One of our cats, Stripes, was recently diagnosed with diabetes. I found through searching the web that there are a number of websites created by owners of cats who have this same condition. You may want to just do a broad search for feline diabetes, I think you find lots of search results.

It seems to me that the best way to ensure your cat's continued health is to always give the shots at the proper times - to be very careful about that; to maintain close contact with the vet while you work on getting your cat's blood sugar levels evened out; to keep a close eye on your cats state whenever you return from an absence of several hours; and to closely watch your cat's weight, if it goes down suddenly then the insulin levels will definitely need to be adjusted.

It can be an inconvenience sometimes when you have to race home to give her the shot and then race back over to whatever you were doing. And a few times we have come home from work to find that Stripes was experiencing low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Our vet has explained that cats tolerate high blood sugar (diabetes or hyperglycemia) much better than they tolerate hypoglycemia. When you see your cat looking disoriented or shaking you should immediately try to raise their blood sugar levels. Depending on the severity of their condition this means either feeding them regular food right away -if they're still in a condition where they can eat normally - or to rub corn syrup on their gums.

We've been working through this for several months now (there's also the additional complication that Stripes also has asthma and takes medication for that which makes her blood sugar levels fluctuate) and feel we still have several months more of careful monitoring in order to get her blood sugar levels more regulated. It is a bit of a long haul - it takes lots of time and with all the vet visits it also takes a bit of cash. But, our baby is worth it.

Good luck.

Donna