Tina and Boozle
Member Since 2013
So... we finished the week out as planned and took him in for his two week check-up. He is in great shape, compared to two weeks ago. There is no arguing that, so the first doc obviously worked some magic with him. To put it in perspective, he was in such bad shape, physically, that he said that treating him was not recommended. We are all in a state of wow over his condition this week. He had so many other problems outside of diabetes. Poor kitty has like... three teeth, which all need to be removed because they are infected and in horrible shape. He's scary looking, but wow, he is such a sweet cat, and well behaved too.
That being said, the same doc two says his sugar is obviously not regulated. I am sure the first doc would have come to the same conclusion, but he wasn't in. We've taken him off of the 10u of Novolin. We were going to do the 5u twice a day of Novolin, and I requested the Lantus. Doc said that was fine, that was what he preferred anyway. It was nice to have him on the same page and it not be a struggle. My god, that stuff is outrageously expensive, though. $200 compared to $25. We are still in sticker shock. I am reading that it can last up to six months in the fridge though, and we are starting off at 1u. So maybe this will last us quite a while. This would be good because there is no way we could afford this every 28 days. They need to start selling smaller bottles. :lol:
It was not suggested that we change his food until we get further into the new insulin treatment. He is already off the A/D and is eating two cans of Friskies in the morning and 1/8 cup of dry, high protein Whiskas. I already quit giving him dry in the afternoons. He was picking around it, anyway. We are getting there!
So, to sum up the change, we are doing 1u of Lantus, twice a day, to start. He just got his first dose so, we will see how it works out.
That being said, the same doc two says his sugar is obviously not regulated. I am sure the first doc would have come to the same conclusion, but he wasn't in. We've taken him off of the 10u of Novolin. We were going to do the 5u twice a day of Novolin, and I requested the Lantus. Doc said that was fine, that was what he preferred anyway. It was nice to have him on the same page and it not be a struggle. My god, that stuff is outrageously expensive, though. $200 compared to $25. We are still in sticker shock. I am reading that it can last up to six months in the fridge though, and we are starting off at 1u. So maybe this will last us quite a while. This would be good because there is no way we could afford this every 28 days. They need to start selling smaller bottles. :lol:
It was not suggested that we change his food until we get further into the new insulin treatment. He is already off the A/D and is eating two cans of Friskies in the morning and 1/8 cup of dry, high protein Whiskas. I already quit giving him dry in the afternoons. He was picking around it, anyway. We are getting there!
So, to sum up the change, we are doing 1u of Lantus, twice a day, to start. He just got his first dose so, we will see how it works out.
