Getting numbers settled.

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239@+6 still yellow! *does a happy dance* Slightly up so guessing her nadir might be at +5

My syringes have arrived so going to go collect them in a bit.
 
Marlena said:
Tara, this is looking good!
Lets see what BG we get PM.:)
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Just done it 16.7 or 301 :) I'm going with the 0.25 again I think - she's just eating her dinner then I will shoot

Just to add that as she's only a couple of points out of yellow I felt the 0.25 was the right call?
 
TempestsMum said:
Just done it 16.7 or 301 :) I'm going with the 0.25 again I think - she's just eating her dinner then I will shoot

Just to add that as she's only a couple of points out of yellow I felt the 0.25 was the right call?
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I think it is a sensible option, specially at night time.
You can sleep tonight I think.
If you keep this dose for few cycles and you don't see low nadirs than you can think of increasing the dose.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
Good night Tara and Tempest.:kiss:
 
Tara i'm so happy for you that the numbers are yellow today! They really seem very nice.
And if you feel stressed about the situation, please just let it out on your thread ;) we all know the feeling,, we understand!
:bighug:
 
Marlena said:
I think it is a sensible option, specially at night time.
You can sleep tonight I think.
If you keep this dose for few cycles and you don't see low nadirs than you can think of increasing the dose.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
Good night Tara and Tempest.:kiss:
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Indeed lol if she still in the yellows tonight and the morning amps looks good I might do a fat 0.25 like @Sue and Oliver (GA) suggested?

Thank you Marlena :bighug: hope things are settling down for you too.
 
Ruby&Baco said:
Tara i'm so happy for you that the numbers are yellow today! They really seem very nice.
And if you feel stressed about the situation, please just let it out on your thread ;) we all know the feeling,, we understand!
:bighug:
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Ruby thank you for your help and support. I've done more whining and crying the last week and been so up and down I feel like a roller coaster lol today was a good day after the horrible horrible start this morning and last night .... I feel positive just now so I think one day at a time from now on is just how it's going to be with me. :bighug:
 
TempestsMum said:
I've done more whining and crying the last week and been so up and down I feel like a roller coaster
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We all know that feeling but it's okay, that's why we all come here to get support and in moments of 'weakness' we've got eachother! You can cry all you want Tara, we aren't surprised or judge you because we've all been at that point sometime, especially in the beginning.
And Tara, there will be more times that you seem frustrated or you just want to cry your eyes out, but there are also beautiful moments like these that you get enough energy again to think 'Well hey, that's a good day for Tempest and me!' You know what I mean? It will all come together at one point.
In the mean time, enjoy the sugar dance (althought that's a little bit weird to say) but you will notice that your bond with Tempest will get even stronger because you work together.
My kitty Baco wasn't hard too test or give insulin but the cutest part was when she still was on insulin she (after 2 or 3 weeks of being in this sugar dance) would wake me up, 20 minutes before my alarm would go off because she wanted to have her shot of insulin. They learn that that syringe helps them feel better so that's why your bond will be even stronger with your kitty. Baco would really wake me up and sit there perfectly untill I would grab her test kit and she was like 'yes test me mommy and after that I already know the routine, I will get my foodyyyyyyyyyy yeahhh and then that sweet little drug that gets my numbers down' it was so cute... I know it sounds weird but I sometimes miss that......:rolleyes:
 
@+3.5 we are in the yellow again! Slowly down.
Okay so not as dramatic but at least I'm seeing something other than bouncing which to me should help me help you guys give me some input to find a good dose for her. :)

I am still having problems with the ss @Sharon14 sorry I'm really stupid when it comes to tech... So got the first bit right that you told me but it's just coming up 'values' in the us one? How do I change that? So sorry...
 
TempestsMum said:
I am still having problems with the ss sorry I'm really stupid when it comes to tech... So got the first bit right that you told me but it's just coming up 'values' in the us one? How do I change that? So sorry...
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When you add anything other than just a number on the world tab you have to go to the US tab and enter the information there manually. The US tab does not recognize things like "@" Then you would have to enter the fill colour using the little paint can icon in the bar at the top.

