I still don't think Prozinc is working.

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I had Skipper all the way up to 3.0 U without much movement in his numbers. He hovers about +/-50 points from 350. Then one day I went to work without giving him his shot. 6 hours later he was the same as with three units. So I decided to start over with one unit. He was about (a little lower actually) the same numbers as with 3 units. Now I'm sure he would slowly rise to hi if he didn't get any insulin, but it defintely isn't dropping his numbers enough. His numbers have even been higher at +6. Sorry I haven't used my spreadsheet forever but here is an example of what he looks like...
2/2 am 361 1 unit
+6 297
PM 343 1 unit
+6 291
2/3 AM 335 1.25 units
+6 304
PM 301 1.25 units
2/4 AM 316 1.25 units
+6 319
PM 360 1.5 units
2/5 AM 422 1.5 units
PM 338 1.5 units

It seems like 1.0 unit was the most effective this week. One day when I was still doing 3.0 units he suddenly dipped to 38! Followed all the protocols and the next day he was back to hovering in the 300's.

Should I try a different insulin? Which one?

Thanks!
 
My Bud's numbers seem similar to what's happening to Skipper. I still don't have Bud regulated after over 3 months on ProZinc. It was working initially, but I'm struggling to find a good dose again right now. One thing I have noticed is every time I raise his dose, his pre-shots rise for a few cycles too. I can not advise on dose, but I would recommend doing a full curve to see what's happening. I plan on doing one tomorrow. As far as a different insulin, every one will say the one that works for your cat is the right insulin as every cat is different. Maybe Bud would do better on a different insulin, but ProZinc works best for me since it has flexibility so I am not giving up on it just yet. But if you can commit to the consistency that Lantus and Levemir require, it's something to think about. I just know a depot insulin would send my mind into more overdrive than it already is. Sorry I don't have any great advice, I just wanted to let you know there was someone out there going through the same thing.
 
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