Long lasting insulin?

[rachrp]

Does anyone use or is anyone familiar with a long-lasting insulin? We have only ever used ProZinc, and I'm not familiar with other types of insulin. I was wondering if there is any kind of insulin out there that lasts longer than 12 hours, and if anyone here has used it and had success. Thanks!

 

[Hillary & Maui (GA)]

the two long lasting insulins are lantus and levimer.

If you go to the insulin support groups you can read up on each insulin - they are both good and work in similar fashion. the protocol is different than prozinc, read the stickies (starred information).

 

[Maggies Mom Debby]

Lantus and Levemir are great insulins, but they both usually last only 12 hours in cats.

 

[KPassa]

Lantus and Levemir create a depot, which is different from ProZinc. This is also why doses need to remain consistent and evenly spaced out 12 hours apart (vs. sliding dose changes and some time flexibility allowed with ProZinc). They are two of the most effective ways of getting your cat regulated and possibly into remission (and potentially cheaper and more available, too). Don't get me wrong; ProZinc is a great insulin for felines as well, but I'm a little biased since Mikey is a Lantus baby. ;-)

 

[Elizabeth and Bertie]

...I was wondering if there is any kind of insulin out there that lasts longer than 12 hours, and if anyone here has used it and had success. Thanks!

Hi,

If you mean 'is there an insulin that only ever needs to be given once a day' then no, there isn't one. (But wouldn't that be great?!)

I do however use an insulin that typically has a duration longer than 12 hours. I use Hypurin Bovine PZI (not available in the US) which can have a duration of around 15 - 17 hours. This means it works quite a lot on 'overlap', and it can mean that my cat goes 24 hours on a single shot for a couple of days in each week because his numbers remain too low too shoot. However, I never know which days those are going to be...

So, to answer your question: Yes, I use an insulin that "lasts longer than 12 hours", and it works well for us. But it would work even better for us if it lasted 24 hours! :lol:

Eliz

 

[BJM]

There is at least one in a research stage. The key problem, of course, is that once it is in, if it is too much, you are in major trouble, and home hypo management may not be an option due to duration.