Unable to stand after Insulin in dogs

32 reports to the FDA describe unable to stand in dogs given Insulin. That is 0.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.3% across reports for all dog medicines.

32Reports

72%Marked serious

44%Recovered

22%Died or euthanised

14 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

1 5.3%

1–2 days

0 0.0%

3–7 days

3 16%

1–4 weeks

8 42%

Over a month

7 37%

How the animals did

Recovered

13 41%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 3.1%

Still unwell when reported

9 28%

Died

3 9.4%

Euthanised

4 13%

Not known

2 6.3%

Problems reported at the same time

13 41%

11 34%

10 31%

8 25%

8 25%

8 25%

7 22%

7 22%

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 unable to stand in dogs?: 32 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 14 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).

Unable to stand with similar medicines

Unable to stand after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 67 reports · 0.6% of its reports
Unable to stand after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 32 reports · 0.8% of its reports
Unable to stand after Levothyroxine 31 reports · 1.0% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with unable to stand