Advice needed

[Melissa bijit]

My beloved Goo has been diagnosed with diabetes and I am getting quite discouraged as we can't get glucose regulated. My vet has mentioned insulin resistant diabetes... I am very worried . A friend referred me to this site... Hoping for great insights!!!

 

[Larry and Kitties]

Welcome.
Good insulins are the human Lantus and Levemir and the pet insulins ProZinc and BCP PZI. For those two human insulin it is best to get the 5 pack of 3 ml disposable pens via a 10 ml vial. Although per ml the vial is less expensive most cats will not use up a 10 ml vial before the insulin goes bad/becomes ineffective. The human insulin N/NPH is sometimes prescribed but only lasts 8-10 hours. Same for the pet insulin Vetsulin/Caninisulin.
Most of us here test our cat's blood glucose at home using a human meter. We test before each shot and periodically between shots. We record our reading and other info in a spreadsheet. See:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/fdmb-spreadsheet-instructions.130337/
What are you feeding? A low-carb canned is best. No reason for a prescription food. Here is a list of commercial low-carb canned

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/shortcut-shopping-list-all-8-or-less-updated.117688/

Here is a link to home testing blood sugarshttp://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/hometesting-links-and-tips.287/

Without knowing BG and does of insulin I can't tell if Goo has acromegaly, a high dose condion
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...-other-high-dose-conditions-what-we-know.375/
My MurrFee had that and was on about 50 units of insulin twice daily.

 

[BJM]

There are 3 main conditions which may result in insulin resistance - acromegaly, insulin auto-antibodies, and Cushing's disease.
Before you assume the worst, though, there are a few things to check.
1) are you feeding a low carb canned food, such as Friskies pates or Fancy Feast Classic Pates?
2) are you using on of the insulins which Larry mentioned above?
3) did the vet start at a reasonable dose and increase slowly and appropriately? (Sometimes they start too high and/or increase too fast which may result, oddly enouugh, in higher numbers.)

 

[scoobydoox]

Hello and welcome. Can you tell us which insulin you are using and how many units? Do you have any home testing data?