Hope that makes sense
 
Going to jinx myself now haha.. I think she will hit blue at +5 or +6 tonight tempted to stay up and find out.
 
I will leave it in gods hands then lol I will set my alarm for +6 and if I can get the bg then I can and if I can't then I can't. :cat: Time to get a couple of hours snoozing. ZzzZzzzz x
 
Oh boy! Totally slept in by an hour.. Just got her tested and she's at just over 250 so now not really sure what to give her.
 
Ok so gave another 0.25 hope that's the right thing to do.... Bit concerned about it but am here today so will check her +3 or earlier if I'm worried.
So I'm an hour and and 45 minutes late this morning giving her her insulin.. :(
What do I do about tonight at her usual shot time 8pm? And I'm working tomorrow so the best I could do would be 8.30 instead of 8am.
 
TempestsMum said:
Ok so gave another 0.25 hope that's the right thing to do.... Bit concerned about it but am here today so will check her +3 or earlier if I'm worried.
So I'm an hour and and 45 minutes late this morning giving her her insulin.. :(
What do I do about tonight at her usual shot time 8pm? And I'm working tomorrow so the best I could do would be 8.30 instead of 8am.
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Since Prozinc is an "in and out" insulin as long as Tempest's numbers are rising by the usual shot time you can give it at your normal time. If the numbers are low or if you are not sure if she is rising, then wait 20 minutes without feeding and retest. If you are unsure post back on here.
 
Hi Tara, no you don't give insulin at 8PM but you can give the insulin a little bit earlier, so you were 1.45hour late right? You can reduce the time with 30 minutes max earlier, so please give Tempest the shot at 9:15PM. Than tomorrow morning you will give the shot 8:45PM, and then in the evening you can give it at 8PM again (those 15 minutes won't be a bother)
If you have more data on Tempest and you know what the numbers are doing at almost preshot time you can delay or give an early shot around 1 hour. You can play with it.
 
Ruby&Baco said:
Hi Tara, no you don't give insulin at 8PM but you can give the insulin a little bit earlier, so you were 1.45hour late right? You can reduce the time with 30 minutes max earlier, so please give Tempest the shot at 9:15PM. Than tomorrow morning you will give the shot 8:45PM, and then in the evening you can give it at 8PM again (those 15 minutes won't be a bother)
If you have more data on Tempest and you know what the numbers are doing at almost preshot time you can delay or give an early shot around 1 hour. You can play with it.
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Ruby with Prozinc it is not as important to keep the 12/12 shot times, since Prozinc is an in and out insulin. As long as Tempest is rising the shot can be done at the regular time.
 
Thank you ladies! :bighug:

Tuxedo Mom said:
Ruby with Prozinc it is not as important to keep the 12/12 shot times, since Prozinc is an in and out insulin. As long as Tempest is rising the shot can be done at the regular time.
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@Ruby This is why I wanted this particular insulin because things like this occasionally happen due to my own health issues - especially when I'm not on my regular sleep schedule (what sleep schedule! :coffee:) . Lol! So a bit of flexibility really helps me out.

Ok think I've got it - if I'm late still give (providing it's not close to the next shot I.e within 2 hours or when she should have eg 8am - 10am) I can reduce the time by no more than 30 minutes to get back on schedule. :)

So can I give at 9.15pm tonight and then 8.40am in the morning as have to leave for work at 8.30 but can be 10 minutes late without much bother?
 
TempestsMum said:
So can I give at 9.15pm tonight and then 8.40am in the morning as have to leave for work at 8.30 but can be 10 minutes late without much bother?
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If it is important to get the times back to the schedule you need you can do shots earlier than 30 minutes. With the depot insulins it is advised to only do a 30 minute change because there is some carryover with them. As long as you know that Tempest's numbers are rising you can give Tempest her shot even earlier than a 30 minute change,
 
Tuxedo Mom said:
If it is important to get the times back to the schedule you need you can do shots earlier than 30 minutes. With the depot insulins it is advised to only do a 30 minute change because there is some carryover with them. As long as you know that Tempest's numbers are rising you can give Tempest her shot even earlier than a 30 minute change,
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8am - 8.30am is a good time esp if I'm working so it's a good schedule for me :)

+3 and we are blue!! *celebrates* :cat:
 
TempestsMum said:
8am - 8.30am is a good time esp if I'm working so it's a good schedule for me :)

+3 and we are blue!! *celebrates* :cat:
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Looking good. Did you shoot 1/4 unit this morning. There is no dose on your spreadsheet. You could also notate in the comments about how late you were shooting.

