been reading more on TR

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That website is the personal opinion of one vet. 1.

It was written in the days before people were giving their cats lantus, levemir, basaglar.
It was written before there were pet specific meters.

We ask that people please do not link to other diabetic cat sites.
 
jt and trouble (GA) said:
yeah the site has no forums. so...I have heard of her before though
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Actually, there is a forum. Dr. Hodgkins no longer has anything to do with it.


Mimis mom said:
https://www.diabeticcatcare.com/DCCCOK/Protocol.htm
and they are saying the Protamine zinc is found to be the most effective in treating feline diabetes but I can't seem to find when this was written...
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This protocol was written for PZI and not the current PZ. In the forum associated with this, many cats have passed away from hypoglycemia because, and I quote directly from the protocol”
As long as you are feeding your cat ONLY low-carbohydrate foods, you do not need to be fearful of clinical hypoglycemia. In fact, those blood glucose numbers in the 60-120 range are the objective of the protocol. Even if the blood glucose drops to 30-50, do not feed sugar syrup or dry food. A small, high protein wet food meal is all you need for a cat at these numbers and that is more for the owner than the cat.
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That is not our philosophy here and even human diabetics must have sugar if their BG gets into the hypoglycemic range.

If you wish to switch Mimi to PZ, you can. Be aware that it is not PZI. While cats can and do go into remission on PZ, the rates of remission are higher for Lantus and Levemir. It might be advantageous for a busy CG with a crazy schedule to use PZ as it doesn’t have a depot like the L insulins. We have a safe protocol for using PZ that is in the stickys on that forum.

I do have to repeat something we’ve often said: regulation is the goal. If remission happens, it’s a plus but members should focus on regulation.
 
Thanks guys!! I didn’t realize it was another diabetic group/forum. I just googled “tight regulation for feline diabetes” just to see if there was extensive literature on it. That’s what I was really looking for..
Ok.. I am still not sure what the depot is- I don’t know why but it’s very confusing to me to understand- is it complicated or am I not hearing it correctly when it’s explained? And why would it be advantageous for a busy CG? It might make sense to me once I know what the depot is..
 
Mimis mom said:
And why would it be advantageous for a busy CG?
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I think you have that backwards. The depot insulin's like Lantus and Levemir aren't better for busy caretakers. ProZinc is what we call and "in and out" insulin....so when you give a shot, it lasts for about 12 hours and then it's out of the body, so if the caretaker has to shoot a little early or late, it's not as important as keeping a strict 12 hour schedule.
 
Chris & China (GA) said:
I think you have that backwards. The depot insulin's like Lantus and Levemir aren't better for busy caretakers. ProZinc is what we call and "in and out" insulin....so when you give a shot, it lasts for about 12 hours and then it's out of the body, so if the caretaker has to shoot a little early or late, it's not as important as keeping a strict 12 hour schedule.
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I was asking why Prozinc is advantageous for busy CG and now I know why :)
 
Even busy caretakers are able to use the longer acting insulins like lantus and levemir. They find ways to make it work with their life and schedules and responsibilities.
 
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