11/25 Mocha AMPS 268 thinking of switching to Levemir...

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Interesting about the diarrhea/Lantus connection...I hadn't heard that before. A few people here have switched to Lev...maybe include that in your subject line here to get more eyes on your condo, although I'm sure you'll also get lots of feedback over in health.

Have a great day, guys!!!
 
I have a feeling the diarrhea is an ECID thing. I have not seen a kitty here have a GI issue with Lantus but that doesn't mean it can't happen. The biggest issue to be aware of is that the nadir with Lev is later than with Lantus. Most cats have their nadir around +6 on Lantus. On Lev, nadir can be around +8. That may or may not work for your schedule.

It may be worth trying the Lev to see if the diarrhea problem straightens out.
 
I also agree the diarrhea is ECID. Cats metabolism is very different than humans so I just don't know if Lantus could cause Mocha to have diarrhea but I never say never.

Levemir is a very nice insulin and it was a much better choice for Gracie but it didn't stop her bouncing entirely. Her cycles are much flatter.

As Wendy posted on your Health condo, lev is usually started at 70% of the Lantus dose and it is very important to be extra vigilant on testing when you first switch as you will give Lantus one cycle and levemir the very next do one depot will be depleting as the other is starting to fill. You might not see a lot of action.....you might see high, flat numbers. It's really ECID but it's smart to do a little extra testing.

I've been very happy with the switch but IMHO, I think I'd be working with my vet to try and rule out other causes of diarrhea which could include intestinal inflammation or IBD, parasites, developing food allergy, etc.
 
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