LynnLee + Mousie
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Hi there everybody. Thought i'd officially introduce myself to LL since I'm gonna give lantus a shot now. Those of you who have been all around the board for a bit probably recognize me but I know a lot of people won't so thought this might help. I've been doing this since 2006 so pretty well versed in diabetes.
Just to get some technical info out of the way :smile:
1. yes i hometest, have since september 2006.
2. yes, Mousie gets nothing but low carb canned and raw food. freeze dried treats at test time.
3. original vet was typical, 1u humulin N BID with no testing. needless to say i switched after about 3 weeks and discovered Dr. Hodgkins here in town and PZI so Mousie has been on PZI since September 2006
4. no other serious ongoing health problems. She's had a couple minor complications along the way, a UTI 3 weeks into diagnosis which led us to changing vets, and an ear infection causing a pretty severe vestibular episode a while back (probably 2 years ago or so). she also displays symptoms of FHS and Jojo agrees she most likely has it based on videos she's seen.
5. yes i ketone test. Honestly I've gotten in the habit of not doing it too much as Mousie rarely gives me high enough numbers consistently to worry about it but with the switch I will make a point of testing more frequently, at least for awhile.
Now, as to why I'm here. I have had her on PZI for quite some time and she's done perfectly fine on it. And I've put away a few vials of it actually since it's been discontinued. But I also took advantage of the lantus coupon back in December and have been thinking about it off and on since.
So, here I am with 4 vials of PZI in my fridge and 5 lantus pens so why not give it a shot, especially before the lantus goes caput while waiting for me to finish my pzi?? as I was told, if i don't like it or it doesn't work, I can always go back
Mousie has made this whole journey pretty much doable in my sleep to be honest. Mousie was a rescue, from the streets, so a ummmmm, bit fractious still but she's still improving, occasionally even voluntarily laying on me these days.
Mousie was diagnosed fairly young, only 4.5 years old at the time, really hasn't shown any pancreatic activity the entire time, and is most likely a Type 1 diabetic so remission is not my main concern. My main concern is keeping her as healthy and happy as can be and at Jojo's pushing, to beat the record for the longest living insulin dependent diabetic kitty in the world
Now, I am self employed and there is no way i can do a 12/12 schedule thru the week. with pzi her shot schedule is more of a 14/10 type of schedule which has been fine since pzi is so flexible. I'm gonna try to bring this down to 13/11 during the week as that's about all i can do. weekends i can do whatever is necessary. weekends will also be when & where I do most of my data gathering. Monday thru Friday the best I can do is amps, pmps, and before bed type of stuff or middle of the night. weekends i can test all i want or until Mousie rips my fingers off. :lol:
so, that's about everything i think and hope that gives everyone a little background on us. feel free to ask any questions you can think of that i may have missed :smile:
Just to get some technical info out of the way :smile:
1. yes i hometest, have since september 2006.
2. yes, Mousie gets nothing but low carb canned and raw food. freeze dried treats at test time.
3. original vet was typical, 1u humulin N BID with no testing. needless to say i switched after about 3 weeks and discovered Dr. Hodgkins here in town and PZI so Mousie has been on PZI since September 2006
4. no other serious ongoing health problems. She's had a couple minor complications along the way, a UTI 3 weeks into diagnosis which led us to changing vets, and an ear infection causing a pretty severe vestibular episode a while back (probably 2 years ago or so). she also displays symptoms of FHS and Jojo agrees she most likely has it based on videos she's seen.
5. yes i ketone test. Honestly I've gotten in the habit of not doing it too much as Mousie rarely gives me high enough numbers consistently to worry about it but with the switch I will make a point of testing more frequently, at least for awhile.
Now, as to why I'm here. I have had her on PZI for quite some time and she's done perfectly fine on it. And I've put away a few vials of it actually since it's been discontinued. But I also took advantage of the lantus coupon back in December and have been thinking about it off and on since.
So, here I am with 4 vials of PZI in my fridge and 5 lantus pens so why not give it a shot, especially before the lantus goes caput while waiting for me to finish my pzi?? as I was told, if i don't like it or it doesn't work, I can always go backMousie has made this whole journey pretty much doable in my sleep to be honest. Mousie was a rescue, from the streets, so a ummmmm, bit fractious still but she's still improving, occasionally even voluntarily laying on me these days.
Mousie was diagnosed fairly young, only 4.5 years old at the time, really hasn't shown any pancreatic activity the entire time, and is most likely a Type 1 diabetic so remission is not my main concern. My main concern is keeping her as healthy and happy as can be and at Jojo's pushing, to beat the record for the longest living insulin dependent diabetic kitty in the world
Now, I am self employed and there is no way i can do a 12/12 schedule thru the week. with pzi her shot schedule is more of a 14/10 type of schedule which has been fine since pzi is so flexible. I'm gonna try to bring this down to 13/11 during the week as that's about all i can do. weekends i can do whatever is necessary. weekends will also be when & where I do most of my data gathering. Monday thru Friday the best I can do is amps, pmps, and before bed type of stuff or middle of the night. weekends i can test all i want or until Mousie rips my fingers off. :lol:
so, that's about everything i think and hope that gives everyone a little background on us. feel free to ask any questions you can think of that i may have missed :smile:
it's a little after 9pm and i'll probably be up for at least a couple hours.
