Pet Insulin 101 - Felinediabetes.com
First of all, you need to know what type of insulin your cat is receiving. Lantus (glargine) and Levemir (detemir) are increasingly common insulins prescribed by veterinarians with current knowledge of …
LANTUS & LEVEMIR - What is the Insulin Depot? - Feline Diabetes
May 31, 2012 · Lantus and Levemir both fall into the category of “depot drugs.” Pharmacologically, the two insulins work in different ways, but both have the characteristic of being absorbed slowly by the …
Update (no injection given) 11/26 Baby: Beginning Levemir (Dosing ...
Nov 26, 2016 · Hello all! We are likely strangers here in the forum because we are old timers!! Hugs, light & love to all of you & FURbabies too!! Baby began Lantus in January 2010 & was a little lucky …
Raw meat diet | Feline Diabetes Message Board - FDMB
Aug 19, 2015 · I've heard that some people have been able to reverse diabetes in newly diagnosed cats by switching them to a raw meat diet. Have any of you had any luck with it? I switched my cat to a …
Levemir vs. Lantus insulin? | Feline Diabetes Message Board - FDMB
The downside of Levemir is cost. Compared with generic/biosimilar glargine (Lantus is one brand name), Levemir is more expensive, like twice or so.
Vet appt tomorrow, requesting change to Levemir
Apr 28, 2021 · Snuggie has an appt tomorrow morning and I’m going to request we switch to Levemir. How should the script be written out so I can get the most bang for our upcoming buck? I’ve sent him …
How to safely change from Lantus to Levemir.
May 21, 2020 · Note that the nadir time in Levemir is typically later than in Lantus. We determine how to change the dose in Lantus and Levemir, based on those nadirs or how low the dose takes the cat. …
Bubbles in new vial of Lev - normal? - Feline Diabetes
May 17, 2012 · Any Lev vial users out there? We are switching Smokey over the Levemir so this is our first vial and it seems odd there there are quite a few bubbles at the top of the vial. We haven't …
What are the differences between Lantus and Levemir? Considering a ...
Dec 24, 2014 · Correction Lantus and Levemir need BID dosing not TID dosing, TID is three times a day. BID is twice a day. SID is once a day. There are several differences between Lantus and …
Overall, glycemic control using glargine/detemir is superior to protamine zinc insulin because of the long duration of action of these insulin analogues, which reduces periods of hyperglycemia.