1/1 Uncle AMPS 303, +2 224, +6 159, PMPS 198, +2 221

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Work the juice Uncle. He may very well need an increase but those greens say he's been bouncing. I think that big drop in 2 hours yesterday morning might have made him bounce again. Because of those greens I'd still give him the 6 cycles from then before taking him up to .25. It's ok to increase during a bounce but you don't want to increase on a cycle where he might be clearing it.
 
Looks like Uncle is thinking about clearing that bounce. But I suspect he may need to go back up to 0.25 units. It was a good dose for him before you left, and typically after a vacation dose, we'll go back to the last good dose. Prove me wrong Uncle!
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Looks like Uncle is thinking about clearing that bounce. But I suspect he may need to go back up to 0.25 units. It was a good dose for him before you left, and typically after a vacation dose, we'll go back to the last good dose. Prove me wrong Uncle!
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Ha Ha, yeah Uncle prove Wendy wrong! Well, in case he doesn't, I have no qualms taking him right back up to .25u. I think I got a little dreamy seeing him drop into the greens on the .1u a couple of days ago. Thanks as always for your take on things. And thanking Canada for sending cold air our way so we could have a snowy New Year!
 
I could do without the snow on the roads! Much better place for it is the mountains. Made for interesting driving last night. :eek:
 
Wendy&Neko said:
I could do without the snow on the roads! Much better place for it is the mountains. Made for interesting driving last night. :eek:
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Oh yeah I'm sure. Glad you were safe. We typically only get the wimpy kind of snow fall that the rain destroys in a couple of hours. It was beautiful however when Uncle woke me up at 4:30 am. and a nice surprise, pretty as illuminated by the streetlights. I felt like I was the only up in the city to see it. Everything was so quiet (after Uncle started eating that is).
 
Carol & Murphy said:
That photo of Uncle is just gorgeous - he is such a handsome guy - his coloring is quite striking
A little bounce is nothing - he'll be back down in no time
Best wishes for a fantastic 2017, Barbara
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Thank you Carol, I thought I'd use a new picture for the new year and one that shows his soulful little face a bit better. I took it this afternoon. I'm sorry I missed your condos the past couple of days. I was happy to see the Murphy's coming down for you.
I really appreciate the companionship you've extended to us since I've been here. There have been times when hearing from you and seeing Murphy's beautiful face have lifted my spirit. I hope you have a great 2017 as well. Whatever happens, come what may, we all know we've got each other to lean on.
 
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That is a gorgeous picture of him. He looks quite regal and dignified.

I'm thinking that he needs to go back to 0.25u as well. I would call this a failed reduction. The idea is that when you reduce a dose, the good numbers continue. He is still bouncing, which tells us that his body is still not really used to being green and is still reacting to it. With a failed reduction, there is no counting cycles to decide whether or not the reduction is going to stick. It looks like his bounces are lasting at least 2 days still. One way to eliminate bouncing is to increase the insulin a tiny bit while using food to prevent them from going too low. Doing that for even a few cycles can often flatten out those higher numbers.

Have you seen the post on "feeding the curve?" There are different reasons for doing it - sometimes people are trying to slow down a kitty that makes fast drops, for example. In your case, I just think he needs a little more insulin to get him to all green and using food to keep him from earning a reduction for at least a couple of cycles might be just right.

Hope you're having a good evening! You're such an encouraging, positive spirit here. :D

Edited to add: Here is the reference to failed reductions from the Tight Reg sticky:
  • If an attempted reduction fails, go right back up to the last good dose as soon as you see kitty's numbers trending upwards. You don't have to hold the reduced dose for a certain number of cycles before taking the dose right back up. The guidelines listed under the topic "Increasing the dose" do not apply to a failed reduction. Please use common sense in this situation. The "last good dose" is not the dose that just dropped kitty into the 20s or 30s. You want to resume momentum by finding a dose in-between the dose that dropped kitty too low and the reduced dose.
 
Yep, I agree he should go back to .25u, I'll increase tomorrow morning.
I have read and reread the "feeding the curve"post and it is included into a compendium I started for my own quick reference of relevant info I've come across on the board. Wendy, Karen, Chris, Tricia and Les have helped guide me, and to understand the principles and I have been able to successfully get Uncle to surf many times because of it as well as keep him out of too much trouble. I'm still not sure how to handle the steep +2's I sometimes get with him. I have considered feeding him a little at +1 to avoid them, but they don't always happen and I don't necessarily want the +2's to be food influenced since I use that test like a kind of "crystal ball" for the cycle.
julie & punkin (ga) said:
using food to keep him from earning a reduction for at least a couple of cycles might be just right.
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I think this is a concept I hadn't fully grasped until now, however it makes sense to me.
It's really late and you're probably not on anymore, but if you end up reading this, thanks for checking in and sharing all your insights with me.
 
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