Acro/ lantus

[Stephanie21]

Hi, new here to the forum. My cat mischief has acromegaly amd im giving him 7 units lantus twice a day. His sugars are always in high 400s , I check 6 hours after morning dose which is around 200's amd creeps back to 400s by his second dose. Today I checked him tonight and he was 213 so I havemt given him his night dose. Would you hold off?

 

[tiffmaxee]

Welcome to you and Mischief. We ask new members to start in the main/health forum and introduce yourself. There you will get directions for starting a spreadsheet and adding a signature. Once set up you can post here. How long ago was he diagnosed? Was he DKA and do you test for ketones? Are you feeding a low carb wet or raw diet? Do you have a hypo kit with plenty of test strips, high carb food, and Kara or honey? That’s not a low pmps but since it is for you and not having more information it’s hard to advise you.

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

Today I checked him tonight and he was 213 so I havemt given him his night dose. Would you hold off?

Without more data, it's hard to give a definitive answer but if he were my cat and I was able to test tonight (and had plenty of supplies like test strips, high and medium carb food, Karo/honey/syrup), I'd go ahead with the scheduled dose.

I'd be sure to get a +1 and +2 to see what happens (and if necessary, you can intervene early).

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[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Hi Stephanie and Mischief, and welcome!

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Hello Stephanie and super sweet Mischief. In addition to what the others say, you might want to vary the +6 test time you are doing every day. It's not uncommon for acrocats to nadir later, which it looks like he did today.

With a little bit more information, I hope we can help you get Mischief more regulated. We have quite a few cats here with acromegaly that are doing well.