HELP, my cat is back to diabetes........

Hello board members, my male cat Tubby almost 11 years old was off insulin for 4 years. His BGL was in 70-85 range for most of this time but two nights ago after coming back home from two month trip tested him and I was appalled by the new readings. His BGL read 367 I thought that must have been a mistake so tried 8 hours later and have realized by then he is back to his diabetes again. This morning I call his vet and asked for PZI insulin which he was on at the time, they told me PZI is no longer available. He will be going for blood work at his vet clinic this morning. Could someone tell me whether it is true PZI is no longer manufactured? And what are the recommended INSULIN today.
I am panicking and need your help here. I NEED HELP as how to resume his treatment or any advice at this point!!!!

His latest test result:

10/20 362 12:20 PM
10/20 297 8:30 PM
11/01 419 9:11 PM
11/01 353 5:50 PM

11/02 316 5:15 AM

Re: HLEP, my cat is back to diabetes........

My vet recommends PZI, she said she gets the ProZinc type.

Alot of people have very good results with Lantus, which is what my cat was on.
Read the Sticky's in the Lantus Forum and see if you want to go to that insulin.

My cat died recently, but it was not because of which insulin she was on. She ended up having more problems that just diabetes.

Re: HLEP, my cat is back to diabetes........

PZI Vet made Idexx is no longer available. Its replacement is ProZinc, a PZI insulin made with human recombinant insulin vice the PZI Vet made with 90% bovine and 10% porcine insulin. You can also get BCP PZI which is made with 100% bovine insulin. Povular human insulins are Lantus (Glargine) and Levemir.

Hi and welcome back to the sugarcat dance!

Who looked after your cat when you were away? Do you know what was being fed? It is possible that the BGs are elevated due to high carb food, or the stress of you being gone, or even an infection somewhere. It's important to remember that diabetes does not go away, but can be controlled, and sometimes the sugars will elevate for some reason. Definitely make sure the vet checks his teeth and urine for any sign of infection, and that any hi carb food is removed immediately.

With a bit of luck, and prompt use of insulin (the new PZI has already been mentioned to you), the sugars will come back under control, and he can go back to being in remission. Since you are already familiar with using PZI, it would be a good choice. Lantus and Levemir are also good. Please stay away from Vetsulin and Humulin N ...

Good luck and keep us posted!