Help with *this (Saturday) am) dose please!

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Hi, I posted earlier today in the caninsulin forum, and am grateful to have received a reply, but am still awaiting a response on using different syringes for tonight's dose. I thought I'd also post here in the hopes of getting a faster response? (Shot time is in ½ hour!)I hope that's ok. Here's the original post:

My cat Willow (17yo) was pronounced diabetic from a urine sample I brought to vet for testing for UTI on Saturday the 10th.

Went in on Monday and all other blood tests and abdominal x-rays were normal.. Absolutely amazing to me, as I'd thought she was in chronic kidney failure for years due to pupd.; BG was almost 30. She was extremely stressed. We brought her home and back to clinic for testing her curve through the day. Vet wanted to start her on a "rounded up" dose of 3 units caninsulin twice daily (after we said we wanted to start low and were switching her to low carb) but we said 1 unit, which she was ok with.

So, I've been testing at home and we've skipped the last two injections because she was under 11.1, and if the trend follows she'll be under tonight.

What do i do? Keep skipping doses? She's not "normal range" but too low for insulin?! Lower dose twice daily ( currently supposed to be on 1 unit twice daily)?? Please help.

She was moved over completely to low carb canned yesterday (friskies and fancy feast)... I'm stopping friskies and will keep her on Fancy Feast only.

Other notes: she's not obese. The last few months have been stressful due to us caring for a parent with Alzheimer's (lots of different nurses in and out) and fostering greyhounds. She's been on a high carb wet diet most of her life with some kibble. She had IBD for the first half of her life. The past while she isn't pooping regularly (we've *just* started working on that). And, we're packing house to move next week, a 12 hour drive (over 3 days) to a new home. So stress to come.

Thanks so much, with love,
Nikki

The reply I received mentioned trying a small dose tonight if she's under 11.1, like .25 or .5 units.

My 2nd question was, is it ok to give insulin under the 11.1, and if I switch to a u-100 syringe, I give between the 1 and 1½ marking to equal .5 unit caninsulin, correct?

Is there a photo of a 0.3 cc u-100 syringe showing how to read it correctly? I'm so nervous:(

I apologize for the novel,
Nikki
 
Oh! I tested trace ketones this afternoon, and negative to trace tonight. Her +8 is 10.1 and her pmps (just done) is 10.8.
 
nslade001 said:
Is there a photo of a 0.3 cc u-100 syringe showing how to read it correctly?
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You read them the same way...You just have to use a conversion chart

nslade001 said:
if I switch to a u-100 syringe, I give between the 1 and 1½ marking to equal .5 unit caninsulin, correct?
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Right

There are also U40 insulin syringes that have half unit markings at ADW.

nslade001 said:
trying a small dose tonight if she's under 11.1, like .25 or .5 units.
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I think that's a decent idea as long as you're home and able to test


Have you considered changing insulins to one that tends to be a little better for cats like Lantus? Since you live in Canada, it's OTC so you wouldn't have to get a script.
 
Here's a picture of the lines on U100 syringes
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Chris & China said:
You read them the same way...You just have to use a conversion chart



Right

There are also U40 insulin syringes that have half unit markings at ADW.



I think that's a decent idea as long as you're home and able to test


Have you considered changing insulins to one that tends to be a little better for cats like Lantus? Since you live in Canada, it's OTC so you wouldn't have to get a script.
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Hi Chris,
Yes I want to switch to Lantus, but figured I'd wait till our move was done, her diet was switched, and we're settled. Or at least I have a bit of a better idea how this all works :)
And those pics are perfect, thanks.
With love,
Nikki
 
Hi,
So last night her pmps was 10.8. I gave 0.2 units.

+2. 11.4
+3. 10.3
+4. 10.0

She was been ultra quiet and depressed yesterday, and pupd again (started Thursday?)). Also restless and uncomfortable tonight, getting up from bed and going to floor in corner, and back to bed. Pretty much all the same behaviors as developed before diagnosis.

Amps today is 9.1.

Should I keep her on 0.2 or up to 0.5 this morning? Please help!

Thanks so much, with love,
Nikki
 
nslade001 said:
Should I stop this thread and just use the caninsulin thread? Thanks!
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It's easier to ask dosing questions on the Caninsulin thread and general stuff on this forum. The Caninsulin forum is quiet, though, so it's your choice. Once I know someone new is posting there I look for new posts but I'm not always around.

BTW - I meant your Caninsulin thread, not ProZinc thread! o_O
 
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