Since the first few weeks of therapy, Brutus has been super well regulated while becoming essentially diet controlled. For a big cat (ideal BW 16...
Thanks for the kind note Julie. I definitely will report back here if Brutus ever kicks the habit. By way of (final) update, it's been 5 days now...
Thanks to everyone for their help and good wishes. The goal was to find a dose that allows Brutus to surf in the safe part of the normal range...
Thanks!!
Thanks Julie. Yes, his response to the Lantus has far exceeded my expectations. For weeks now, he's been surfing exclusively within a normal cat...
Great explanation. Thanks!!
Tricia, others have chimed in with the same comment -- that even micro-doses can make a difference. I'll do my best to embrace the concept!!
Thanks for the input. It's fiddly indeed.
I'm happy to count drops, but what do you do with them once they're counted? Do you pull the plunger out of a second syringe and slowly add the...
Uh oh. That's not good news. I figured I was the only one who wasn't in on the secret. Sounds like there may be no secret!!
Like most folks on Lantus, I have been using the smallest U-100 syringe, which is the 3/10 mL (30 unit) size with half unit markings. Brutus started...
Thanks Sienne. I did feed him when I took the 64 reading. An hour later, when his AM shot was due, he was up to 80, so I shot the reduced dose of...
Have had Brutus on TR for a little over a month. Started with dose of 2.25. BG range (on Alphatrak) for a normal, non-diabetic cat is specified to...
Wendy, I have been following a TR regimen. The one I follow provides that dose reductions are earned when a <68 nadir (on Alphatrak) is recorded....
Thanks. I know meter conversions are imperfect, but with so many people used to working with human meter numbers, I feel as if posts discussing...
Well, the reduction to 1.50 has met the same fate. While nicely narrow, his BG range remains too low for my liking (80-100 for the most part, 62-82...
Thanks Chris. He does seem to be taking to Lantus quite well. For 11 days now, he's been a totally normal cat in terms of his BG (e.g., 80-120 most...
(I added an updated post below!!)
Thanks for the comments. Yes, we always need to be vigilant for unexpected changes. Fortunately, once Brutus settled into his treatment, he's...
During the last 13 cycles, 94% of Brutus' readings have been between 76 and 114 on Alphatrak (approximately 58-96 on a human meter), despite two .25u...