Friday, October 12, 2018

Roly Poly Rolling On

The roly poly entered a new phase of his continuing war against diabetes yesterday. Tucker’s recent curve was so good that his doctor has reduced his insulin dosage from one unit in the morning and two in the evening to one unit daily, to be administered in the mornings but only if his blood-glucose number is fifteen or greater.

While this is undoubtedly a step forward, it is in the way of an experiment. The doctor says that Tucker may be going into remission, but cautions that there are other possibilities that may arise. My sausage of a cat may need to stay on insulin. If he does, however, it will likely be of an amount less than he has been receiving, perhaps only one unit a day, or one unit twice daily. I will need to test his blood each morning for a while, to see what his numbers are. If he doesn’t receive insulin for a few days, he may require it thereafter. This is the test: can his body cope without insulin at this point? If not, how much can it fight the diabetes on its own, and how much insulin will it need as an ally?

While his condition may be in flux at the moment, it is clear that Tucker’s current dose of one-and-two is too much. He simply doesn’t require those amounts. That in itself is a victory.

Clinically, he is well. His behaviour remains the same. He is drinking a modicum less water. He is still himself, cheerful, playful and, when he sees Raleigh, annoyed. The roly poly one rolls on.

12 comments:

  1. Way to go Tucker! Our Sister Zoe went into remission this week so she is cheering you on!

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  2. I am SO happy with his success story. I hope it goes on and on. Without your careful attention, he could not be at this stage of recovery.

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  3. We're glad the roly poly one is rolling on, and hope he rolls right on to complete remission! :-)

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  4. awww - good job Tucker - we hope you continue to do well

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  5. Here's a word that I've learned from FatCatArt.ru: CHONK.
    The PO'M is a chonk, Zarthustra from FatCatArt.ru is conky, and Tucker is a chonk too! But it's great to hear that he will need less insulin!

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  6. What great news! Hopefully Tucker is going into remission. I had two diabetic cats. Marc's diabetes was able to be controlled with diet only, (Purina DM). Jeremy had to have his blood sugar tested daily, and the amount of insulin he received, (0 to 4 units), depended on the blood test result. Good luck to you and Tucker. Paws and fingers crossed that he soon won't need insulin.

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  7. catfather; we iz BUZZED happee at thiz tern oh eeeventz N due hope ya can roll on ta de point wear insulinz knot kneaded at all...we hope ewe N de crew haza grate week oh end N ta sell a brate thiz "victoree"......eat a perch pizza pie ☺☺☺♥♥♥

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  8. That is very good news for both you and Tucker.

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  9. That's good news Tucker! You just keep on, keeping on furriend. :)

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  10. Yay Tucker! Keep up the good work!

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  11. Cautious optimism here. But happy news none the less!
    You’ve been such an amazing boy dealing with your testing, dear Tucker. You know our prayers are with you.
    God bless you, love!

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  12. That is good news. I hope he is in remission.

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