Glargine Insulin Is Expensive: Is Compounded Insulin an Acceptable Alternative?

After reading your last post about the escalating costs of insulin analogs, such as glargine and detemir, I wanted to ask your op…

Selecting the Best Insulin for Diabetic Cats when Cost Becomes Factor

I have an overweight (16 lb; 7.3 kg) male DSH cat who has been fairly well regulated on 3 units of glargine ( Lantus ) administer…

What's the Best Insulin for Diabetic Cats and Dogs?

With the reintroduction of Vetsulin (porcine insulin zinc suspension) to the U.S. market (1-3), I've received a number of qu…

Insulin Glargine and Injection Pain in Cats

I have a 10-year-old neutered male diabetic cat that has been on 3 units of insulin glargine (Lantus) twice a day for 3 months. T…

ProZinc (PZI Insulin) Supply Status: An Update

As most of you probably already know, ProZinc (PZI insulin), the only insulin preparation specifically made for use in diabetic …

Temporary Shortage of ProZinc (PZI Insulin)

As most of you probably already know, ProZinc (PZI insulin) has been on backorder for the last couple of weeks.  It turns out tha…