Glucosuria after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 118 reports of glucosuria in dogs after Insulin. That is 1.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

118Reports

69%Marked serious

14%Recovered

21%Died or euthanised

36 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

6 11%

1–2 days

3 5.4%

3–7 days

2 3.6%

1–4 weeks

14 25%

Over a month

31 55%

How the animals did

Recovered

10 8.5%

Recovered with lasting effects

6 5.1%

Still unwell when reported

32 27%

Died

12 10%

Euthanised

13 11%

Not known

45 38%

Problems reported at the same time

Hyperglycaemia

78 66%

Didn't work as expected

50 42%

44 37%

39 33%

36 31%

34 29%

32 27%

28 24%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause glucosuria in dogs?: 118 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within 36 days of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Glucosuria with similar medicines

Glucosuria after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 151 reports · 1.3% of its reports

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