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October 2024 CGM recheck
Buddy has been well, and his remission is still going. His current recheck with a CGM shows that his blood sugar levels are creeping up. He pulled his first CGM off after a day and a half, so there is some missing data. I installed a new one yesterday, and it shows him hovering in…
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Today’s cute picture of The Cat
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Freestyle Libre 3 and iAPS – would it work?
Open Source Artificial Pancreas Systems work with a variety of CGMs, but there are limitations, and then there are workarounds. For example, Freestyle Libre 2. The European version works directly with iAPS, while the US version does not work directly with iAPS. Freestyle Libre 3 does NOT work directly with iAPS. “Directly” means in practice…
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May re-check in progress – so far, it looks promising.
Happy May! Buddy is wearing a fancy and tiny Abbott Freestyle Libre 3 since yesterday evening, and so far, so good. I am excited to see blood glucose sensors shrink, finally. The FL3 fits between his shoulder blades, with room to spare – good job, Abbott! This early morning, the usual “food anxiety chirping” coincided…
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Buddy’s Second Remission
Another week on iAPS a year after his diagnosis helped Buddy to kick him out of the viscous cycle that glucotoxicity presents. He’s back to making enough insulin to keep his blood sugar in normal range. We also saw more evidence for the suspicion that his food anxiety (=cortisol) drives up his blood sugar, and…
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Managing feline diabetes: current perspectives – PMC
Managing feline diabetes: current perspectives – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6053045/
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How I Avoid Stress Hyperglycemia Confounding Glucose Measurement in Cats – WSAVA 2017 Congress – VIN
How I Avoid Stress Hyperglycemia Confounding Glucose Measurement in Cats – WSAVA 2017 Congress – VIN — Read on www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx
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Buddy Update January 2024 – All is well
Buddy is doing well, and has been without insulin injections since last Spring. He is alert, active, and playful. He does not show any clinical signs of diabetes. It will be time to check his blood sugar again, soon. Since his feline diabetes diagnosis 11 months ago, he has become much sweeter to humans, and…
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July 15 – still in remission!
Quick update – Closed-Loop Buddy is still in remission. We are so happy! He has not had insulin for 2.5 months, and had not worn a Continuous Blood sugar monitor since May. 100% wet food plus occasional tuna-flavored dental treats – he loves those things! He has been active, alert, and happy, steady in his…
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More OmniPods for more recovery, and a Pod Placement Lesson
Buddy had a couple of high blood sugar events last night and this morning (probably due to stress), and I decided to put him back on a closed loop with Omnipods for another week or so of very tight blood sugar control, to give more of his beta cells an opportunity to recover. I used…