Major problem with Poopers glucose now!

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Pooper's glucose has been suddenly going into the 300s now and I do not know why. It seems here the past week all he has done is start out in the upper 300s and giving him insulin it isn't dropping him out of the 200s. I can't see why the insulin would be the culprit and even if it isn't working( I mind you that on the bottle it doesn't expire until 11/2016). I have kept it in the bottle and stored in fridge so can't see why it would have lost its potency. Anyways, even without the insulin during the time he wasn't on it every time I would feed him his numbers would go down. I'm nervous right now because he has never been in the 300s before and why is he now? Should I be worried that something else is wrong? I just can't afford to take him to the vet and have them do blood work, etc because I know they'll want to see him if changing insulins. If I go on Lantus then I'd just want to do a pen or if I don't do a pen then what is the cheapest route to go and do?
 
300 is higher than he has been but it isn't an awful range. If food is not bringing him down, his pancreas has probably quit. My guess would be the insulin is no good or he has an infection(teeth?) or he is just not respondingwell to the N anymore. All are just guesses.

No luck with the supply closet? Lantus, Levemir or ProZinc would be an improvement if you can get one of those.
 
I am just not sure because just a few days ago his pancreas was responding. I mean when he was in the 200s and I gave him insulin it dropped it down like before. Now the past few days I just can't get him out of the 200s even after 2 units of insulin. I just can't see how the insulin would have gone bad in just 3 and a half months when the expiration date on it is 11/2016.
 
The N insulin should be fine. I have used N insulin that has been opened for well over a year. Based on my experience it is not that unusual to see such changes in insulin needs/BGs soon after starting treatment
 
Well Larry, I just don't understand what would be causing his BG to spike into the 300s when it has never gone that high before. Every time his numbers would go into the 200s I would feed him and they would drop to safe levels. If they were between 200-250 I would give him insulin and 3 hours later his glucose would have dropped atleast 100 points. Now he suddenly goes way above 300 and giving him 2 units of insulin and his numbers still stay in the 200s. I hate how things happen in life but can't see him having any infection all of a sudden.
 
When I get home tonight I will input the missing data from the last few days. Just very frustrating and all I can think of is him being in the 300s for the first time and worrying about it harming his body so much more now. :(
 
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