Sam & Esse
Member Since 2017
Hello,
I've been slowly increasing Sam's Prozinc dose, trying to get him at least below 200 at nadir. Depending on today's numbers, I'll likely increase to 1.75 tomorrow. I wish I had more PM mid-cycle numbers, but mostly we're all asleep for the night by +1 and stagger out of bed just in time for his AMPS.
I'm wondering if Prozinc is the right fit for Sam; if I should give it another month or so, or see about switching him to Levemir. (I'm not sure about Lantus, since he's already getting twitchy skin from the Prozinc injection -- I don't know if the little Lantus sting would make it worse.)
And I kinda camped out at my vet's office until they gave me a copy of his senior labs. On the phone Sam's vet told me he looked good other than the BG level, that liver was a little elevated but nothing to worry about. But... is there a problem there? Any signs of maybe a little infection hiding somewhere? I had Sam scheduled for a dental, but the vet cancelled it until we could get his BG regulated.
On the plus side, I think I finally have Sam's weight stable, and he's properly hydrated. So the Prozinc is having a positive effect, even if I'm not seeing it in his BG#s.
I've been slowly increasing Sam's Prozinc dose, trying to get him at least below 200 at nadir. Depending on today's numbers, I'll likely increase to 1.75 tomorrow. I wish I had more PM mid-cycle numbers, but mostly we're all asleep for the night by +1 and stagger out of bed just in time for his AMPS.
I'm wondering if Prozinc is the right fit for Sam; if I should give it another month or so, or see about switching him to Levemir. (I'm not sure about Lantus, since he's already getting twitchy skin from the Prozinc injection -- I don't know if the little Lantus sting would make it worse.)
And I kinda camped out at my vet's office until they gave me a copy of his senior labs. On the phone Sam's vet told me he looked good other than the BG level, that liver was a little elevated but nothing to worry about. But... is there a problem there? Any signs of maybe a little infection hiding somewhere? I had Sam scheduled for a dental, but the vet cancelled it until we could get his BG regulated.
On the plus side, I think I finally have Sam's weight stable, and he's properly hydrated. So the Prozinc is having a positive effect, even if I'm not seeing it in his BG#s.
I'll tell Sam he needs to work on better numbers for his resolution.
Thank you both for checking over his labs. It's a relief to know that I can focus on his FD without worrying too much about other possible medical problems.