Is the Lantus pen

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Debbie Shaw

Member Since 2022
Hello my name is Debbie my cat is Snowy and has had very difficult time since August with very high blood sugar my vet is now switching her to Lantus I can only afford the pen that runs about 103.00 at Wal-Mart but now one of the tech at the vets is saying they had a problem with it sticking and a person didn't think she was giving her cat a dose and kept giving to much so I am very concerned about it now the dose is only one unit twice a day . Please advise as to what you all have dealt with the Lantus pen.
 
Debbie Shaw said:
Hello my name is Debbie my cat is Snowy and has had very difficult time since August with very high blood sugar my vet is now switching her to Lantus I can only afford the pen that runs about 103.00 at Wal-Mart but now one of the tech at the vets is saying they had a problem with it sticking and a person didn't think she was giving her cat a dose and kept giving to much so I am very concerned about it now the dose is only one unit twice a day . Please advise as to what you all have dealt with the Lantus pen.
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Hi Debbie, i think most of us with the lantus pen draw insulin from it with a .5 unit gauge syringe. I will let the other members voice, but i DO NOT use the needles that come with the pen. Hope that helps
 
Novolin n 2 units in am 2 units pm since 2017 she(Snowy) was ok until August of this year blood sugar was in 300, 400,500 and 600 really swinging and now switching to Lantus.
 
Novolin is a short acting insulin not recommended for cats. It’s used for dogs. You will see a big difference with lantus or a biosimilar insulin.
 
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