03.06.17 - 03.12.17
- I can be home to test for +1, +2 and +3 every day. After this week, though, I have to start working my old work schedule, which only allows me to be home in the morning to do a +1.
- I will be in Phoenix all day next Sunday. I can test, feed, shoot and then do a +1, +2 and +3 in the morning, but will have to leave immediately following the +3... then will be gone all day long. I will return around 6:00 p.m. and can do his PMPS, feed and shoot, like normal... and can test +1, +2 and +3... just as I have been doing.
- I have to work next Saturday, so I won't be able to get a regular curve in, at all, this next week. I can do +1, +2 and +3 on Saturday.... then come back home once in the middle of the day to test him, and then do his PMPS, +1, +2 and +3 like I normally do.
- I am putting all of this out there because of the change in Lantus dosage. I want those of you who have been helping to guide me know about my schedule because of the way Chase does his nose dives at around +3 each morning. I know that he would need to be watched especially closely, with any increase in Lantus.
With all that being said, it's probably not a good time to consider taking him up to .75u. So I guess, then, there are these choices:
- Keep him on 0.1u and monitor him for his +1, +2, +3. Keeping him on MC food.
- Take him back down to the previous drop dose and give him LC food or a combination of LC/MC.
- Take him off of insulin altogether and feed him nothing but LC.
- Any combination.
I know that the goal is to get him into the green numbers and keep him there and being flat for as long as possible. From what I understand, that would give him a better chance of staying in remission, if that is, indeed, where he is heading. But keeping him safe is the number 1 priority, and since I work full time that can be tricky, when increasing insulin dosage.
If you can give me a plan, and some test numbers/carb options scenarios within that plan, I will stick with it... no matter what happens, unless drastic measures must be called upon.
His shot time is in 2 hours. I'm hoping to make an informed decision by that time so that I can get his course of treatment started.
Thank you all SO VERY much for your encouragement, suggestions, and watchful eyes.
I was very fortunate that my employer allowed me to alter my work schedule so that I could keep such a close eye on Chase. I was SO hoping it would be enough time to find the right dose and combination of food for him, so that he might come off of insulin altogether. I guess there was a glitch this past week, that caused that to not be able to happen. Several people said, more than once, that it looked like he was on his way to it. I don't know what went wrong, though. I just hate to think that the past 2 weeks didn't lend to a successful remission trial. I really have done absolutely everything in my power to test him as often as possible, and feed him the right food, as well as keep up with his SS. I'm sorry if any of you have wasted "otherwise" better spent time by helping as much as you did. when maybe there was a cat who had a better chance at remission. It seemed like he had such a good shot at going OTJ. Now I don't know what's going to happen. It feels like I've come up a day late and a dollar short. But he IS alive and he's not nearly as sick as he was when we began this journey in January. For that... I am extremely grateful.
we have to learn different ways to handle different scenarios. You and Chase are young in this dance and Chase is really doing some crazy fancy foot work and is the leader for the dance and you my dear, are following along pretty darn well. 
