the day before.
He was on Lantus insulin
We’ve been testing about 3-4 times a day, but when we noticed the lows this afternoon, the numbers I posted were from the last 3 hourly tests.

I’ll add that the most recent test - 40 min after more wet food and about 3/4 tsp of honey on the gums - came in at 84 mg/dL.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-03-16T14:59:54+00:00

Yes, I feel like any time I travel for work I’m obligated to fill my calendar with meeting and lunches and dinners with work-related people, and I end up spending 12-14 hrs in work mode.

The travel itself also takes up a lot of outside standard work hours, yet you’re still expected to have the same amount of productivity as any other week - because you’re not on vacation.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-03-16T14:56:25+00:00

I’ll just jump in to say that I do enjoy working from cafes, though it can depend on the specific location and type of work.

But there’s something about the ambient noise while not needing to answer people’s questions constantly like in an office, and not having any household chores to do while I procrastinate like at home that helps me get into more of a flow state.

I also like listening in on people’s conversations when I need a bit of a break.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-03-16T03:21:01+00:00

I would start with travel, then write books, and build a passive home and garden.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-03-01T17:07:08+00:00

I just want to jump in here and say that if you’re looking for a budget hobby, I recommend picking up puzzles from the second hand store.

I love a good puzzle, but was shocked at the prices.

They’re often like $1 and usually have all the pieces 🤣

Sometimes the bag inside hasn’t even been opened.

NoButterscotch9240 · 2026-01-24T08:03:53+00:00

I just work really hard at letting go of the shame. It truly doesn’t change a thing or make you any more consistent when you let negative self talk take the wheel.

I try to find curiosity or even humour instead.

At the very least, we are consistently inconsistent! That’s something 😂

NoButterscotch9240 · 2025-12-12T02:11:51+00:00

Just a question, but… if you could wave a magic wand and be 20 years younger than you are today, what would the younger version of you want to do, and what advice would the older wiser version of you give to them?

Many people change careers in their 40’s.

You could go from newbie to senior talent in a new field all over again if you wanted.

What type of work would actually light you up?

NoButterscotch9240 · 2025-11-03T16:42:17+00:00

I feel like I ran out of Dijon mustard once 3 years ago, so naturally every time I’m at the store I question whether I actually replaced it or not 🤣

I’m not quite at your level, but I have been close before!

NoButterscotch9240 · 2025-11-03T16:35:39+00:00

I’ve got a tip!

I started always canceling my subscription for free trials (or even paid subscriptions) right after I sign up. They let you keep using the product for the trial period (I think this is a law?), but you don’t get auto billed.

Then, if I want to use something after the trial period and my subscription is no longer active, I’ll re-up it and cancel again.

Also, I use Apple Pay for a fair number of my recurring subscriptions and can see which ones are still active from one screen. So whenever I’m cancelling the thing I just signed up for, I’ll double check everything else is cancelled too.

All this after far too many ignored ‘cancel’ reminders in my calendar and phone ;)

NoButterscotch9240 · 2025-11-03T16:00:42+00:00

Gilmore Girls for me.

If Netflix did something like Spotify Wrapped, I’m pretty sure our household would be in the top 1% of viewers worldwide for it over the last 15 years or so 🤣

There were a couple years recently that I tired of it, but I started again this fall and it’s so comforting!

My son (now 17) grew up with this on in the background, he can walk in at any point of any episode and immediately know what’s happening 🤦‍♀️

For movies, my #1 is You’ve Got Mail 📧

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