We’ve heard some inspiring stories from consumers taking matters into their own hands and feeding their cats and dogs NAD+ boosting vitamin supplement Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” (Pet Anecdotes). Now comes Jackie with an equally remarkable story about the impact she believes NAD+ supplement NMN had on her ailing cat (please consider sharing your own NAD+ supplement experience using the form below):

From Jackie (Originally posted here and confirmed):

“My female cat (see photos above) will be 20 years old in November 2022.

She had had diabetes for over 5 years…….until recently.

I bought a year’s supply of NMN via subscription from DONOTAGE as a jar of powder.

I bought the supplement for myself, but decided to also “experiment” with it on my cat.

So when she was diabetic, for over 5 years, she had been taking 1 unit of Caninsulin twice a day at meals, 12 hours apart.

I started giving her NMN powder in her meals (she was fed two meals a day but she was a grazer).

I started mixing in NMN powder plus an equivalent ratio of TMG in the beginning of June 2022.

I could not measure such a tiny amount, but I’m guessing the dose equated to about 1/8th of a gram daily of each (she weighs about 8 pounds). That may seem high, but they were super high dosing the mice in those studies, and I don’t believe it’s possible to over-dose on NMN (might just be a bit wasteful if anything).

Well, one day she went into hypo-glycemic shock and we rushed her to the vet (third week of July 2022), turns out her blood sugar was too low…..this happened in late morning a couple of hours after her morning meal and insulin shot.

Vet gave her some sugar and said to stop giving insulin (she may not need it anymore due to possible remission).

I was told to keep her off insulin a full month. A month later (third week of August 2022), she was tested and her glucose level was 15. Still a bit high, but I was told it was not enough to treat and she could stay off insulin. Just watch her bathroom habits, eating, drinking, etc.

So she’s been off insulin now for over a full month with no change in her habits…..pees about twice a day, poos about once every 3 days on average, normal drinking and eating.

I still give her NMN and TMG in her (two) meals a day.

The TMG are tablets and I shave off a dose with kitchen shears….it has to be kept in saran wrap as it absorbs moisture from the air and turns mushy.

I truly believe that the NMN supplement put her diabetes in remission”

Jackie added the following comment:

“my intention of giving my cat NMN was for longevity reasons.

I was hoping to extend her life span as she is elderly.

I really had no idea it would have any effect on her diabetes, so I wasn’t monitoring her glucose levels.

I was surprised that she went into remission, with the only possible cause for it being NMN….. nothing changed with her diet, etc.

She has been eating a vet prescription diabetic food ever since she was diagnosed.

I just hope people don’t think I purposely put her life in danger as I had no idea NMN could reverse diabetes.

But hey, it’s all good, my cat is doing very well.

But I would caution diabetic people, or people with diabetic pets, to monitor glucose levels if they start taking NMN.

Adjustment of medication, or the elimination of it, may be a result”

Related:

  • “Kesha” the Cat’s Health Improved After Taking NMN (Link)
  • Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” — Pet Anecdotes (Link)
  • NMN — Human Anecdotes: (1) Dr. Andrew Huberman (Link); (2) Dr. David Sinclair (Link)
  • Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” — Human Anecdotes (Link)
  • Twitter @RaisingNAD

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