Lantus Readings

[Jen1218]

My boy, Rudy, switched from 5 units of ProZinc to 2 units of Lantus today. His sugar is sky high now.

Preshot reading - 202.
+2.5 - 314.
+4.5 - 424.

What the hell? Is this normal? This can't be normal.

 

[Sharon14]

Hi Jen welcome to L&LL! Lantus is different from Prozinc in that it is a depot insulin and it may take a few cycles before you see the full effect. You also decreased his dose quite a bit and that may play into it too. Can you start a spreadsheet so the more experienced members can help you with dosing? If you need help, just ask and someone will set it up for you.
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/fdmb-spreadsheet-instructions.130337/

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Hello and welcome aboard.

Typically we switch from Prozinc to a similar dose of Lantus, but I wouldn't recommend you do that without seeing a spreadsheet first. From today's numbers, he could also be bouncing from whatever numbers he got into last night on Prozinc. Also, Lantus is a depot insulin, it can take a few days before the depot is full and you see the full potential of a dose.

Since you did reduce the dose so much, I strongly recommend regular testing for ketones.