5/19 Tarragon. PMPS 210. +2 307 NEW INSULIN QUESTION

[Melissa & Tarragon]

I am on my phone so havent updated my spreadsheet yet. Tarragon had benn running pink and red. I switched out his insulin last night. It was obviously a major part of the problem from his pmps tonight. I had increased his insulin over yhe last couple of weeks based on ineffective insulin. I can't do a full curve until Saturday. Should I be concerned with him at the high dose with the new insulin?? Should I decrease it until I can be with him all weekend??

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

are you saying you can't be around to test him? i forget how old you said the insulin was - maybe you said since february? is that right?

 

[Melissa & Tarragon]

Yes. I will test tonight but cant be around tomorrow. It was March 14.

Also, tonight he threw up ( not real unusual for him) before he ate or had his shot. It was mainly foam but had that insulin smell.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

Insulin isn't processed through the GI track so I'm not sure what you smelled.

I generally don't worry about new insulin but I also swap mine out after no more than 30 days.

 

[Melissa & Tarragon]

True. I hadnt thought about that. My husband is the one who cleaned it up and said it smelled like the time I dropped an insulin bottle. Of course he is super sensitive to smells and over reacts at times. ;-)

Our vet had said the insulin should be good for up to 6 months. From Tarragon's numbers, it seemed like there might have been an issue with it. I am going to keep to the 30 day rule from now on.

 

[Michelle and Mannie (GA)]

Hi Melissa - I too switch out insulin after 30 days. back when I was using the vials however I could routinely get 3 months out of a vial. Not that I recommend that, but I could. Some people would get less. Hard to day if yours was bad or not, but probably a good idea that your started a new one. I hope it will bring numbers down for you.

If you can't be around to test, you could leave food out for tarragon while you are gone.

I hope your day was a good one.

 

[mococo]

I was able to get about 6 weeks of our vial. the current pen we're using we've had open since 4/7. on pure peanut gallery speculation- i think our pen is lasting a little longer because it is maintaining a constant sterile environment. (if we were shooting a higher dose right now, I would be switching pens at this point.)

and random note on the smell- i think lantus is has an acidic ph (4), which attribute a little to the smell, and kitty stomach acid is around 2.3 ph. Just in case you get this on a round of trivial pursuit.