BubbasMama
Member Since 2020
First off, thank you all do much for being such a great resource for information and guidance. I so appreciate it and have learned so much!
Bubba is 16 years old, diagnosed with D2 on early January. I brought him in because of his drinking and eating habits changed- both went up. I had been keeping my eye on him for the last few years, working hard to get his weight down down to 14.8 from 24.2. But I've known D2 could be a possibility, so I was always looking for signs and taking him in for blood work every 4 months. So I'm assuming we caught it early.
Vet started him 1 unit of Lantus twice a day. Test his glucose every day before his shots. First day, he was down from 330 to 128! It was never that low again. up- up- up- staying up and coming down slightly with every increase, then goes back up to 400's. The vet increased the dose to 2 units, then two weeks later 3, two week later 4 and the numbers at 4 were about the same or worse than at 2 units. so I went back down to 3 and increased it a little at a time, Well, we are up to 6 units and its was in the 200's and 300's for a week, but now back in the 400. Never had ketones in his urine. He does have some dental disease, so I am think that might be the problem, but he is 16 and not sure if he would be ok with going under, last time he had a hard time. Took him about a week to get back to normal and hat was 4 years ago. I'm so frustrated. He has been such a trooper, but I just feel like I'm torturing him. He is like a little pincushion.
For food I give him 1 and a half cans Fancy Feast Turkey and Giblets Classic a day mixed with boiled chicken or no-salt tuna. He is very arthritic, so I give him 4 cbd cat treats in the am and pm, each has 2 carbs per treat and he seems much better with that than the med they gave him for pain which made him tipsy at the lowest dose. He doesnt do well with meds. Never has.
He is on 1.3 mg Amlodipine for high blood pressure and Zobaline and that all.
Should I try another insulin?
What am I missing?
Bubba is 16 years old, diagnosed with D2 on early January. I brought him in because of his drinking and eating habits changed- both went up. I had been keeping my eye on him for the last few years, working hard to get his weight down down to 14.8 from 24.2. But I've known D2 could be a possibility, so I was always looking for signs and taking him in for blood work every 4 months. So I'm assuming we caught it early.
Vet started him 1 unit of Lantus twice a day. Test his glucose every day before his shots. First day, he was down from 330 to 128! It was never that low again. up- up- up- staying up and coming down slightly with every increase, then goes back up to 400's. The vet increased the dose to 2 units, then two weeks later 3, two week later 4 and the numbers at 4 were about the same or worse than at 2 units. so I went back down to 3 and increased it a little at a time, Well, we are up to 6 units and its was in the 200's and 300's for a week, but now back in the 400. Never had ketones in his urine. He does have some dental disease, so I am think that might be the problem, but he is 16 and not sure if he would be ok with going under, last time he had a hard time. Took him about a week to get back to normal and hat was 4 years ago. I'm so frustrated. He has been such a trooper, but I just feel like I'm torturing him. He is like a little pincushion.
For food I give him 1 and a half cans Fancy Feast Turkey and Giblets Classic a day mixed with boiled chicken or no-salt tuna. He is very arthritic, so I give him 4 cbd cat treats in the am and pm, each has 2 carbs per treat and he seems much better with that than the med they gave him for pain which made him tipsy at the lowest dose. He doesnt do well with meds. Never has.
He is on 1.3 mg Amlodipine for high blood pressure and Zobaline and that all.
Should I try another insulin?
What am I missing?
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