LuanneP
Member Since 2017
Hi guys,
Merry is now up to 2.5 units of Lantus BID and he's still experiencing high numbers whenever I test him. He came to me in July when his previous person surrendered him to rescue and he was actually in remission until May. Because he was in remission not that long ago I didn't think it would take this long to get his diabetes under control & I had actually hoped he'd go into remission again by now but so far he's not even controlled yet.
At first he was eating just the DM food, then I started to add some Fancy Feast Pate (classics) to it in order to help offset the cost for the rescue group. Eventually he was eating more of the FF than the DM and now he's on Holistic Select Grain Free Turkey with some FF. I always add a topper of cooked meat (ground beef is his favorite) to his meals as well but that's just meat. The Holistic Select Select is low carb but not as high in protein as the DM but either way, his values are about the same on all those foods.
If I didn't know Merry was Diabetic I certainly wouldn't even think he's ill. He's happy, playful, he's gained needed weight since being with me, he doesn't drink or pee excessively etc. So he's feeling good despite not having his diabetes controlled.
The vet is likely going to increase his insulin again soon since we're not seeing improvements on the 2.5u. I just feel like maybe I'm missing something & that's why he's still not controlled. This is a new vial of insulin since he came to me, he had a full work up by the vet, kidneys are good, thyroid is good etc etc. He had a dental in Sept in hopes that getting the bad teeth out would help get his diabetes under control but that didn't make a difference (he needed the dental regardless). I guess he could have developed one of the conditions since he was in remission that would make him insulin resistant & if it were up to me I'd start testing for some of them now (I don't like to wait) but the rescue won't want to pay for those tests at this point.
I guess I don't really have a question but just looking for support or other suggestions if there are any.
Thanks guys =^^=
Merry is now up to 2.5 units of Lantus BID and he's still experiencing high numbers whenever I test him. He came to me in July when his previous person surrendered him to rescue and he was actually in remission until May. Because he was in remission not that long ago I didn't think it would take this long to get his diabetes under control & I had actually hoped he'd go into remission again by now but so far he's not even controlled yet.
At first he was eating just the DM food, then I started to add some Fancy Feast Pate (classics) to it in order to help offset the cost for the rescue group. Eventually he was eating more of the FF than the DM and now he's on Holistic Select Grain Free Turkey with some FF. I always add a topper of cooked meat (ground beef is his favorite) to his meals as well but that's just meat. The Holistic Select Select is low carb but not as high in protein as the DM but either way, his values are about the same on all those foods.
If I didn't know Merry was Diabetic I certainly wouldn't even think he's ill. He's happy, playful, he's gained needed weight since being with me, he doesn't drink or pee excessively etc. So he's feeling good despite not having his diabetes controlled.
The vet is likely going to increase his insulin again soon since we're not seeing improvements on the 2.5u. I just feel like maybe I'm missing something & that's why he's still not controlled. This is a new vial of insulin since he came to me, he had a full work up by the vet, kidneys are good, thyroid is good etc etc. He had a dental in Sept in hopes that getting the bad teeth out would help get his diabetes under control but that didn't make a difference (he needed the dental regardless). I guess he could have developed one of the conditions since he was in remission that would make him insulin resistant & if it were up to me I'd start testing for some of them now (I don't like to wait) but the rescue won't want to pay for those tests at this point.
I guess I don't really have a question but just looking for support or other suggestions if there are any.
Thanks guys =^^=
Merry was on 1 unit when he came to me. His previous person wasn't knowledgeable about feline diabetes & she wasn't working with a vet or any knowledgeable folks like those on this board so he was on 1 unit from May until he became my foster & had a full workup by the vet. First we got him a new vial of inulin because we didn't know how old his previous vile was or if it had been stored properly. He was still high with new vial so he was increased to 1.5 units & so on. So he was on 1 unit for 3 months or so. Do you still think I should drop him back to 1 unit or maybe go back to 2 units (since he was high on 1 unit for so long)?