Changing dosage question per BG

[Heather Hazel]

Hi all. I’m unable to provide/update Angel’s spreadsheet bc it is blocked by my company and that is the only computer I have at the moment. Is it okay to switch dosage between 1 unit and 1/2 a unit based in numbers? If her level is at 500 I could give her 1 unit but then if she’s at 125 can I give her 1/2 a unit? Often times when she is at the lower end pre-feeding she will quickly drop to 50 or even 30 within a few hours. She just started lantus and was on basaglar. Thank you! Lastly, with spring forward tonight I’m confused. She’s normally injected at 645 am/pm. Should I do 715 then work backwards 5 minutes each day??

 

[tiffmaxee]

Here’s info on daylight savings.

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...starts-sunday-march-14th.244310/#post-2755954

Lantus dosing is based upon how low a dose takes the cat. Lantus likes consistency so our methods don’t allow to switch doses from cycle to cycle. Here s info on our methods.
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...-low-go-slow-slgs-tight-regulation-tr.210110/

Are you using a human or a pet meter? A 30 on either meter requires a reduction insulin of .25. Continuing with the same dose when under 50 on a human meter can cause a symptomatic hypo and the same if under 68 on a pet meter.

Here is your previous post for continuity.
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/angel-bg-spreadsheet.243378/#post-2745228

 

[Heather Hazel]

Thank you so much, I use the alpha trak 2.

 

[tiffmaxee]

Thank you so much, I use the alpha trak 2.

Then 32 is very low! The dose after that would be .75.

 

[JaxBenji]

Hi! For you SS, do you have a smart phone or tablet? You can use the Google Sheets app to edit it - this is what I do most of the time to just get my test values in. Here's the link to your SS - can you add it to your signature? The link you have right now is one that link backs to the forum.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K5_89vpBKH4LxYucW8B9mVx9m08_f51PKCi6VLNreaE/edit?usp=sharing

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

Just to double check, you know that Lantus and Basaglar are the same insulin? They are both glargine (which is the generic).

 

[Heather Hazel]

My vet told me that the bio-equivalent to brand name drugs do not contain exactly the same amount of active ingredients or deliver it at the same rate. I’m praying there will be a change with Lantus since she hasn’t done well with the Basaglar. It is called a paradoxical reaction.