Hello,
This is my first time posting. My cat name is Whiskers. He is almost 12 years old. Whiskers was recently diagnosed with diabetes in November. He was started on insulin 1 week today. The vet recommended he started in 2.0 units of insulin. 3 days after we started him on Lantus, he went into hypo and had to be rushed to the ER. His sugar was dangerously low. Too low for the meter to read at first. The vets there told me either to keep him in the hospital or euthanize him. He showed signs of still eating and responding (purring) to my touch so I decided against both and took him home. Prior to leaving the vet, his glucose got to 50 and once coming home it was at a healthy 82. The following day, I did not give him insulin per the vets instructions and I wanted his glucose to increase. His glucose increased to mid 400s. For the last several days I’ve been trying to manage his high glucose. He went from the 400s in the beginning of the week and yesterday he reached the 300s for the first time and closed out being in the high 100s.
Now my question is, he has been lethargic. Moving very minimally. Nothing I would say is super alarming but still a change nonetheless. He has still be eating, Fighting me when I try to prick his ear or give him a bath, grooming, etc. but he sleeps a lot more and doesn’t move around as much as he used to. Is this normal since his glucose has been fluctuating?
This is my first time posting. My cat name is Whiskers. He is almost 12 years old. Whiskers was recently diagnosed with diabetes in November. He was started on insulin 1 week today. The vet recommended he started in 2.0 units of insulin. 3 days after we started him on Lantus, he went into hypo and had to be rushed to the ER. His sugar was dangerously low. Too low for the meter to read at first. The vets there told me either to keep him in the hospital or euthanize him. He showed signs of still eating and responding (purring) to my touch so I decided against both and took him home. Prior to leaving the vet, his glucose got to 50 and once coming home it was at a healthy 82. The following day, I did not give him insulin per the vets instructions and I wanted his glucose to increase. His glucose increased to mid 400s. For the last several days I’ve been trying to manage his high glucose. He went from the 400s in the beginning of the week and yesterday he reached the 300s for the first time and closed out being in the high 100s.
Now my question is, he has been lethargic. Moving very minimally. Nothing I would say is super alarming but still a change nonetheless. He has still be eating, Fighting me when I try to prick his ear or give him a bath, grooming, etc. but he sleeps a lot more and doesn’t move around as much as he used to. Is this normal since his glucose has been fluctuating?