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. 2023 Feb 16;9(2):704–711. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1077

TABLE 3.

NPH and lispro insulin doses throughout visits 1–8 of dogs treated with lispro and neutral protamine Hagedorn insulins

Visit

NPH insulin dose

Median (range)*

Lispro insulin dose

Median (range)*

0** 0.445 (0.3–1.04)
1 0.445 (0.3–1.04) 0.07 (0.06–0.19)
2 0.48 (0.27–0.85) 0.08 (0.06–0.19)
3 0.555 (0.26–0.82) 0.08 (0.06–0.14)
4 0.49 (0.29–0.96) 0.08 (0.07–0.13)
5 0.53 (0.29–1.17) 0.08 (0.07–0.13)
6 0.49 (0.29–1.25) 0.08 (0.06–0.125)
7 0.47 (0.3–0.95) 0.08 (0.06–0.09)
8 0.495 (0.29–0.95) 0.08 (0.06–0.09)
*

Units/kg, doses refer to the prescribed treatment during the 2–4 weeks prior to the evaluation visit.

**Visit 0 was the visit in which basal‐bolus insulin treatment protocol was initiated. Visit 1 was the first recorded visit following 2 weeks of combined NPH and lispro insulin treatment. All dogs received insulin treatment every 12 h, prior and following inclusion. One dog was treated with glargine insulin (0.75 unit/kg every 12 h) prior to inclusion.