Humilin L shots, where am I going wrong
Hello,
My dog got diagnosed with diabetes last August, and I am learning abut
the disease. I give him 2 Humulin L (slow and long acting) shots
twice a day, about 12 hours apart.
I have been instructed to gently rock the insulin bottle slowly back
and forth until the white bottom is thotoughly mixed in the liquid. I
do that for 30 seconds with each injection, but I noticed that when I
get to the bottom 20% of the bottle, my dog stops eating. After I get
a new bottle, within a week, he back to normal.
My question are the following:
- Why do you have to shake the Insulin bottle slowly? I am doing it
gently, but maybe I’m doing something wrong.
- Am I rocking the bottle too long? Is the medicin losing its
strength? Or am I not shaking it long enough, and the insulin is
staying at the bottom, and when I get to it, my dog is getting an
overdose.
I’ve spent about $1000 on this so far, and my dog deserves more, but
the instructions from the vets have been useless. I figured some of
you may have experience with this medicine.
Thanks in advance,
Pepsi_good