ursa68
Member Since 2014
Hello,
I need advice on what to do with Colby's insulin dosage. I have been doing my spreadsheet, but it still lacks some important data (or maybe my signature does...). Colby was diagnosed in mid-2013 and was up to 8 units of Novolin N until Jan. 23. We switched to Vetsulin at 7 units. He also has some pancreas issues going on. He got all the tests for pancreas function, and they came back inconclusive. We are likely dealing with pancreatitis or pancreatic insufficiency. He spent the week before last at the vet's getting subqs and trying to adjust his insulin. It was then, my vet switched to vetsulin. He is supposed to be receiving Tylosin and Pancrezyme, but putting it in his food was not working. Recently, I bought capsules and just started giving him via that route.
Anyway, as you can see from my spreadsheet, he's not getting much of a response to the insulin. My vet is ordering some BCP PZI tomorrow, but until then, I'm concerned with how high his sugar is getting. Tonight he was off the chart. I'm wondering if maybe I should be dosing less....that he might be experiencing somogyi rebound--which I know very little about. Everything is complicated by the fact that he has the pancreatitis or whatever (for which he is receiving Tylosin). I've been giving him Subqs most of last week. My vet and I thought it was a good idea to keep doing those until we could get his insulin situation figured out.
My vet is wonderful, but I believe I've actually been teaching him a little lately. He wasn't aware of the BCP PZI. We are trying that next, and since we can get the first vial free, I think it's definitely worth a try. I'm broke from all of his recent vet visits!
Thoughts, please? And please be kind. I feel bad enough that his sugar has been sky high all week long... I'm doing the best I can.
Thank you,
Cindy and Colby
I need advice on what to do with Colby's insulin dosage. I have been doing my spreadsheet, but it still lacks some important data (or maybe my signature does...). Colby was diagnosed in mid-2013 and was up to 8 units of Novolin N until Jan. 23. We switched to Vetsulin at 7 units. He also has some pancreas issues going on. He got all the tests for pancreas function, and they came back inconclusive. We are likely dealing with pancreatitis or pancreatic insufficiency. He spent the week before last at the vet's getting subqs and trying to adjust his insulin. It was then, my vet switched to vetsulin. He is supposed to be receiving Tylosin and Pancrezyme, but putting it in his food was not working. Recently, I bought capsules and just started giving him via that route.
Anyway, as you can see from my spreadsheet, he's not getting much of a response to the insulin. My vet is ordering some BCP PZI tomorrow, but until then, I'm concerned with how high his sugar is getting. Tonight he was off the chart. I'm wondering if maybe I should be dosing less....that he might be experiencing somogyi rebound--which I know very little about. Everything is complicated by the fact that he has the pancreatitis or whatever (for which he is receiving Tylosin). I've been giving him Subqs most of last week. My vet and I thought it was a good idea to keep doing those until we could get his insulin situation figured out.
My vet is wonderful, but I believe I've actually been teaching him a little lately. He wasn't aware of the BCP PZI. We are trying that next, and since we can get the first vial free, I think it's definitely worth a try. I'm broke from all of his recent vet visits!
Thoughts, please? And please be kind. I feel bad enough that his sugar has been sky high all week long... I'm doing the best I can.
Thank you,
Cindy and Colby
