LAMDZINE
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Hi Everyone
I'm new to the group. I'm hoping there is someone out there that can help me. I have a Tonkenese 10 years old. He has had a very hard life. When we neutered him, he was allergic to the anestesia and died on the table but they revived him several times. Because of that problem, he became blind and couldn't walk. He had seizures frequently. But because of his determination and persistance, he taught himself how to walk, and a little eyesite came back, be he compensates just fine. He is a sweet boy. His name is Luga. We found out Luga had diabeties in May of 2009. He was drinking more and urinating frequently and gaining alot of weight. I suspected diabetes. One day there was urine and blood all over. He had a very bad bladder infection from the diabetes, so we took him to our regular vet and she confimed it. She told us to start him on Lantus - 1unit a day. I didn't know anything about home testing and it really wasn't explained how important it was. So we did that for about a month or so, brining him in frequently for tests, but his levels never went down. Unfortunatley he developed Diabetic Neuropothy. One day I came home and he was so low on his back legs he was having difficulty walking. The vet told me to rush him to emergency. She didn't know if it was neurological or something pertaining to the diabetes. When we got there, it was confirmed that it was the Diabetic Neuropothy. I was crushed to think I did this to my cat. The doctor suggested home testing and taught me how to do it. Luga was then put on Lantus 2 units twice a day. I started home testing and his numbers were all over the place. High - Low - in-between. I called the vet and he said that Luga was probaly having a smoji effect (new to me). He explained that when Luga's numbers go to low, the body compensated and released more insulin. That's the body's way of keeping you alive. A hight number is safer than a lower number. They also neglected to tell me that the Lantus doesn't have much of a shelf life. 4-6 weeks at the most. So we kept trying with the lantus and nothing was working. Even the specialist was perplexed. I suggesed PZI. We tried it and it did absolutely nothing for him, even adjusting doses. In fact, he was so high for that month, his neuropothy became so bad that on my wood floor, he was flopping around like a fish. Pathetic. So now the vet suggested Humulin N - the last choice. He told us to give him 2 units 8 hours apart. After reading some of the postings and learning that the Humulin N can be harsh, I decided to play it safe and only give him only 1 unit. When I took is bg before the shot at 8:30 it was 411. At 2:00 it was 82 (5 1/2 hours later). Because I'm not familiar with this insulin, I was afraid to give him another unit 2 1/2 hours later because I couldn't figure out how low it might have gotten but I tested him at 6:00 p.m. and it was very hight - 469. So I gave him another unit at 6:00 p.m and test again at Midnight and he was 128. I did read on the message board that you should wait a week for the body to get adjusted before you do a curve, so I'm kinda at a loss. I do feel that the 2 units my vet suggested would have been way too much so I think it was the right decision to only give the 1 unit. Can someone out there give me some direction. I really think my "specialist" is just learning along with me. It's been 10 months and Luga is still not regulated. I wouldn't really mind his numbers being a little elevated if it wasn't for his neuropothy. Poor thing can't jump, play or hardly walk. Thank You, Linda
LAMDZINE
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:15 am
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I'm new to the group. I'm hoping there is someone out there that can help me. I have a Tonkenese 10 years old. He has had a very hard life. When we neutered him, he was allergic to the anestesia and died on the table but they revived him several times. Because of that problem, he became blind and couldn't walk. He had seizures frequently. But because of his determination and persistance, he taught himself how to walk, and a little eyesite came back, be he compensates just fine. He is a sweet boy. His name is Luga. We found out Luga had diabeties in May of 2009. He was drinking more and urinating frequently and gaining alot of weight. I suspected diabetes. One day there was urine and blood all over. He had a very bad bladder infection from the diabetes, so we took him to our regular vet and she confimed it. She told us to start him on Lantus - 1unit a day. I didn't know anything about home testing and it really wasn't explained how important it was. So we did that for about a month or so, brining him in frequently for tests, but his levels never went down. Unfortunatley he developed Diabetic Neuropothy. One day I came home and he was so low on his back legs he was having difficulty walking. The vet told me to rush him to emergency. She didn't know if it was neurological or something pertaining to the diabetes. When we got there, it was confirmed that it was the Diabetic Neuropothy. I was crushed to think I did this to my cat. The doctor suggested home testing and taught me how to do it. Luga was then put on Lantus 2 units twice a day. I started home testing and his numbers were all over the place. High - Low - in-between. I called the vet and he said that Luga was probaly having a smoji effect (new to me). He explained that when Luga's numbers go to low, the body compensated and released more insulin. That's the body's way of keeping you alive. A hight number is safer than a lower number. They also neglected to tell me that the Lantus doesn't have much of a shelf life. 4-6 weeks at the most. So we kept trying with the lantus and nothing was working. Even the specialist was perplexed. I suggesed PZI. We tried it and it did absolutely nothing for him, even adjusting doses. In fact, he was so high for that month, his neuropothy became so bad that on my wood floor, he was flopping around like a fish. Pathetic. So now the vet suggested Humulin N - the last choice. He told us to give him 2 units 8 hours apart. After reading some of the postings and learning that the Humulin N can be harsh, I decided to play it safe and only give him only 1 unit. When I took is bg before the shot at 8:30 it was 411. At 2:00 it was 82 (5 1/2 hours later). Because I'm not familiar with this insulin, I was afraid to give him another unit 2 1/2 hours later because I couldn't figure out how low it might have gotten but I tested him at 6:00 p.m. and it was very hight - 469. So I gave him another unit at 6:00 p.m and test again at Midnight and he was 128. I did read on the message board that you should wait a week for the body to get adjusted before you do a curve, so I'm kinda at a loss. I do feel that the 2 units my vet suggested would have been way too much so I think it was the right decision to only give the 1 unit. Can someone out there give me some direction. I really think my "specialist" is just learning along with me. It's been 10 months and Luga is still not regulated. I wouldn't really mind his numbers being a little elevated if it wasn't for his neuropothy. Poor thing can't jump, play or hardly walk. Thank You, Linda
LAMDZINE
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