Misterbeesmom
Member Since 2016
just doing a little research in my notes of late, as i try to figure out the metabolic mystery of mr b.
We've had great difficulty regulating, and i wanted to share what not to do if you find yourself losing your mind while you watch your cat be hyperglycemic most of the time, for MONTHS, drinking and peeing a lot, with increased pancreas and liver enzymes, and with constant glucose in urine.
I only just now realized how quickly we (and by we i mean i, most of the time) increased his Lantus.
I feel like an idiot, and am very embarassed, but this is a great cautionary tale that may be of use to someone else.
Was on 2.5u from jan to march. Ok.
4/8 dr increases to 3u
4/16 i increased to 3.5u
4/25 i increased to 4u
5/8 new vet increased to 4.5u
5/17 i increased to 5u
5/23 vet decreased to 4.5u as a result of a phone call of concern from me
5/24 lethargy and depression, and thus begins a 3-day stay at the vet hospital for borderline low fructosamine.
Upon discharge, he was put on 3u.
In retrospect, i believe increases were done too quickly. Home testing did not alert me to this. His BG #'s whenever i tested were high. As frustrating as it is to see an unhappy kitty with poor regulation, there is no fast way that i know of to get better. At least not on Lantus. I don't know what our experience would have been with short acting insulin.
We've had great difficulty regulating, and i wanted to share what not to do if you find yourself losing your mind while you watch your cat be hyperglycemic most of the time, for MONTHS, drinking and peeing a lot, with increased pancreas and liver enzymes, and with constant glucose in urine.
I only just now realized how quickly we (and by we i mean i, most of the time) increased his Lantus.
I feel like an idiot, and am very embarassed, but this is a great cautionary tale that may be of use to someone else.
Was on 2.5u from jan to march. Ok.
4/8 dr increases to 3u
4/16 i increased to 3.5u
4/25 i increased to 4u
5/8 new vet increased to 4.5u
5/17 i increased to 5u
5/23 vet decreased to 4.5u as a result of a phone call of concern from me
5/24 lethargy and depression, and thus begins a 3-day stay at the vet hospital for borderline low fructosamine.
Upon discharge, he was put on 3u.
In retrospect, i believe increases were done too quickly. Home testing did not alert me to this. His BG #'s whenever i tested were high. As frustrating as it is to see an unhappy kitty with poor regulation, there is no fast way that i know of to get better. At least not on Lantus. I don't know what our experience would have been with short acting insulin.
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