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Peanut
Peanut was diagnosed with diabetes in February 2015 after taking a steroid. He is a 10lb min pin/ chihuahua mix I adopted at the shelter in 2012. He turned 11 in July.
I had done well managing Peanuts diabetes until this August when he developed pancreatitis. He was hospitalized over night and released the next day. He had been on 7 units of Novolin N twice a day for over a year and was well regulated it seemed.
The internal medicine specialist we saw for pancreatitis reduced his insulin to 4 units of Novolin n saying he was suffering from the somogyi effect. He went back for another curve and seemed to be doing well. I took him to my regular vet to be treated for an ear infection the regular vet applied “osurna”. Later that night Peanut was completely lethargic, and I could tell something was wrong. I took him to the Internal Medicine which offers a 24/7 emergency department. His blood sugar was so high the machine couldn’t read it. After 3 days of hospitalization it was determined the steroids in osurna made his blood sugar go so high. He was sent home on a different insulin, vetsulin and I was told to monitor his blood sugar at home something I had not done before and struggle with.
I have tried on the ears which had always been a sensitive area for him. I thought the sound of the lancet was scaring him and I was so frustrated I couldn’t figure out how to master this at home. After a few days of trying I gave up.
We continued to go to the specialist every two weeks and his last curve on 10/08/18 was beautiful according to the specialist and I was told to continue with the 6 units of vetsulin. I did at this time switch him from just food for dogs balanced remedy to royal canin PW canned food.
We went back for our next two-week curve on this past Sunday and they said his BG was 50 when I dropped him off. I don’t know how this could happen he has never been low before. They had to give him dextrose and he ended up hospitalized again for 3 nights. 3 units of vetsulin put him too low but with 2 units he went up into the 700’s. They also tried to other types of insulin and they didn’t have any better effect with those.
He came home tonight on 3 units of vetsulin with instructions for me to feed him two extra small meals one mid-day and one before bed. Also, they told me I NEED to do the blood testing at home. This is where I am so frustrated. I tried tonight on the side of the paw before I gave his insulin and he went crazy biting and running away from me. Surely the lancet can’t hurt that much so I am thinking it is the noise scaring him? This is so hard because I feel like we have overcome and learned so much since his diagnoses but this just seems impossible!
Does anyone have any advice for me? I am feeling drained both emotionally and financially.
Thank you
Peanut was diagnosed with diabetes in February 2015 after taking a steroid. He is a 10lb min pin/ chihuahua mix I adopted at the shelter in 2012. He turned 11 in July.
I had done well managing Peanuts diabetes until this August when he developed pancreatitis. He was hospitalized over night and released the next day. He had been on 7 units of Novolin N twice a day for over a year and was well regulated it seemed.
The internal medicine specialist we saw for pancreatitis reduced his insulin to 4 units of Novolin n saying he was suffering from the somogyi effect. He went back for another curve and seemed to be doing well. I took him to my regular vet to be treated for an ear infection the regular vet applied “osurna”. Later that night Peanut was completely lethargic, and I could tell something was wrong. I took him to the Internal Medicine which offers a 24/7 emergency department. His blood sugar was so high the machine couldn’t read it. After 3 days of hospitalization it was determined the steroids in osurna made his blood sugar go so high. He was sent home on a different insulin, vetsulin and I was told to monitor his blood sugar at home something I had not done before and struggle with.
I have tried on the ears which had always been a sensitive area for him. I thought the sound of the lancet was scaring him and I was so frustrated I couldn’t figure out how to master this at home. After a few days of trying I gave up.
We continued to go to the specialist every two weeks and his last curve on 10/08/18 was beautiful according to the specialist and I was told to continue with the 6 units of vetsulin. I did at this time switch him from just food for dogs balanced remedy to royal canin PW canned food.
We went back for our next two-week curve on this past Sunday and they said his BG was 50 when I dropped him off. I don’t know how this could happen he has never been low before. They had to give him dextrose and he ended up hospitalized again for 3 nights. 3 units of vetsulin put him too low but with 2 units he went up into the 700’s. They also tried to other types of insulin and they didn’t have any better effect with those.
He came home tonight on 3 units of vetsulin with instructions for me to feed him two extra small meals one mid-day and one before bed. Also, they told me I NEED to do the blood testing at home. This is where I am so frustrated. I tried tonight on the side of the paw before I gave his insulin and he went crazy biting and running away from me. Surely the lancet can’t hurt that much so I am thinking it is the noise scaring him? This is so hard because I feel like we have overcome and learned so much since his diagnoses but this just seems impossible!
Does anyone have any advice for me? I am feeling drained both emotionally and financially.
Thank you
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