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I'm trying to help a few cats who belongs to a guy who has difficulty caring for them. One of the cats is diabetic and is on insulin, 13 units twice a day. As I understand it he hasn't had his blood sugar checked in a while but did it last night and it was 45! He believes that the reason for the low reading is that he's getting too much insulin so he's planning to lower it to 8-9 units and see what happens with his levels.
I know very, very little about diabetes so I don't know if this is a good strategy or not. I of course suggested that he calls the vet but he didn't seem to eager about that idea. I'm pretty sure the vet won't be called.
So, since vet advice is not an option I thought I'd check here to see if someone is knowldgeable about diabetes in cats. Is lowering the insulin dose the way to go when the blood sugar levels are low? If so, is lowering it to 8-9 units maybe too much of a dip or is it okay (normal dose is 13)?
I'd really appreciate any insight on this issue.
I know very, very little about diabetes so I don't know if this is a good strategy or not. I of course suggested that he calls the vet but he didn't seem to eager about that idea. I'm pretty sure the vet won't be called.
So, since vet advice is not an option I thought I'd check here to see if someone is knowldgeable about diabetes in cats. Is lowering the insulin dose the way to go when the blood sugar levels are low? If so, is lowering it to 8-9 units maybe too much of a dip or is it okay (normal dose is 13)?
I'd really appreciate any insight on this issue.