Cara & Sabrina
Member Since 2021
Hello everyone! In the last 2 weeks I have observed Sabrina stumbling, losing her balance, and/or having a hard time getting up. Initially I thought it was hypoglycemia but her BG has been 259-307 each time I tested when she was wobbly. When she tries to get up from lying down, she'll stumble. She has seemed to fall off the couch a few times. I have not observed her walking flat-footed on her hocks at all, so I wasn't thinking it was neuropathy. But I have since researched more and it does seem that her hind legs are the problem. Has anyone else observed more stumbling and faltering with neuropathy? Is that more common in the early phases, or a sign that it's more severe?
She was diagnosed and started on Lantus 5 1/2 weeks ago. But the stumbling is a newer symptom and seems to be increasing. That has me concerned. Shouldn't treating her with insulin make neuropathy less likely? Why would this be newly happening, and getting worse?
I am finding limited information online about neuropathy and everything mainly talks about the plantigrade stance. Ear infection or vestibular syndrome are also causes of stumbling, wobbliness, losing balance, but her symptoms don't match that well either. When she has stumbled/fallen/failed to get up, she recovers within a minute. She sometimes stands there looking a little taken aback, but that's probably her being surprised and having her pride hurt. As I've thought about it more and watched more closely, she doesn't seem dizzy or weak. The first few times we hurriedly got out high carb food and syrup, and she quickly walked over to it and ate it up. This, along with her BG levels at the wobbly times, seem to point more towards neuropathy than anything else. What do you think?
I was worried about giving her too much insulin when I thought this was a sign of hypoglycemia. But if it's neuropathy, is it more important to be increasing her dosage soon, to get her stabilized and hopefully reverse the neuropathy? She's been on just 1 unit of Lantus since diagnosis 5 weeks ago. It seemed an increase would be warranted after a few weeks, given her numbers, but then she started stumbling and I got scared about hypoglycemia! Any experiences, suggestions, and advice are appreciated!
She was diagnosed and started on Lantus 5 1/2 weeks ago. But the stumbling is a newer symptom and seems to be increasing. That has me concerned. Shouldn't treating her with insulin make neuropathy less likely? Why would this be newly happening, and getting worse?
I am finding limited information online about neuropathy and everything mainly talks about the plantigrade stance. Ear infection or vestibular syndrome are also causes of stumbling, wobbliness, losing balance, but her symptoms don't match that well either. When she has stumbled/fallen/failed to get up, she recovers within a minute. She sometimes stands there looking a little taken aback, but that's probably her being surprised and having her pride hurt. As I've thought about it more and watched more closely, she doesn't seem dizzy or weak. The first few times we hurriedly got out high carb food and syrup, and she quickly walked over to it and ate it up. This, along with her BG levels at the wobbly times, seem to point more towards neuropathy than anything else. What do you think?
I was worried about giving her too much insulin when I thought this was a sign of hypoglycemia. But if it's neuropathy, is it more important to be increasing her dosage soon, to get her stabilized and hopefully reverse the neuropathy? She's been on just 1 unit of Lantus since diagnosis 5 weeks ago. It seemed an increase would be warranted after a few weeks, given her numbers, but then she started stumbling and I got scared about hypoglycemia! Any experiences, suggestions, and advice are appreciated!
