We have a small 19 yo chi who was dxed last year and has been in good control on 2 units/twice daily. Was on Walgreens insulin until just recently.
Last month we agreed to take in an 11 yo lhasa mix from a disabled owner w/lots of drinking/peeing, 4+ urine ketones, 4+ urine glucose, blood glucose at vet was 400.
His name is Willie. Vet suggested we start him on 2 units/twice daily. We bought Relion Novolin to help with costs and switched the chi over as well as his bottle was almost empty ( yes we used it for 6 months or so).
Willie has been to the vet weekly for retesting with BGs of 500-600 consistently. Each time we raised his insulin dose some.
He is now on 4 units/twice daily.
Last glucose at vet was yesterday morning = 567.
We're not seeing significant drinking/peeing, accidents in house have disappeared. No ketones in urine but tons of glucose in urine of course.
The vets are saying he has insulin resistance - he weighs 17 lbs. Currently on 8 units/day. I saw that Dr Petersen writing where he informed another vet that resistance was above 2.2 U/kg and followed the poster here...
Yesterday I asked for thyroid testing, a panel was drawn and sent to Michigan State U. Willie had a low dose dex test done yesterday but his skin is normal from my perspective.
He is having some hair loss on his upper shoulder area just above where I am doing the insulin injections - has anyone seen this from injections?
Willie also had a chem panel drawn yesterday to get liver function numbers.
Still waiting on all results.
Right now I am wondering how many dog owners are seeing difference between the expensive insulin at Walgreens versus the wonderfully less expensive at Walmart.
You guys are the experts. From my perspective, Willie has been running a 500 or higher BG for about a month now and I am desperate to save his eyes and kidneys.
Though he has no ketones in his urine anymore...so bizarre.
Thanks for any feedback and help for Willie.
Last month we agreed to take in an 11 yo lhasa mix from a disabled owner w/lots of drinking/peeing, 4+ urine ketones, 4+ urine glucose, blood glucose at vet was 400.
His name is Willie. Vet suggested we start him on 2 units/twice daily. We bought Relion Novolin to help with costs and switched the chi over as well as his bottle was almost empty ( yes we used it for 6 months or so).
Willie has been to the vet weekly for retesting with BGs of 500-600 consistently. Each time we raised his insulin dose some.
He is now on 4 units/twice daily.
Last glucose at vet was yesterday morning = 567.
We're not seeing significant drinking/peeing, accidents in house have disappeared. No ketones in urine but tons of glucose in urine of course.
The vets are saying he has insulin resistance - he weighs 17 lbs. Currently on 8 units/day. I saw that Dr Petersen writing where he informed another vet that resistance was above 2.2 U/kg and followed the poster here...
Yesterday I asked for thyroid testing, a panel was drawn and sent to Michigan State U. Willie had a low dose dex test done yesterday but his skin is normal from my perspective.
He is having some hair loss on his upper shoulder area just above where I am doing the insulin injections - has anyone seen this from injections?
Willie also had a chem panel drawn yesterday to get liver function numbers.
Still waiting on all results.
Right now I am wondering how many dog owners are seeing difference between the expensive insulin at Walgreens versus the wonderfully less expensive at Walmart.
You guys are the experts. From my perspective, Willie has been running a 500 or higher BG for about a month now and I am desperate to save his eyes and kidneys.
Though he has no ketones in his urine anymore...so bizarre.
Thanks for any feedback and help for Willie.
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