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Daisygirl^^

Daisygirl^^

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So this morning kitty got pretest 141, fed, shot at 5:30 am 1.5u lantus. Been monitoring. +3hrs BG 136 +6hrs BG 59. Low number make me nervous and I just ran out of my last testing strip!!!!! Ughhhh. I'm going to store to get more but I got nervous and gave her a little bit of her dry glycobalance food. (I NEVER give her dry. Just if I feel she's low). Did I do what you guys would? How would everyone handle this? And yes making sure I have enough testing strips is how this could have been averted. Shame on me little nervous to leave for the store it's 35 min away.
 
Its good to take precautions if you're worried about daisy getting too low.

I am pretty sure 150 is the "no shoot" number for lantus, but that might be only if you're following the Tight Regulation protocol.

The +6 *should* be the nadir, but every cat/day is different, plus with the treats you gave her should help but offhand i dont know how fast it takes for food to raise BG.

She must be acting fine otherwise you would have said something.
 
Yes, I would have done the same since you ran out of test strips.
Since you went to the store to get strips it Appears you are using a human meter. Those read lower than per meters so they tend to give you margin for going too low.
 
Ok great. I guess what I read was the tight regulations. Ugh it's all so confusing. Just when you think you have learned it. There's more. Or a change.
 
Misterbeesmom said:
Its good to take precautions if you're worried about daisy getting too low.

I am pretty sure 150 is the "no shoot" number for lantus, but that might be only if you're following the Tight Regulation protocol.

The +6 *should* be the nadir, but every cat/day is different, plus with the treats you gave her should help but offhand i dont know how fast it takes for food to raise BG.

She must be acting fine otherwise you would have said something.
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From her data I have collected her sugars start to raise at the +7 so I believe she will be fine. I will look on lantus forum for "rules" I read the wrong one. Currently working. On her chart before I join the lantus group. I believe that's what the group prefers. Thank you for your help!
 
I'd leave more food out while you are running to the store just to be on the safe side if you are leaving now in case kitty drops a little more between now and +7. Nadirs don't always occur at the same exact time each day. If you are really concerned, give a little tiny bit of karo syrup on the gums just to provide a little extra short term boost.
 
We left. She's acting normal. I have her two spoonfuls of dry diabetic food and a little scoop where she likes to lay. (She will eat all the food in her bowl immediately if I don't put some somewhere else. Lol. Off to the store then home.
 
She knew you were out on an emergency run for strips so she changed the game rules! CATS! LOL! She may be high but she is safe, so all's good!
 
Can we get you started using our grid to record your glucose tests? It will help us give you better feedback. Instructions are here.

Understanding the spreadsheet/grid:

The colored headings at the top are the ranges of glucose values. They are color-coded to clue you in as to meaning.

Each day is 1 row. Each column stores different data for the day.

From left to right, you enter
the Date in the first column
the AMPS (morning, pre-shot, test) in the 2nd column
the Units given (turquoise column)

Then, there are 11 columns labeled +1 through +11
If you test at +5 (5 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +5 column
If you test at +7 (7 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +7 column
and so on.

Halfway across the page is the column for PMPS (evening, pre-shot, test)
To the right is another turquoise column for Units given at the evening shot.

There is second set of columns labeled +1 through +11
If you snag a before bed test at +3, you enter the test number in the +3 column.

We separate day and night numbers like that because many cats go lower at night.

The nadir is the lowest glucose between shots. There is a general period when it will happen which is specific to the insulin being used and testing then helps make sure your cat doesn't go too low.

It is merely a grid for storing the info; no math required.
 
BJM said:
Can we get you started using our grid to record your glucose tests? It will help us give you better feedback. Instructions are here.

Understanding the spreadsheet/grid:

The colored headings at the top are the ranges of glucose values. They are color-coded to clue you in as to meaning.

Each day is 1 row. Each column stores different data for the day.

From left to right, you enter
the Date in the first column
the AMPS (morning, pre-shot, test) in the 2nd column
the Units given (turquoise column)

Then, there are 11 columns labeled +1 through +11
If you test at +5 (5 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +5 column
If you test at +7 (7 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +7 column
and so on.

Halfway across the page is the column for PMPS (evening, pre-shot, test)
To the right is another turquoise column for Units given at the evening shot.

There is second set of columns labeled +1 through +11
If you snag a before bed test at +3, you enter the test number in the +3 column.

We separate day and night numbers like that because many cats go lower at night.

The nadir is the lowest glucose between shots. There is a general period when it will happen which is specific to the insulin being used and testing then helps make sure your cat doesn't go too low.

It is merely a grid for storing the info; no math required.
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Yv2Ttt9DqEZG0UcBx6V4lHCNBa828_qxwJ_IjcMhbco/pubhtml
I believe I filled it in correctly! this is awesome!
 
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