Hello everyone,
Last week, my cat was diagnosed with diabetes at the vet.
His blood glucose (BG) level was 25 mmol/L, and sugar was detected in his urine.
Lab results showed a fructosamine level of 622.
At first, I postponed treatment because the first vet told me I only needed to use Caninsulin and didn’t need to change Kosmo’s diet — even though it was high in carbohydrates.
That made me suspicious, so I went home to reevaluate and do some research myself.
I decided to get a second opinion at another vet and told what happend and she said I could change the diet and start with caninsulin.
After this visit I went on the internet and found out about tight regulation and Lantus and the vet agreed that I can do this instead.
So after one day of caninsulin I switched to Lantus.
I've now started treating my cat, but I still have some doubts. I've been reading as much as I can and asking ChatGPT for feedback based on the Tight Regulation Protocol combined with Lantus.
I use a pet glucose meter (not a human one).
Information about my cat:
Name: Kosmo
Weight: 5 kg
Gender: male
Age: 7 years and 8 months
Since March 27, he's been on a wet food diet of 9 grams of carbohydrates per day, spread over multiple meals from 08:00 to 00:00.
Could you please take a look and let me know what you think? Here’s the data so far:
March 21, 2025 – 25.5 mmol/L (measured at the vet, possibly stress-related) (Here I got the diagnosis)
March 25, 2025 – untreated (no insulin) (First day I got the BG meter)
18:06 – 23.0 mmol/L
March 26, 2025 – untreated (no insulin)
12:55 – 23.1 mmol/L
March 27, 2025 – 0.5 IU Caninsulin (once daily)
08:14 – 20.6 mmol/L (First injection)
10:47 – 21.3 mmol/L
13:04 – 19.4 mmol/L
15:16 – 23.6 mmol/L
20:18 – 19.9 mmol/L (No injection – planned switch to Lantus next day)
This is when I learned about Tight Regulation and Lantus, so I switched as soon as possible.
March 28, 2025 – 1 IU Lantus (twice daily)
07:42 – 18.0 mmol/L (First injection)
11:01 – 20.3 mmol/L
13:05 – 20.1 mmol/L
19:35 – 22.9 mmol/L
20:00 – (Second injection)
March 29, 2025 – 1.5 IU Lantus (twice daily)
07:57 – 19.4 mmol/L (First injection)
12:57 – 18.1 mmol/L
20:08 – 18.9 mmol/L (Second injection)
22:46 – 19.7 mmol/L
March 30, 2025 – 2 IU Lantus (twice daily)
08:50 – 20.19 mmol/L (First injection)
13:52 – 20.9 mmol/L
15:26 – 16.8 mmol/L
17:36 – 12.9 mmol/L
18:22 – 12.2 mmol/L
19:00 – 19.1 mmol/L
19:46 – 25.6 mmol/L
21:00 – (Second injection)
23:09 – 22.1 mmol/L
March 31, 2025 – 1.25 IU Lantus (adjusted dose)
08:44 – 6.3 mmol/L (Skipped the morning 2 IU injection due to low BG)
11:16 – 17.8 mmol/L (First injection)
(Gave 1.25 IU; I lowered the dose because I felt 2 IU was too much. I want to see if BG levels by the next morning—around this same time—drop similarly to today’s 6.3 mmol/L, 08:44 reading.
I'm hoping this helps smooth out the insulin's working time effect so I can stick to 12-hour dosing, instead of waiting like I had to today.)
13:34 – 26.1 mmol/L
16:46 - 28.8 mmol/L
The day isn’t over yet, so no further data for now.
I really hope I could get some help!
Last week, my cat was diagnosed with diabetes at the vet.
His blood glucose (BG) level was 25 mmol/L, and sugar was detected in his urine.
Lab results showed a fructosamine level of 622.
At first, I postponed treatment because the first vet told me I only needed to use Caninsulin and didn’t need to change Kosmo’s diet — even though it was high in carbohydrates.
That made me suspicious, so I went home to reevaluate and do some research myself.
I decided to get a second opinion at another vet and told what happend and she said I could change the diet and start with caninsulin.
After this visit I went on the internet and found out about tight regulation and Lantus and the vet agreed that I can do this instead.
So after one day of caninsulin I switched to Lantus.
I've now started treating my cat, but I still have some doubts. I've been reading as much as I can and asking ChatGPT for feedback based on the Tight Regulation Protocol combined with Lantus.
I use a pet glucose meter (not a human one).
Information about my cat:
Name: Kosmo
Weight: 5 kg
Gender: male
Age: 7 years and 8 months
Since March 27, he's been on a wet food diet of 9 grams of carbohydrates per day, spread over multiple meals from 08:00 to 00:00.
Could you please take a look and let me know what you think? Here’s the data so far:
March 21, 2025 – 25.5 mmol/L (measured at the vet, possibly stress-related) (Here I got the diagnosis)
March 25, 2025 – untreated (no insulin) (First day I got the BG meter)
18:06 – 23.0 mmol/L
March 26, 2025 – untreated (no insulin)
12:55 – 23.1 mmol/L
March 27, 2025 – 0.5 IU Caninsulin (once daily)
08:14 – 20.6 mmol/L (First injection)
10:47 – 21.3 mmol/L
13:04 – 19.4 mmol/L
15:16 – 23.6 mmol/L
20:18 – 19.9 mmol/L (No injection – planned switch to Lantus next day)
This is when I learned about Tight Regulation and Lantus, so I switched as soon as possible.
March 28, 2025 – 1 IU Lantus (twice daily)
07:42 – 18.0 mmol/L (First injection)
11:01 – 20.3 mmol/L
13:05 – 20.1 mmol/L
19:35 – 22.9 mmol/L
20:00 – (Second injection)
March 29, 2025 – 1.5 IU Lantus (twice daily)
07:57 – 19.4 mmol/L (First injection)
12:57 – 18.1 mmol/L
20:08 – 18.9 mmol/L (Second injection)
22:46 – 19.7 mmol/L
March 30, 2025 – 2 IU Lantus (twice daily)
08:50 – 20.19 mmol/L (First injection)
13:52 – 20.9 mmol/L
15:26 – 16.8 mmol/L
17:36 – 12.9 mmol/L
18:22 – 12.2 mmol/L
19:00 – 19.1 mmol/L
19:46 – 25.6 mmol/L
21:00 – (Second injection)
23:09 – 22.1 mmol/L
March 31, 2025 – 1.25 IU Lantus (adjusted dose)
08:44 – 6.3 mmol/L (Skipped the morning 2 IU injection due to low BG)
11:16 – 17.8 mmol/L (First injection)
(Gave 1.25 IU; I lowered the dose because I felt 2 IU was too much. I want to see if BG levels by the next morning—around this same time—drop similarly to today’s 6.3 mmol/L, 08:44 reading.
I'm hoping this helps smooth out the insulin's working time effect so I can stick to 12-hour dosing, instead of waiting like I had to today.)
13:34 – 26.1 mmol/L
16:46 - 28.8 mmol/L
The day isn’t over yet, so no further data for now.
I really hope I could get some help!
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