Miggins
Member Since 2021
Hello! I am a long-time lurker but first time poster
Millie, our 16 year old Burmese, was diagnosed on 13/05/2021 as we were concerned about her loss of weight, lethargy and bad breath.
After the initial shock following the diagnosis had calmed down enough for my sensible head to kick in, I spent 3 days solid reading about the subject, trying to get my head around what we should be doing to best support Millie. I immediately changed her diet to low calorie wet food, found some suitable low carb treats, found a better litter system to help with the excess peeing, researched the need for home testing and bought the machine.
We were initially prescribed caninsulin, but we spent more time not shooting her due to low AMPS than we did giving her insulin. We changed over to Prozinc which is better, but is still not working well for her.
She was diagnosed with DKA in July, following a UTI. She was in hospital for 5 days. It was the worst 5 days of our lives! Although she has made a remarkable recovery (she is putting on weight, eating well, peeing less, still drinking but significantly less and her coat is super soft again) it has left me ultra-vigilant with constant anxiety about her well-being and her BG readings.
I have had long discussions with our vets but she feels this is the best we can do for her, despite the fact her numbers are, as she described, “all over the place”. I have been pushing to be moved to Lantus for a few weeks now, but the vet has no experience of this insulin so wanted to review the empirical evidence on Glargine. I was very impressed that she liaised directly with a FD specialist who reviewed Millie’s spreadsheet last week. He agreed with me that Millie burns through insulin too fast and Lantus would provide better glycemic control without the dramatic drops/rises that Millie has on Prozinc. So that is where we are at currently. My vet is on holiday, due back in a week, when we will have a discussion about moving her to Lantus in the next few weeks.
Thank you for reading xx
Millie, our 16 year old Burmese, was diagnosed on 13/05/2021 as we were concerned about her loss of weight, lethargy and bad breath.
After the initial shock following the diagnosis had calmed down enough for my sensible head to kick in, I spent 3 days solid reading about the subject, trying to get my head around what we should be doing to best support Millie. I immediately changed her diet to low calorie wet food, found some suitable low carb treats, found a better litter system to help with the excess peeing, researched the need for home testing and bought the machine.
We were initially prescribed caninsulin, but we spent more time not shooting her due to low AMPS than we did giving her insulin. We changed over to Prozinc which is better, but is still not working well for her.
She was diagnosed with DKA in July, following a UTI. She was in hospital for 5 days. It was the worst 5 days of our lives! Although she has made a remarkable recovery (she is putting on weight, eating well, peeing less, still drinking but significantly less and her coat is super soft again) it has left me ultra-vigilant with constant anxiety about her well-being and her BG readings.
I have had long discussions with our vets but she feels this is the best we can do for her, despite the fact her numbers are, as she described, “all over the place”. I have been pushing to be moved to Lantus for a few weeks now, but the vet has no experience of this insulin so wanted to review the empirical evidence on Glargine. I was very impressed that she liaised directly with a FD specialist who reviewed Millie’s spreadsheet last week. He agreed with me that Millie burns through insulin too fast and Lantus would provide better glycemic control without the dramatic drops/rises that Millie has on Prozinc. So that is where we are at currently. My vet is on holiday, due back in a week, when we will have a discussion about moving her to Lantus in the next few weeks.
Thank you for reading xx
. You’ve certainly done a lot of homework 
. Great job getting Millie on a low carb diet. Congratulations on finding a vet you are happy with and trust. Good luck with the change to Lantus in the next few weeks. There is a wealth of information here and great people always willing to help. Look forward to seeing Millie’s progress. 
