Camcat
Member Since 2020
Hi Everyone,
Non-urgent post here. I have a sugar baby who has been on Prozinc since 2018. I think she needs a longer lasting insulin because her glucose curve is a definitie U (coming up to the high 300s at the end of a cycle, but with nice nadirs 6 hours in). I test her glucose levels every day. She's doing really well, otherwise. She had one DKA in 2020 possibly due to a combination of a UTI, stress from a long drive, and care-taker possibly doing insulin shots incorrectly. Nothing since then, thankfully. She eats fancy feast pate and occaisionally gravy to entice her if she doesn't want to eat.
I've read all the posts and the guidance on here (so helpful!) and I just want to confirm that my plan to move her onto Basagler from Prozinc sounds okay:
1. I'm going to order the Basaglar Kwikpen (single) from Mark's Marine in Canada (with the cooler and extra ice packs because I'm in Florida. I'm considering doing their Rapid Airmail too), just to see how she does on it before putting in a larger order. It doesn't look like I need a prescription for this, which is great.
2. I'm going to purchase U-100 needles, probably from Amazon. Currently my baby gets between 1.75 and 2 units of Prozinc on the U40 needles. She will get between 1.75 and 2 units of Basaglar using the U100 needles. I will not put insulin from the syringe back into the pen in case of contamination. The pen is guaranteed for 28 days, but will probably last quite a bit longer if I'm careful and keep it refrigerated (I always refrigerate insulin anyway).
3. Her blood sugar may be a bit high initally as the depot builds up. The shots need to be every 12 hours on the dot (no flexibility as with Prozinc). I will test every two-three hours during the first couple of days to monitor how she is responding, and I will also check her ketones regularly.
Does this sound right? Is there anything I'm missing? Thanks in advance -- this group has literally saved two lives, hers and mine. I'm so grateful for you all.
Non-urgent post here. I have a sugar baby who has been on Prozinc since 2018. I think she needs a longer lasting insulin because her glucose curve is a definitie U (coming up to the high 300s at the end of a cycle, but with nice nadirs 6 hours in). I test her glucose levels every day. She's doing really well, otherwise. She had one DKA in 2020 possibly due to a combination of a UTI, stress from a long drive, and care-taker possibly doing insulin shots incorrectly. Nothing since then, thankfully. She eats fancy feast pate and occaisionally gravy to entice her if she doesn't want to eat.
I've read all the posts and the guidance on here (so helpful!) and I just want to confirm that my plan to move her onto Basagler from Prozinc sounds okay:
1. I'm going to order the Basaglar Kwikpen (single) from Mark's Marine in Canada (with the cooler and extra ice packs because I'm in Florida. I'm considering doing their Rapid Airmail too), just to see how she does on it before putting in a larger order. It doesn't look like I need a prescription for this, which is great.
2. I'm going to purchase U-100 needles, probably from Amazon. Currently my baby gets between 1.75 and 2 units of Prozinc on the U40 needles. She will get between 1.75 and 2 units of Basaglar using the U100 needles. I will not put insulin from the syringe back into the pen in case of contamination. The pen is guaranteed for 28 days, but will probably last quite a bit longer if I'm careful and keep it refrigerated (I always refrigerate insulin anyway).
3. Her blood sugar may be a bit high initally as the depot builds up. The shots need to be every 12 hours on the dot (no flexibility as with Prozinc). I will test every two-three hours during the first couple of days to monitor how she is responding, and I will also check her ketones regularly.
Does this sound right? Is there anything I'm missing? Thanks in advance -- this group has literally saved two lives, hers and mine. I'm so grateful for you all.
