I am so glad to read that update. When I got up this morning and didn't see anything about him, I got a little more worried. Keep up the good work with Barney!! Another thing to think about is that one of the symptoms of diabetes is a cat that eats alot and still loses weight. He has so much going against him that it is sad to think of his frail body fighting off everything it has been fighting against. But like you said, if you can get one thing turned in the right direction, the others may follow suit.