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...And, my baby, my kitty who alerted me by bringing me my meter, has passed away....from diabetes!
Marshmallow came into our lives ~3.5 years ago, a rescue cat. ... Last week our beautiful boy started acting "poorly". We had a vet appointment, but he took such a turn for the worse we rushed him to the ER, where he died from a diabetic coma. It seemed his last act was to show me, see...take it seriously, forever, diabetes kills! ...
Sorry to hear about Marshmallow. Was he on any medication for diabetes?
Sorry to hear about Marshmallow. Was he on any medication for diabetes?
No, unfortuantely, we didn't know he was diabetic until the end. He was older than we realized (a rescue cat) We did have one well-pet checkup but they didn't do a senior panel, which would have shown the diabetes. First thing tomorrow, my other cats are getting their checkups. Diabetes can be controlled if caught in time, both in humans and animals. In both, we can't just let it go to a crisis then run to the ER expecting them to make it all better. I do feel guilt we didn't take better care of Marshmallow, but, well....if we knew his true age. I guess this belongs on the pet forum, but anyone adopting and adult animal without positive proof of their age needs to invest in a complete physical, for a baseline.
I was thinking I was just getting old, looks like not!
Treatment:
5 mg gliburide AM
5 mg gliburide PM
Watch the diet, don't skip meals, go low on carbs, eat meals in balanced ratios of protein, carb, fat, exercise more----a long ways from BG 598+ and its not been quite a month!
Oh, also, my eyesight is better. I couldn't read labels, etc, without a magnifying glass. Now, I can read them. A lot to trade for a diet of junk!
Note to self: I'm posting this on my wall at work. When I get tempted, I will read this. Good stuff. I'm a poor eater. I know that. This will help. Thanks! Also, I have followed some of your threads and glad to hear about all the positives including that great kitty - animals save us a lot - they are my stress relievers!
My BG is now normal.....fasting about 80-90, during the day around 140--160. Way down from 300-600+.
And, my baby, my kitty who alerted me by bringing me my meter, has passed away....from diabetes!
Marshmallow came into our lives ~3.5 years ago, a rescue cat. he was elderly at the time, his records at the shelter varied. One said 8 yrs, the other said 11 years. I did manage to contact the former owner, she hedged on his age. I guess she figured if I knew his real age, it would hurt his chances. She had to give him up to go into a nursing home, poor lady. He was a beautiful, sweet kitty who brought much joy into our lives. And, he probably saved mine.
We had just moved, and I had misplaced my meter. However, I wasn't really taking the diabetes seriously. Then, Marshmallow found my meter kit, and dragged it in to me, wanting to play. I tested, and found 598! That was last Sept. I've since brought my sugars under control, and probably saved my own life.
Last week our beautiful boy started acting "poorly". We had a vet appointment, but he took such a turn for the worse we rushed him to the ER, where he died from a diabetic coma. It seemed his last act was to show me, see...take it seriously, forever, diabetes kills!
I firmly believe marshmallow was an angel, sent to protect me. In turn, we gave him all the love his little heart could handle, he was a treasured kitty! RIP!
If it weren;t for him, well, his fate would have likely been mine!
I believe Marshmallow was with you that day for a reason and you acted on it. We just lost our Murphy (Sheltie, age 11 to liver disease) so picture them free and playing at the Rainbow Bridge Now, go rescue another - we are looking for an oversized rescue Sheltie under the age of 4.
I was just reading over my thread, and decided to update it.
So far, fasting BG under 100, usually 80-90 range. Two-hour after eating, is somewhat high, around 220-240, but then goes down to about 150. There is still room for improvement.
I'm finally seeing an endocrinologist July 8! I scheduled the appt way back in March, it just takes that long with specialists. I want to ask for that 24-hour glucose monitor test, to see what I'm really doing. One of the reasons my diabetes wasn't caught earlier is, my BG levels varied so much. A one-time test could look quite normal. However, it reached such extremely high levels that finally it was diagnosed.
I can't believe how far I've come since last summer. I've gained back 20 pounds. I know, most type II need to lose some weight, but it was the opposite for me. My diabetes is due to prednisone, which I must continue to take for rheumatoid, although I'm trying to taper down some. Last summer my undiagnosed condition was so out of control I had lost 25 pounds, which sounds more like Type I.
Well, I have a smarta$$ son. He's 16, and thinks he knows everything. he looked up diabetes, and informed ME there's 2 types---hey, perhaps that's why they call them type I and type II? Well, according to the boy genius, Type I is something you're born with and can't help, type II is due to lifestyle. Therefore, I have brought this on myself. I eat too much! So, why did I lose 25 pounds when the diabetes was out of control? Why is gaining weight considered a good sign in my case?
Oh, he checked it all out with his biology teacher, who "educated" him. Well, believe what you want.
Ok, I just wanted to restart this thread to discuss my ongoing battle and trip to the endocrinologist next week.
Unexplained weight loss is a common symptom of diabetes. The body can't get glucose into cells so cells are basically starving. It happened to me--suddenly I was losing weight but eating whatever I wanted.
Type 2 is not always due to lifestyle. It can be caused by many things.
In bodies, nothing is absolute. Mary Tyler Moore was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in her 30's. My nephew in law's mother was diagnosed with type 1 in her 60's.
I had a gangrenous appendix with no symptoms of appendicitis -- no localized pain, low white cell counts, no low fever (It was SKY HIGH) -- they found it doing exploratory surgery on me.
Nothing is absolute...
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Now, go rescue another - we are looking for an oversized rescue Sheltie under the age of 4.
Well, according to the boy genius, Type I is something you're born with and can't help, type II is due to lifestyle. Therefore, I have brought this on myself. I eat too much! So, why did I lose 25 pounds when the diabetes was out of control? Why is gaining weight considered a good sign in my case? 
