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My cat Vivian, 10.5 years, has been taking 5 mg prednisolone daily for three months to treat large intestine inflammation. A biopsy did not show lymphoma but it is not completely ruled out. The pred has helped firm up her stool much of the time but not always, and she still has a small amount of blood at the end of the bowel movement. She began drinking and urinating a lot in the past 1-2 weeks, and Saturday she tested positive for diabetes with blood glucose at around 350. My vet consulted a specialist yesterday, one who had seen Vivian this winter for the IBD. The specialist recommends insulin to control blood glucose, and also agreed that if I start her on chlorambucil (which I have been asking about for a while) I may be able to taper pred. Agh! Insulin is a huge commitment!!
Does anyone have experience with a cat who became diabetic as a side effect of pred and went into remission when pred was tapered, without insulin? I can't take the cat off pred completely (I don't think) because it has helped normalize her stool, so I assume reduced inflammation. Is it possible tapering to a smaller dose would bring blood glucose back down? I will if I have to but I REALLY don't want to put this cat on insulin. Related experiences requested.
Does anyone have experience with a cat who became diabetic as a side effect of pred and went into remission when pred was tapered, without insulin? I can't take the cat off pred completely (I don't think) because it has helped normalize her stool, so I assume reduced inflammation. Is it possible tapering to a smaller dose would bring blood glucose back down? I will if I have to but I REALLY don't want to put this cat on insulin. Related experiences requested.