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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 1913244" data-attributes="member: 401801">Our cat was on caninsulin, but he's a T3c, and his sugar was all over the place. As yours is a "regular" T2, I'm hoping it'll work just fine: don't see why there should be any problems. BUT, and this is important... If you switch insulin, make sure you have needles to match. Night went from Caninsulin to Lantus, (for humans) and the unit size is different. We kept shooting him into hypo's because the hypodermic needles had different unit sizes. (The vet over at the university said we could use the same needles. No. We couldn't.) Just something to check. AND, if you're reducing your cat's carbs, and still shooting insulin, you really need to know his levels. With reduced or no-carb and his insulin use still going up while you're shooting blind, he could drop like a stone. Do you have a, oh, what to call it... Something like a seringe but without a needle, to just force something down his throat? Because if he hypo's you need to get some fructose (a teaspoon or so) mixed with water down his gullet, IF he's unable or too confused to eat/drink something carby himself. If he walks like a drunk, like, he can't walk a straight line or pukes a lot, always check bloodsugars and act fast! Does your cat go outside? Because if he does and he pukes up whatever he ate, or he eats something that influences his bloodsugars, you need to know. So if financially possible, always check his bloodsugars before feeding and injecting. (We do it simultaneously here, even if Lantus is a basal rather than a bolus.). Night's been diabetic for oh, I think over 4 years or so now... Maybe 6 even. Every morning we give him the exact same amount of vet's kibble, as in the evening, and insulin (2 units) twice a day. We haven't been on vacation in ages, and we have to plan around his needs always, but hey... It was his meter that told me I was diabetic. His illness helped diagnose mine. And he's the world's most amazing lovely cat. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> (As, in all likelyhood, is yours. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )      Good luck!</blockquote>

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