After hypo event...remission?

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matahari

matahari

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hi all,

I have not posted in awhile, since my kitty has been stable on Lantus for two years now. The other morning I awoke to a moderate hypo event. He was staggering around the apt disoriented and drunk. I gave him sugar water and food and within a couple of hours he was fine. His BG was 40. I have not given him insulin since. About 10 days. His BG is around 200. He seems normal and fine. No excessive hunger or thirst. Is 200 still to high? Should he go back on Lantus? He was getting 1 unit morning and evening.

Thanx in advance!
 
We consider normal numbers to be up to 120, over that is diabetic. Kitties that have had hypo incidents can be a lot more sensitive to insulin so may need a lot smaller dose. Do you have a recent spreadsheet?
 
I have my old spread sheet up . It's not current as he was stable and I wasn't testing so much. I may give him micro doses. .5 and see how he does. The thing that I'm really happy about is no more drinking tons of water.
 
A micro dose is less than 0.5 units. You can eyeball 0.25 units or use a caliper.
And, you can try drop dosing.

Drop dosing:

Using a colored liquid, so you can see it more easily, fill a syringe to 0.5 units.
Slowly squeeze out equal-sized drops, maybe by twisting the plunger, until you can get the same number of drops per 0.5 units every time.

Now, you can draw up more than the amount you need, and squeeze out drops to the dose you want.
You discharge the excess into the sink.

Decreases may be done a drop at a time.

Note that if you push the plunger in as firmly as you can, insert it into the container, then release, a drop or two of insulin gets drawn up. That is definitely a micro dose!
 
Are you using a human glucometer or an AlphaTrak when you are measuring that 200?

You might not know that cats can "settle in" to doses, and the dose that was just right before can become too large if the cat's pancreas has begun to put out some of its own insulin. The best way to know what dose is needed is to test once you've started it, so you can be confident of how LOW that dose is taking him.

Good luck! I'm glad he survived the hypo. It's scary and serious. Let us know how we can help you.
 
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