Is this remission?

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For remission, you want your cat to be in the normal range which is 50 - 120 on a human meter. You generally want to see most of the spreadsheet looking very green.
 
Sorry, but no, that's not remission. Using Caninsulin is tricky when you get into those lower numbers which is why we recommend one of the gentler, longer lasting insulin's like Lantus, Basaglar, Levemir or ProZinc.

With Caninsulin, you do have to be more careful about how low you shoot but as you gain more experience and understanding about how it works, you gradually shoot lower PS's to try to get Nacho to spend more time in green than blue.

Where in the world are you? Since you're using Caninsulin instead of Vetsulin, I know you're not in the US. (they're the same insulin, just called Vetsulin in the US)
 
I believe I was recommended to get Lantus before. I'm in Canada. My vet said it's remission if Nacho is less than 10 mmol for at least two weeks without needing insulin. I was told once normal range is under 8.3mmol.
 
Marinachi said:
My vet said it's remission if Nacho is less than 10 mmol for at least two weeks without needing insulin. I was told once normal range is under 8.3mmol.
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We consider remission when they stay between 2.8 to 6.7 (on a human meter) or 3.8-8.3 (on a pet meter) with most of the numbers under 5.5 (6.7 on pet) for two weeks with no insulin.

Lantus would be a much better insulin and give you a much better chance at that remission!

ETA pet meter values
 
Marinachi said:
Should I still be giving insulin with those preshot numbers?
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Have you read the Beginner's guide to Caninsulin/Vetsulin? You're not "new" anymore so that "no shot below 200" (11.1) really doesn't apply to you.

If Nacho was my cat, I'd get him on Lantus ASAP and learn how to use it most effectively. With him doing this well on Caninsulin, I'd think he'd have a good chance at a real remission with a better insulin that you could give when he was running in those lower numbers.
 
Marinachi said:
for Lantus do you need a U-40 insulin syringe?
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No, Lantus is a U100 insulin so you'd use U100 syringes (available at any human pharmacy) I believe it's "Shoppers"? in Canada that a lot of our Canadian members get their syringes because they can earn points to help pay for their next purchase (and I think on Thursday they offer an extra discount for seniors too, if you, or somebody you can take, is a senior).

You also want syringes with half unit marks and I think it's B/D brand, .03ml, 31 gauge insulin syringes that come with either whole or half unit marks so you have to make sure you get the ones with half unit marks. @Wendy&Neko is my Canadian source of information so maybe she'll pop in to clear up anything I got wrong

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how does the dosing work?
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You give the same dose both AM and PM. With the nice numbers you're currently getting, we'd probably suggest starting at .25 unit. You test, feed and shoot but with Lantus, you don't have to wait between the feeding/shooting. Most of us T/F/S in 5-10 minutes as soon as our cat's head is in the bowl.

Then you'd want to test at least once mid-cycle (+5 to +7) on the AM cycle and at least a "before bed" test on the PM cycle. If you can test more often, that's even better.
 
The BD U-100 syringes you want are the purple and yellow box ones - available at any pharmacy. Do shop around. I never used Shoppers, they charge 10% more for everything here and you earn points off a purchase. I found Safeway pharmacy the cheapest for diabetic supplies. Costco pharmacy and Real Canadian Superstore pharmacy also good. Basically, shop around.
 
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