Pain after Insulin in dogs

43 reports to the FDA describe pain in dogs given Insulin. That is 0.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all dog medicines.

43Reports

65%Marked serious

12%Recovered

37%Died or euthanised

38 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

4 25%

1–2 days

0 0.0%

3–7 days

1 6.3%

1–4 weeks

3 19%

Over a month

8 50%

How the animals did

Recovered

5 12%

Still unwell when reported

15 35%

Died

5 12%

Euthanised

11 26%

Not known

7 16%

Problems reported at the same time

Death

16 37%

Lethargy

15 35%

Didn't work as expected

14 33%

13 30%

9 21%

8 19%

7 16%

7 16%

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 pain in dogs?: 43 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 38 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).

Pain with similar medicines

Pain after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 108 reports · 0.9% of its reports
Pain after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 28 reports · 0.7% of its reports
Pain after Levothyroxine 28 reports · 0.9% of its reports

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