Last night I came home from work to find my 13 y/o cat (Hercules) pretty much blind and delirious roaming the house constantly sniffing anything he could find. He was completely unresponsive to anything going on around him so we rushed him to the ER. Turns out his blood sugar was very low. Good thing is they have him stabilized and as of this morning he regained all of his eyesight and blood sugar returned to normal levels. They're now weaning him off of the dextrose drip while monitoring his levels.

We'd been giving him a pill (glipizide) for about 2 years now which helped to regulate his diabetes quite well. We decided not to give him insulin because my g/f and I were both in college and rarely home at the time to be able to administer the shots.

The situation is a little different now so I was looking for some feedback from anyone with a diabetic cat on administering insulin. I have a follow up appointment with my vet on Tues but I was just wondering what your experiences have been. Are there any concerns or issues I should be aware of or ask my vet about?

What kind of diet do you have your diabetic cat on?

Any feedback is welcome!

Thanks,