Nausea after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 27 reports of nausea in dogs after Insulin. That is 0.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all dog medicines.

27Reports

67%Marked serious

33%Recovered

11%Died or euthanised

7 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

4 21%

1–2 days

2 11%

3–7 days

4 21%

1–4 weeks

2 11%

Over a month

7 37%

How the animals did

Recovered

8 30%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 3.7%

Still unwell when reported

9 33%

Died

2 7.4%

Euthanised

1 3.7%

Not known

6 22%

Problems reported at the same time

Vomiting

15 56%

Loss of appetite

13 48%

Lethargy

11 41%

Didn't work as expected

9 33%

9 33%

6 22%

5 19%

4 15%

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 nausea in dogs?: 27 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 7 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).

Nausea with similar medicines

Nausea after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 63 reports · 0.5% of its reports
Nausea after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 40 reports · 1.0% of its reports
Nausea after Levothyroxine 24 reports · 0.8% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with nausea