Walk me through hometesting for Phoebe please phase 5"

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EricH. said:
Doesn't matter what l have when the only thing she'll eat is YA. That's the scary issue here with her. So maybe l should just give her a dose of 2.00u too be safe.
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I forgot about the food issue. You can add a few drops of syrup or honey on the YA if need be. Do what makes you more comfortable.
 
Bobbie And Bubba said:
If you don't have Karo syrup or pancake syrup or honey on hand, you should get some. It will bring her back up quickly if you ever should need to.
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As l said before l have syrup and honey on hand. Why would l want to push her too the brink that l'd have too use that in the first place? Isn't that a little extreme and self-defeating?
 
EricH. said:
As l said before l have syrup and honey on hand. Why would l want to push her too the brink that l'd have too use that in the first place? Isn't that a little extreme and self-defeating?
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The only way to get her into nice numbers is with the insulin. If the insulin takes her to low for safety, you would need to feed the curve with food to keep her surfing in the those nice numbers. If we could count on a dose being just perfect and giving us the cycle that we desire, that would be nice but, it just doesn't happen that way.
 
We don't want you to push her to the brink, but sometimes it happens. Insulin is a hormone and there are so many factors that go into how our cats react. That's why we test before each shot as well as during the cycle. The same dose with the same PS will not always have the same results. Boy it would be so much easier if it worked that way though!
 
OMG, do I sympathize with Eric! I'm in exactly this territory with Teasel. We get them to the brink of good numbers and then have to decide how to proceed. I suspect that for some cats you have to find "the best I can do dose" that keeps them in "good enough" territory so that you can go about the other business of your life without constantly fretting about a hypo. That might mean erring on the side of a slightly lower than ideal dose of insulin. The more data on your SS, the better a picture you have and the more confidence you'll have in making dosing decisions. Metaphorically, I'd feel more comfortable standing back a small but safe distance from the edge of the cliff and staying there rather than tiptoeing to the brink and scurrying back over and over. Finding that small but safe distance takes time and where it is exactly can change over time.

Having said all this, I understand that the stakes for people whose kitties might be nearing remission are different than for those of us who are probably dealing with a long term diabetic.
 
Kris & Teasel said:
OMG, do I sympathize with Eric! I'm in exactly this territory with Teasel. We get them to the brink of good numbers and then have to decide how to proceed. I suspect that for some cats you have to find "the best I can do dose" that keeps them in "good enough" territory so that you can go about the other business of your life without constantly fretting about a hypo. That might mean erring on the side of a slightly lower than ideal dose of insulin. The more data on your SS, the better a picture you have and the more confidence you'll have in making dosing decisions. Metaphorically, I'd feel more comfortable standing back a small but safe distance from the edge of the cliff and staying there rather than tiptoeing to the brink and scurrying back over and over. Finding that small but safe distance takes time and where it is exactly can change over time.

Having said all this, I understand that the stakes for people whose kitties might be nearing remission are different than for those of us who are probably dealing with a long term diabetic.
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Kris, each care giver needs to be as clear as you are as to what they want for their kitty. Do you want to just keep in safe numbers under the renal threshold or do you want to get your cat into normal numbers so the pancreas can heal and kitty to have a chance at going into remission. With a younger otherwise healthy cat, I feel their is no reason not to think that your kitty can go into remission. It's okay whichever road you choose; is the right road for you as a care giver .
 
Bobbie And Bubba said:
Kris, each care giver needs to be as clear as you are as to what they want for their kitty. Do you want to just keep in safe numbers under the renal threshold or do you want to get your cat into normal numbers so the pancreas can heal and kitty to have a chance at going into remission. With a younger otherwise healthy cat, I feel their is no reason not to think that your kitty can go into remission. It's okay whichever road you choose; is the right road for you as a care giver .
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So true. I've had to do a lot of thinking about this over the last 6 months as Teasel has demonstrated that he's a hard to regulate cat. I'm avoiding blaming myself for not being further ahead right now because I followed the more usual vet-guided approach. Ten days ago I realized that I had to change what I was doing and so here I am. Teasel is still a tricky cat but I've learned a lot and am grateful for all the guidance and feedback I've received here.
 
Kris & Teasel said:
So true. I've had to do a lot of thinking about this over the last 6 months as Teasel has demonstrated that he's a hard to regulate cat. I'm avoiding blaming myself for not being further ahead right now because I followed the more usual vet-guided approach. Ten days ago I realized that I had to change what I was doing and so here I am. Teasel is still a tricky cat but I've learned a lot and am grateful for all the guidance and feedback I've received here.
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Keep in mind that 6 months is not that long into this sugar dance. Bubba was 14 months into it when he went off the juice OTJ on 7.28.16. It's never too late!
 
:):):) Thanks for the encouragement! I certainly haven't given up on Teasel possibly going into remission but I need to have Plan(Goal) B in my back pocket in case we don't get there. I feel as though I've really started actively managing him only 10 days ago so this is a new universe for me.
 
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