When it gets close to the evening shot, with trying to get back to your regular schedule, you could test and post the number to see how much earlier you could shoot...as long as the number is rising.
 
@Tuxedo Mom Oops! just filled that in it was 0.25u this morning and added note about being late.
I will get a +5 or 6 today then 2 hours before 8pm and then the pmps one that should let me know what's going on I hope. It's nice to be home today to watch her.
:)
 
TempestsMum said:
@Tuxedo Mom Oops! just filled that in it was 0.25u this morning and added note about being late.
I will get a +5 or 6 today then 2 hours before 8pm and then the pmps one that should let me know what's going on I hope. It's nice to be home today to watch her.
:)
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Sounds good. With the extra test before the evening shot you can tell if she is on the rise and get some advice on how much earlier you could shoot if she is.
 
We are running about the same as yesterday, so rising slowly now. @234.
I think because I'm working tomorrow if her numbers are the same in the evening/ morning today and tomorrow I will give 0.25 again then try a fat 0.25 tomorrow night (Friday) as off at the weekend.
 
Nice blue number peeking on the SS! :woot:

Well like Tuxedo Mom said, you can give the shot at the regular time but you need to make sure the numbers are rising. So if you want to give insulin at 8:00PM today, please test Tempest at 7:00PM and then again at 7:30PM if the numbers are both rising then you can give the insulin, if not than you need to stall the insulin.
 
Ruby&Baco said:
Nice blue number peeking on the SS! :woot:

Well like Tuxedo Mom said, you can give the shot at the regular time but you need to make sure the numbers are rising. So if you want to give insulin at 8:00PM today, please test Tempest at 7:00PM and then again at 7:30PM if the numbers are both rising then you can give the insulin, if not than you need to stall the insulin.
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I will definitely be testing but I will leave the shot until 8.45 probably because I'd rather reduce the time by increments but mostly if she doesn't eat regularly she gets sick. So it means I can give her a snack 2 hours before the shot and she will eat her dinner before I give her the shot.

She certainly like to surf on top of the blues! Lol I'm using freestyle lite strips at the minute so I know that they are not quite as accurate but not by much!
 
Ruby&Baco said:
Okay sounds good Tara!
Hopefully Tempest will keep that surfboard near her to surf on to those nice blue waves ;)
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I hope so too, would like to see more blues but happy with blue and yellow atm! :) might even get a whole nights sleep tonight - bliss.. :smuggrin:

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Well that should be fine, don't forget to test 2 times 20 to 30 minutes apart to make sure the numbers are rising instead of dropping!
 
No no, before the shot!
So test around 8:00PM and test around 8:20-8:30PM to be sure those 2 numbers are rising so you can give the shot at 8:45PM. If it's not rising than you stall the insulin (and food) so the food doesn't have influence on the numbers.
 
Ruby&Baco said:
No no, before the shot!
So test around 8:00PM and test around 8:20-8:30PM to be sure those 2 numbers are rising so you can give the shot at 8:45PM. If it's not rising than you stall the insulin (and food) so the food doesn't have influence on the numbers.
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Ok think I'm not understanding something...as her numbers have been steadily rising over the day are they likely to drop now?
 
No, I don't think they will drop now.
I think that as long as kitty is eating and has yellow preshot you should be OK. You could check 2 - 3 hours after that evening shot before going to bed. If the numbers are not dropping too early it means that the onset of insulin is not taking place as yet so it should be safe. I've done that a lot with Rocky when I was worried that the dose is too high.
 
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