SHK
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Thank you in advance for any advice, stories, anything you can give me. I'm pretty desperate right now. I am failing my EQ and it is a terrible feeling. I'm grasping at straws; he is not improving. :sad: I know all cats are different, but I'm learning mine is very different (I like to call him special).
Question for PZI users - were you ever on Lantus but switched to PZI? What were the reasons, and did your cat do better?
Question for non-Lantus users (Humulin, etc.) - were you ever on Lantus but switched to something else because Lantus wasn't working for your cat?
Background: We've gradually upped the Lantus dose (via regular conversations w/Vet; I fax him my spreadsheet each week) and were at 6u yesterday, and I dropped EQ back down to 5 this morning. He is in the 300s, steady as a rock, with a few dips into the high 200s. His symptoms (increased drinking, massive pee clumps) have not subsided since his diagnosis 6/7/12. We're doing everything else right - zero carb wet food, lots of extra water, as much BG testing as my schedule allows, regular ketone testing (negative). I have next week off, so we'll be going to the vet (UGH, it stresses him out so much, but I need to test him to see if he has an infection or anything that could be making it hard for him to respond to the insulin). I even bought strips that test for leukocytes and specific gravity, before realizing that they're not good indicators of a real infection unless the urine sample is completely sterile. Live & learn.
I had a brief conversation with a vet in another city yesterday. She has never seen or treated EQ, but based on my spreadsheet, she suggested asking my vet if he thinks a different type of insulin - PZI - might work. I need to educate myself on different types of insulin, but want to hear from those who have switched. This is the reason for my post. I posted this in the main forum as well. Hopefully that's ok.
Question for PZI users - were you ever on Lantus but switched to PZI? What were the reasons, and did your cat do better?
Question for non-Lantus users (Humulin, etc.) - were you ever on Lantus but switched to something else because Lantus wasn't working for your cat?
Background: We've gradually upped the Lantus dose (via regular conversations w/Vet; I fax him my spreadsheet each week) and were at 6u yesterday, and I dropped EQ back down to 5 this morning. He is in the 300s, steady as a rock, with a few dips into the high 200s. His symptoms (increased drinking, massive pee clumps) have not subsided since his diagnosis 6/7/12. We're doing everything else right - zero carb wet food, lots of extra water, as much BG testing as my schedule allows, regular ketone testing (negative). I have next week off, so we'll be going to the vet (UGH, it stresses him out so much, but I need to test him to see if he has an infection or anything that could be making it hard for him to respond to the insulin). I even bought strips that test for leukocytes and specific gravity, before realizing that they're not good indicators of a real infection unless the urine sample is completely sterile. Live & learn.
I had a brief conversation with a vet in another city yesterday. She has never seen or treated EQ, but based on my spreadsheet, she suggested asking my vet if he thinks a different type of insulin - PZI - might work. I need to educate myself on different types of insulin, but want to hear from those who have switched. This is the reason for my post. I posted this in the main forum as well. Hopefully that's ok.
