Update-dose ?? Hasn't had a low nadir/ What to do???

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jillmerg

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Princess hasn't had a low/green nadir in about a week. She's on a lower dose of N since last month when she went down to the 20's. Went from 2u to .5u twice a day. Her #'s havent been too high but she's staying flat lately, without dropping in the green zone, just staying blues. She's getting close to the end of her insulin bottle, but i would expect her preshots to be very high if it lost its effectiveness. She's not showing any signs of being hyper, actually I think she's feeling better....probably due to the lack of her bg dipping & spiking. Any input would be helpful. I know N is frowned upon for cats & not many use it but you all have so much knowledge! Thanks in advance:)
 
I wish that I had more knowledge to help but, I looked at Princess's SS and to see those blue ranges and the greens is just fabulous to see! :)
I'm sure more advanced and knowledgeable members will answer you soon! :)

Great going though!
 
I'm sorry, I don't have any experience with N insulin so can't offer any firm advice. It looks as though maybe reducing to 0.5 units might have been too much of a reduction, but I don't have the experience to be sure of that. Hopefully someone who knows the action of N in cats will be able to take a look and give you something more definite to work from. :)

@Larry and Kitties - I know you've used a whole lot of different types of insulin. :) Any advice on this one?
 
Oh, I agree - better to let her run a little high than risk overdosing her. There's no way I'm going to actively recommend you increase the dose - I don't know enough about N - which is why I'm hoping Larry or someone else with N experience will drop by with something more definite for you. Just throwing the idea out there that it just might be a possibility. :)
 
BJM - I can try! Its such a small dose. It feels like I'm shooting nothing as it is at 0.5 but if i go just above that line I think it could work.
 
Another tactic is to push the plunger in all the way, insert it into the insulin, and relax the pressure. It'll draw up a drop or so. Eyeball it to see if it is less than 0.5 units - you may need magnifiers!
 
BJM, Yes , that's what I do now & then push plunger to the proper dose. If I get the plunger just between the first & second line then I think that's .25. I tried with her pm shot tonight. A little tricky but I think it worked... So you think reducing her insulin a little might be better?
 
BJM said:
If it'll get you 2 shootable numbers - both am and pm - without causing your hair to turn white monitoring the nadir - its worth a shot (so to speak)
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So far, so good on 0.25u! hopefully she'll keep up the good work.
Just more proof why home testing is so very important!
 
Looking great on that new dose! :) And I agree - home testing is vital to catch this sort of situation before it turns into a problem!
 
Ugh! Princess still has me confused! Since last months very low #'s & decreasing her dose from 2u to 0.5 Im still not sure where to go from here. I tried (trying) 0.25u but doesnt seem like that enough. Started a curve today (chk.SS) and shes been pretty much the same bg# all day! My bottle of N is pretty old, at least 5months- could it be the problem.? Although yesterday she dropped 100, who knows. Thinking of asking vet for a Lantus rx or first just getting a new bottle of N for now since its only $25. If anyone can take a look at her SS, I'd appreciate he help! Thanks
 
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