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Airway

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Good news is we're eating high carb canned at the moment. After 10 min he dropped to 30. Will recheck in a few min.
 
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He's eaten almost a whole 3oz can of canned food with gravy which is about 14% carb I believe.
 
Airway said:
He's eaten almost a whole 3oz can of canned food with gravy which is about 14% carb I believe.
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If it's with gravy, it's probably more than 14%. Luckily, he should be nearing the end of the peak of the insulin, and the insulin's strength should be starting to wane. If it were earlier in the cycle, I would say that you want him to be hungry in case you have to feed him again to keep his numbers up and to just feed a little bit of HC (like 2 teaspoons). Be sure to test again in about 20, and realize that the HC will wear off, so test again a couple more times through this cycle. I don't know your insulin, but I am guessing a dose reduction is in order. Don't be surprised if his BGs are high tonight or tomorrow morning.
 
This is what I keep around for times like this.
http://soulisticpet.com/orginal-flavors/orginal-flavor-cans/good-karma/

Dyana said:
If it's with gravy, it's probably more than 14%. Luckily, he should be nearing the end of the peak of the insulin, and the insulin's strength should be starting to wane. If it were earlier in the cycle, I would say that you want him to be hungry in case you have to feed him again to keep his numbers up and to just feed a little bit of HC (like 2 teaspoons). Be sure to test again in about 20, and realize that the HC will wear off, so test again a couple more times through this cycle. I don't know your insulin, but I am guessing a dose reduction is in order. Don't be surprised if his BGs are high tonight or tomorrow morning.
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This morning his sugar was bit lower than normal so I did cut his dose by 0.5u. Please see speadsheet. What should be his dose tonight?
 
I'm sorry, I don't know your insulin. I'm sure others that do, will be able to help answer that question for you.
 
So Orion's dad was at the Jacksonville Jaguars game today. I had just tested his sugar before he walked in the door. When he walked in I showed him the meter.
Dad: OMG IS HE GOING TO BE OK?!?
Me: (very calmly)We will know in about 10 minutes.
I put some food in a dish and place it in front of Orion. Orion starts to eat. About 1 minute later...
Dad: (still in a panic)Come on....EAT EAT!!
He continues to stare at Orion for several more minutes. Orion is looking at him like "Oh, get over it" 10 minutes later...
Me: (still calm)He's dropped to 30.
Dad runs to get the carrier thinking we are going to the ER vet now.

Guess which one of us is going to school to become a vet tech! :cat:
 
Wow! What a dive! Haha I love that you were so calm while dad was panicking...it's nice that he's jumping right in though ready to help out and go to the ER vet or whatever else is needed to keep Orion safe!

You'll definitely want a reduction tonight. Can't say for sure how much...2 or maybe even 1.5. Can you monitor overnight? Or at least get like a +3 or +4 to make sure he isn't diving again?
 
I take medication at night which makes me very unreliable with overnight testing. I can't trust that I will be conscious enough to do it.

Rachel said:
You'll definitely want a reduction tonight. Can't say for sure how much...2 or maybe even 1.5. Can you monitor overnight? Or at least get like a +3 or +4 to make sure he isn't diving again?
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Could you eyeball 1.75 u for tonight? I think even 2 u would be too much after this hypo low. He'll be insulin sensitive for a few cycles. If you can't eyeball 1.75 u I'd give only 1.5 u, especially because you're limited in how late you can test tonight.
 
Right! I remember that now. Sorry, I know you've mentioned it before...I have a hard time keeping it all straight. My memory isn't always so good. :blackeye:

I'd probably go 1.5 in that case. It might be too little, but that's certainly preferable to too much!
 
Oh! Hey Kris! We cross-posted lol.

Yeah, I think Kris's suggestion for dose is good. 1.75 or 1.5 if you can't eyeball it.

Good job catching that low number today! :)
 
He was showing NO signs of being that low. I only tested at +6 because he started lower this morning. I will try to eyeball 1.75u but might end up with 1.5u. I have the syringes with the 1/2u markings. He will get less than 2u for sure!

Rachel said:
Oh! Hey Kris! We cross-posted lol.

Yeah, I think Kris's suggestion for dose is good. 1.75 or 1.5 if you can't eyeball it.

Good job catching that low number today! :)
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They just love to pick holidays for these low numbers!

Too much of a Christmas present Orion...we didn't need numbers THAT low!
 
Airway said:
Orion is at 84 and his shot isn't due for 90 min. I'm tired and want to go to bed. Am I best to just skip it tonight?
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Yes, skipping is the safest thing to do. He'll be high tomorrow AM but could still be insulin sensitive so you should post here after testing for advice. AM dose should probably not be higher than 2 u.
 
Pre shot was 434 this morning. I gave Orion 2u.

Kris & Teasel said:
Yes, skipping is the safest thing to do. He'll be high tomorrow AM but could still be insulin sensitive so you should post here after testing for advice. AM dose should probably not be higher than 2 u.
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Hmmm, probably not. But remember that you're dealing with a MUCH higher number due to that low yesterday and skipped shot last night (which was absolutely the right decision). He may need a little time to adjust back down.
 
Hi Angela,
I was out with family for Christmas dinner etc. yesterday so wasn't able to help. What dose did you decide on for this AM?
 
Dang! Sorry Angela I was fast asleep. The man had to go back to work today so we were in bed early. Looks like you went 2.5 last night. I like it!

I'm very curious about what his AMPS was.
 
I'm going to say this is probably a bounce. Not that surprising at all.

A +9 would be nice!
 
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