Leilanikon
Member Since 2017
Hi everyone. This is more a vent than anything else, but as always, I really appreciate any feedback.
I finally started TK on his insulin. Lantus from Marks (thanks for all the suggestions!). His pre-insulin numbers averaged around 250 and the vet recommended 1u, 2x a day. My instincts told me this was still a little too high, but I love my vet and went with it. Now, I've worked with animals for 10+ years and know better than to go against my instincts. But I've never worked with a diabetic cat before, so I doubted myself.
Anyway, first dose at 1u in am on Thursday. PM pre-shot read was 122, which made me nervous so I adjusted his dose to .75u and checked him later. At +1.5 he started acting slow, was at 70 and I gave him a few treats. At +2 he was screaming for food and at 30. I gave him some of his canned food and a little syrup and he was fine within 20 minutes (re-checked a few more times too). So not a big deal and really a mild hypo. I know a lot of you have been through a lot worse and I feel silly for even complaining. But you know... the feelings!
I decided to lower his dose to .50u going forward. My vet is off Fri-Sun, so I haven't talked to her about this yet, but I didn't want to start during the week when I couldn't be home to monitor him. Now his numbers aren't budging much at all and I'm thinking I maybe should've just gone to 0.75, but would rather start low and adjust than the alternative. And I'm just kicking myself that I didn't stick with my instincts from the start and push my vet a little more on the dose!
Anyway... vent over. Thanks for listening.
I finally started TK on his insulin. Lantus from Marks (thanks for all the suggestions!). His pre-insulin numbers averaged around 250 and the vet recommended 1u, 2x a day. My instincts told me this was still a little too high, but I love my vet and went with it. Now, I've worked with animals for 10+ years and know better than to go against my instincts. But I've never worked with a diabetic cat before, so I doubted myself.
Anyway, first dose at 1u in am on Thursday. PM pre-shot read was 122, which made me nervous so I adjusted his dose to .75u and checked him later. At +1.5 he started acting slow, was at 70 and I gave him a few treats. At +2 he was screaming for food and at 30. I gave him some of his canned food and a little syrup and he was fine within 20 minutes (re-checked a few more times too). So not a big deal and really a mild hypo. I know a lot of you have been through a lot worse and I feel silly for even complaining. But you know... the feelings!
I decided to lower his dose to .50u going forward. My vet is off Fri-Sun, so I haven't talked to her about this yet, but I didn't want to start during the week when I couldn't be home to monitor him. Now his numbers aren't budging much at all and I'm thinking I maybe should've just gone to 0.75, but would rather start low and adjust than the alternative. And I'm just kicking myself that I didn't stick with my instincts from the start and push my vet a little more on the dose!
Anyway... vent over. Thanks for listening.
Are you following one of the two Lantus protocols described in the info stickies on that forum?