Dak is Back on the Juice... Looking for advice

My wife and I thought we had gotten Dak into remission late last year and periodically checked in the last few months (unfortunately got really busy and travelling in March, so we weren't able to test him). The other week, he managed to knock over our sealed container of dog treats and ate a large amount of him. As a result, we think his numbers spiked to the upper 300's due to the treat ingestion. On Thursday last week, we got a fresh vial of vetsulin and our vet recommended starting him out on 1 unit once a day. That following Sunday, my wife and I decided to go ahead and put Dak on 1 unit twice a day, as his numbers were not improving (actually getting worse sometimes) and our knowledge that a dose of vetsulin may last for 12 hours. We are feeling frustrated and overwhelmed right now, as Dak's numbers are not seeming to improve and his appetite is going downhill. Any advice is welcome on what to do and we are currently fighting the urge to increase his vetsulin dose to 1.5 units.

 

A couple of thoughts....
First, Vetsulin does not last 12 hours. It is an insulin with a shorter duration than either glargine or Prozinc which are recommended for treating feline diabetes. If he's not responding as well as before on Vetsulin, you may want to discuss changing to either glargine or Prozine with your vet.

Dak may be bouncing a bit. That drop into the 100s and possibly the 200s may be causing him to bounce and spike his numbers. It can take a few days for a bounce to clear.

I'd also suggest posting on the Health board. The Vetsulin board doesn't get a lot of traffic and you will get more people responding to your questions on Health.