Should I change insulins?

[raysofhope]

I am really confused, I've been trying and trying to get Angel stabilized, but it's not working! She has lost weight since her teeth cleaning. Someone suggested I change her insulin to lantus? I need some suggestions, I've updated her ss. Please let me know what you all think I should do?
Thanks in advance, Diana

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

It's possible that Lantus would work better for Angel, Diana. It tends to give longer flatter cycles which might help her bouncing. Is your vet willing? I would check out the Lantus forum, read some of the threads and the information at the top of the page and see if it looks like a good possibility.

 

[raysofhope]

Thanks for the reply , I,haven't asked my vet yet I am trying to check out the costs and others results first, I am not sure at this point what to do..
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[Jen&Eddie]

Hi Diana,

I switched my guy Eddie from ProZinc to Lantus just over a month ago and am following the Tight Regulation protocol, and I've been pleased thus far. In my opinion - in some ways Lantus is easier to use than ProZinc since there is a well-researched protocol to follow, and in some ways it's a little more difficult, because it's a depot insulin, so it works differently than ProZinc.

I do encourage you to read the stickies in the Lantus Tight Regulation section - there's a ton of information there that should give you some of the info you need to decide whether Lantus might be a good fit for Angel. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to try to answer them for you. :smile: