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Here is how he did …
He brought himself back down. Also. It is 4:44, and Buddy is not happy about his restricted calorie diet. He is singing a protest song. T’es chiant, Buddy.
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Sans Pod again … let’s see how he does.
Buddy was using only 0.85 and 0.9 units yesterday and the day before, and his blood sugars were running low. It is fairly normal for the CGM to read wacky readings in the first day day and a half, but getting repeated LOW alarms for Buddy was a bit nerve-wrecking. I removed the pump this…
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Diabetic Kitty Goes Closed-Loop toward Safe Remission.
Buddy was diagnosed with Type 2 feline Diabetes mellitus on February 24, 2023. That was a bit of a shock. Poor Buddy. After some research, these were our short-term goals for Buddy’s treatment: What we don’t want: I also don’t want a pet sitter needing to give him insulin – I get anxiety imagining someone…
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Lesson learned – If I don’t reduce the footprint of the sensor, he will pull it off.
I replaced Buddy’s Dexcom sensor Saturday afternoon. He had been using it for 12 days, and it was coming loose on the sides. I had reglued it a few times with Skinister, but the dressing was becoming a bit hard from the multiple applications of Skinister. The sensor was still giving good readings though, and…
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50 hours since the last injection of Insulin … wow.
Buddy’s Nightscout curve on Friday morning at 8:00 Well, there is some up and down going on. Buddy got his last Injection of 1 IU of Glargine two days ago – Wednesday morning at 6:00. Unless the sensor is totally crazy, here’s a pattern I am noticing: His own insulin production seems to overshoot a…
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Added some links
I’ve started to add links to a second webpage http://closedloopkitty.org/useful-links/ and have cleaned this up a bit.
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Closed Loop for a Diabetic Cat???
Yes. For our cat. Important – I am neither a veterinarian nor a physician, and nothing on this website or blog should be viewed as medical advice. This is what I do for our cat Buddy. I have opinions, and this being my blog, I’ll state those opinions. Whatever I write here, are my opinions,…