Alex 7/8 - I'm glad I have FDMB

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Ginny & Alex

Ginny & Alex

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Today is the second day on 1.0 unit and again, we're flat. Yesterday, he went up into 300's, but maybe those kids did that. :lol:
What I can't understand is how he can be flat with all these different doses. I have been using the same vial of ProZinc since we started in mid-April. Maybe it is going flat too.

I did speak with my vet yesterday and he thinks Alex is doing great by staying in the 200s. I told him I wanted better and that I'd like to try BCP's product. I gave him the phone number to order the free sample. He told me he would call them and get back to me. Still waiting to hear. I'm anxious to try something else.
 
I forgot to post part 2 of my story.

I told my vet that we wanted to do all in our power to get Alex in remission. 1) we want Alex to have the best possible life 2) and a more selfish reason, my hubby and I want to travel.

The vet said that for Alex to go 2 or 3 weeks a year w/o his insulin would not hurt him. I have difficulty believing this.
 
confused_cat

You need a new vet! The main culprit in DKA is too little insulin....

How to Sir Alex do with the company yesterday?!
 
wow its amazing, I have had vets tell me not to worry they can skip a dose or 2 (WTF!!)
needless to say I have a different vet now!

Just curoius so I figured I would throw this out there....
my first vile of PZI, I accidently dropeed after I think a week or so and then I had a lot of flat numbers
the second vile i have left in the scorching heat for 10 hours (OOPPS!)
and the vial if fine....
just a thought...I actually think it is worse to drop the insulin than it is to leave out in the heat...

good luck and if PZI doesnt start working..good luck with a new insulin

Denise and Shakes
 
I can't imagine a vet thinking that. A day maybe, maybe two in an emergency. But to be without insulin 2-3 weeks would most likely send him into DKA or he would start slowly starving, with the diabetes taking all the nutrients from the food.

Get the insulin and start interviewing new vets? You can post on Health with city and state and see if anyone knows a vet in your area. Lots of vets are great, most are willing to listen, but some are scary. I'm afraid your vet falls into the last category.
 
Sounds like my vet saying mid 200's to mid 300's was good! And how about the ER vet that thought she was DKA then sent her home the next day saying not to shoot unless she went over 400??? :roll: AND, they all say whatever was wrong with her was un regulated diabetes???? ohmygod_smile ohmygod_smile Geez, they can't make up their minds! Then they smile & say maybe I notice too much? :roll:

I must admit though I'm a helicopter mom....or grandma in this case! :lol:
 
Alex did OK with the company b/c I banned him to the lower level yesterday. My cousin seriously considered not stopping to visit b/c she was afraid of how Alex would behave with her children. I was surprised him didn't get hissy with me when I locked him downstairs, but he was good with that and everybody was happy!

As for my vet, the only reason I have him is because he comes to the house, so I feel like I'm stuck. The last couple of times we actually visited a vet's office, Alex was so freaked out that nobody could even touch him, let alone treat him or do an exam.
 
You can get those flat numbers where the doses don't look any different if the dose is too low. It's like it's just not enough to do anything so it all looks the same. We have also seen that with Acro cats, but no reason to suspect that here.
 
I guess I'll continue to hold each dose for 3 days and then raise until I get the free sample.

I specifically told the vet I wanted to try BCP's PZI, but when I called today to check the status, he said he'd called the pharmacy but didn't order it yet becuase the sample was a u-100 insulin and he didn't know if I wanted to switch needles. I didn't tell him I had switched to those needles a long time ago with the u-40 insulin. I can easily multiply by 2.5.

He promises to order the sample on Monday. I'll probably have to call him a few times, but after a while he'll realize it's easier to order than deal with my messages every day. :roll:
 
Look, if the vet won't deal with you over the phone-- then just tell him you are going to bring Sir Alex to the clinic! Trust me...the vet will order the insulin.
 
Ginny, what I have read is that there is both U40 BCP and U100 BCP. Gator used to think the U40 BCP was most like PZI. I don't know which is better, but be sure you know which you get. If you get U100 BCP, you would not use the conversion chart. You would just shoot it straight with the U100 needles. If you got the U40, you would continue to use the conversion chart.

You probably knew all this, but just wanted to make sure.
 
Kim,
There is no clinic to visit. As a visiting vet, he doesn't have an office. IMO, he needs an office manager. His wife works full-time and when she gets home in the evenings, she returns phone calls (sometimes after several days have elapsed) and schedules apppointments. I wrote a check to him back in mid-April for the insulin and a visit (over $200) and he still hasn't cashed it.

Sue,
Yes, I am aware that I'll need to adjust for the u40 vs u100, but thanks for the reminder!

Ginny
 
It sounds like your vet is more in it for his love of animals than his love of the money. I'm pretty sure my old vet had cashed my checks before I got home. You'll just need to stay on top of it and keep him on track.
 
I don't think there are any vets around here like that. I can see good & bad with that set up but it's nice you don't have to take Alex out anywhere since he gets so scared. I'm surprised Alex doesn't run & hide from him though. All mine pretty much take off when the doorbell rings...they act like a monster is gonna get them! :lol: :lol:
 
You are right; you are certainly limited if he comes to your house.....That is very nice.

Guess just plan to take his advice with a grain of salt?
 
He certainly doesn't seem to be in the business for the money.

He already knows not to ring the doorbell. Alex didn't react as violently to him as he did the female vet and her staff. The women were intimdated by him (so sometimes am I) and Alex seemed to take advantage of that. The visiting vet, with hubby assisting, gave him his first exam and shots (before diabetes diagnosis) without any problems at all. When he came to do blood draw to confirm my suspicious of being diabetic, he gave Alex a big-time sedative b/c he wanted to draw blood for lots of tests.

While I need him to write scripts for the insulin, I guess I'll just sift through the advice and heed/ingore as I (and my friends here) see fit. No way am I going to go for a week w/o giving Alex his insulin.
 
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