Oh sorry! Misread that! I think I'd probably keep the dose the same for the sitter. Remind me...are you feeding twice/day? or leaving food out? If twice/day, I would really encourage getting a timed feeder since you're traveling a lot. It will help Little, and your peace of mind when you can't be there.
And yes, i would just do the switch. Even if 2.6 gave you better mid-cycle numbers once in awhile, it isn't going to fix what I'm seeing in the spreadsheet. I really do think Little needs a longer acting insulin.
Honestly the L's aren't as different from prozinc as people like to think. They are just more predictable, which is really nice if you have an unpredictable cat.
I would be afraid to wade into the depot discussion. I don't think the way it's often described around here is particularly accurate if you look at the actual research on it. Think of what you read about the depot here as more of a metaphor that is used to try to explain to non-science-y people how it works. Just know that you can shoot on lower numbers, and get more predictable results. When you switch, it will be just like when you started here. You'll shoot, collect data, see how Little responds, and go from there. While change is scary, you're actually moving to an insulin that is much
less scary than the one you're using now.
It might help to study this spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...6xUNhw2j647-12kr4C646uJVM/edit#gid=1158035550
If you start on the 2018 tab, you can see Mia on Prozinc, and then see what happens after a couple of months on Levemir. On the Prozinc tab you'll see similar patterns to what Little gives you: the pre-shot numbers were too high, the mid cycles were meh, then sometimes she would dive into the lime greens for no reason, then back up too high again. After a couple of months on a longer acting insulin, you can see better numbers emerging, and now she's got a lovely spreadsheet of blues and greens, and is flirting with a possible honeymoon. No guarantees on that last part, but the improvement is undeniable, and quite typical. Most longer-term kitties don't go into remission, but you should see some healing emerge after the switch.
And if not, you can always come back