Hi Rosemary;) I wonder if you missed my post on CMF..... I have diabetes & a VERY well calibrated meter... Gabriel,my lil petite albino had crashed.....he was staring,hind legs were weak & his tummy very bloated. I could not get blood from a pad so i clipped a nail short (OMG,it was awful;(( HOW do most of you get blood?? It read 54 so i gave him a 1/4 of a 5 mg pred.not much...he seemed to respond.The next day i went to feed him Gerbers Turkey with pred & noticed he was still lethargic,now nauseous & his tummy very bloated & blue..... So we rushed him to the Vet.She did X- Rays & his abdominal cavity was filled with air;( His tummy should of been pea size but instead it took over 3/4ths of his cavity with just bubbles behind.They makeshifted a tube to "burp" him,she had only burped dogs & cows,i was a wreck.. They put him nite nite,took blood,gave fluids, & inserted this contraption down into his tummy..,it worked!! She got it out!!!!! My baby would Live!! As he was waking up (they weren't sure he would live;( labs started coming back.BGs were 357!!! 54 the day before i self medicated;(( X rayed again & he looked great.. Vet was at a loss as to what this was before,really had her baffled now!! Most everything was normal with white cells up a bit... So we STOPPED pred,duh...... Started 80 cc's fluids twice a day (in 4 sessions) Baytril injectable, Amoxi injectable,& Reglan for nausea. Took him home & he was much better.Next day we took more blood & his BG was at 102..WHY? Who knows but we were HAPPY!!!! X/rays again,showed nothing abnormal,he was fine... He is still,months later running a good BG.What was it? A possible reaction to the pred,a pancreas attack,any number of things but i will NEVER self treat with any meds....without FIRST getting a diagnosis from my Vet.. That was a $500.00 lesson;( So just a heads up.... I'm very happy you saved your baby,tho Rosemary;)) Just be VERY VERY careful!! I just worry that self diagnosis & giving meds,and things doing so well, may be in the minority?? Good job with all you do! Much Love, Tara;-) [Posted in FML issue 4567]