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I need to leave in 20 and he's dropping should i stuff him with food?
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Tanya and Ducia
Member Since 2017
The number is safe.
Give a moment please
Give a moment please
Kris & Teasel
Member Since 2016
I'd give a small meal of regular low carb food before you leave. He's probably getting past nadir although they can continue to drop slowly to the end of a cycle. Test as soon as you get back at +11. If he's generally between 268-360 that's higher than he should be. I'll encourage you again to put up your SS that I know you now have on your phone. If we can see how he's doing we can help with dosing.
Tanya and Ducia
Member Since 2017
I second Kris to the letter.
Kris & Teasel
Member Since 2016
Please take down the red 911 now that we've responded. You can put the blue question mark in its place if you want to get eyes on your post.
Gill & George
Member Since 2015
We'd all love to help, but you are not really giving us much to go on.
Looking at one cycle in isolation doesn't really give the full picture makingg it impossible to give safe advice.
Is apple still on 1u? How long g has he been on 1 u for? What have her previous readings been? What does he usually eat? Wet? Dry? Carb content?This is all data that helps us help you, linking I that SS is the easiest way to share that data, in a format that ever is used to seeing and will enable you to get the best/safest advice for Apple.
If you are having trouble with sharing it let us know I'm sure someone can help you with that.
To answer your question in general terms you can use food to bolster his numbers while you are gone, giving some hc now at least a couple of teaspoons of gravy as you head out the door and leaving some more out for regular snacks ideally with an auto feeder at regular intervals while you are out.
I would say though, that without seeing how he'ss been doing on this dose I have no idea if this would be a safe course of action for Apple today.
Another option is to abort the cycle by giving a good meal of hc, again without being able to look at historical data, I can't say for sure if this would be a safe thing to do today.
Looking at one cycle in isolation doesn't really give the full picture makingg it impossible to give safe advice.
Is apple still on 1u? How long g has he been on 1 u for? What have her previous readings been? What does he usually eat? Wet? Dry? Carb content?This is all data that helps us help you, linking I that SS is the easiest way to share that data, in a format that ever is used to seeing and will enable you to get the best/safest advice for Apple.
If you are having trouble with sharing it let us know I'm sure someone can help you with that.
To answer your question in general terms you can use food to bolster his numbers while you are gone, giving some hc now at least a couple of teaspoons of gravy as you head out the door and leaving some more out for regular snacks ideally with an auto feeder at regular intervals while you are out.
I would say though, that without seeing how he'ss been doing on this dose I have no idea if this would be a safe course of action for Apple today.
Another option is to abort the cycle by giving a good meal of hc, again without being able to look at historical data, I can't say for sure if this would be a safe thing to do today.
Kris & Teasel
Member Since 2016
I don't understand why you reduced the dose from 1.5 u this AM when the pre shot BG was 269 to 0.5 u this PM when the PMPS was 240, well within the same range as the AMPS. If +8 was the lowest BG today at 103 on an AlphaTrak meter, the 1.5 u dose was fine. Lantus works best with consistent dosing, numbers permitting, so that the depot remains stable.
That dose was chosen by the vet after we discussed how the day went.
StephG
Member Since 2016
That seems odd to me too. Why did the vet decide apple only needed 1/3 of the dose? He had a pretty good cycle in my opinion. You could do a curve at the 0.5 unit dose and see how that's working.
Have you decided not to use the FDMB spreadsheet? It is the best way for members to see how the insulin works with your cat and help, give suggestions, and answer questions you might have.
Gill & George
Member Since 2015
On the face of it it may seem like an odd decision, and that cycle in isolation seemed ok, but to be perfectly honest with no data history to look through it's impossible for any of us to give an informed opinion.
StephG
Member Since 2016
I agree. That's why I asked why the vet decided on cutting the dose by so much and suggested a curve at the 0.5 units dose.
JanetNJ
Member Since 2016
103 was a perfect nadir number. I agree with the others that the dose should have stayed the same. Not sure why the vet would want the cat to stay in high numbers. Ideally you shod aim for around 85-110 for the lowest.
Vet said his goal is 150.
JanetNJ
Member Since 2016
150 is the very top of normal (68-150). Under 150 is when the pancreas has a chance to rest and heal. 150 is not a "bad" number, but it should not be the ultimate goal.
StephG
Member Since 2016
Cutting to 1/3 the dose is too much of a drop for a 50 point difference, IMO. My old vet thought 200-250 was a good goal. I obviously disagreed and quickly got a new vet.
Was that the only reason for the dose decrease? I would have tried 1 or 1.25 if the target is 150... But you can always increase from the .5... Keep testing for ketones and get your mid cycle tests in to see where he's going on the dose. Maybe a full curve after 3 days? Depot should be drained by then... I think. For the pros: If I'm wrong please don't hesitate to correct me!
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