Finetuning dose for 2 brother cats new to insulin

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ekoren

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Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out how to finetune the dose of Lantus for my two brother cats, Sander and Tree, and I'd welcome the wisdom of folks on this list. The vet doesn't have a lot of diabetes experience, and I haven't figured out how to regulate them yet. They are responding very differently to the insulin.

Sander: 3.5 weeks into Lantus twice a day, I have Sander at .25 of a unit. This morning before his .25 shot, he was at 101 (after skipping both morning and evening shots yesterday because he was too low). 6 hours after the shot this afternoon, he was at 45. At what blood glucose level is it safe to give him an injection tonight? Do I keep him at .25, or go even lower? And how do I go lower when my syringes only show 1 unit intervals and it's already guesswork to do .25?

Tree: 3.5 weeks into Lantus twice a day, I have Tree at roughly 0.9 unit (a skinny 1 unit). This morning he was at 247, this afternoon he was at 46 at his 6 hour blood check. Do I drop his dose? And if so, to what?

Thanks, folks, for your help.

Elisa
 
I would really encourage you to go over to the Lantus support group. They all use your insulin and can give you dosing advice.

Both your kitties seem to be responding very well to Lantus and your nadirs are really quite low.

Here is the sticky on dosing: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1581
 
Thanks Sue and Oliver, for the feedback and link to the sticky. I will follow it, and I will repost on the Lantus board.

Elisa
 
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