Helena and Gandalf
Member Since 2016
Hi again!
Once again it has been a while since I was active here, been reading a lot of threads on here though. You learn so much from it, it´s amazing!
Gandalf has had a good week with a lot of blues and some greens. We are currently giving him 2.2 u as a standard. After todays number I assume he is gonna be quite low for the PM shot, like on 5/5 and 8/5. Earlier we have then been lowering his dose by 25 %, should we go even lower in dose or even try to skip the dose if he is around 10-11 mmol/l at PM?
I have been trying to read up on bouncing. When I look at his SS I would say that he is definitely bouncing, quite high when he hits green but also a bit when he hits blue. He also seems to clear his bounces very fast. Do any of you with experience have some better interpretation of his cycles and bouncing?
Also I read in some thread the other day that the kitty can have a late drop in their cycle if the dose is too high. We have seen these late-drop cylces a few times, do you think we should decrease the dose?
Else I think we will just keep going and hopefully he will eventually stop bouncing when he hits blue, and we can start decreasing the dose.
We have been able to test alot lately due to good scheduling at university, but next week is lab-week and we are not gonna be able to get midcycle test during the day every day.
From his SS, is there a dose you think is a safe dose to give when we are not home, but which will also not set back the progress we have made the last week?
Someone in my last thread predicted that a good dose for Gandalf would be 2.2 or 2.0 U, that is exaclty where we´re at. All you who share your knowledge and experiences with others on here are so amazing! Thank you!
Once again it has been a while since I was active here, been reading a lot of threads on here though. You learn so much from it, it´s amazing!
Gandalf has had a good week with a lot of blues and some greens. We are currently giving him 2.2 u as a standard. After todays number I assume he is gonna be quite low for the PM shot, like on 5/5 and 8/5. Earlier we have then been lowering his dose by 25 %, should we go even lower in dose or even try to skip the dose if he is around 10-11 mmol/l at PM?
I have been trying to read up on bouncing. When I look at his SS I would say that he is definitely bouncing, quite high when he hits green but also a bit when he hits blue. He also seems to clear his bounces very fast. Do any of you with experience have some better interpretation of his cycles and bouncing?
Also I read in some thread the other day that the kitty can have a late drop in their cycle if the dose is too high. We have seen these late-drop cylces a few times, do you think we should decrease the dose?
Else I think we will just keep going and hopefully he will eventually stop bouncing when he hits blue, and we can start decreasing the dose.
We have been able to test alot lately due to good scheduling at university, but next week is lab-week and we are not gonna be able to get midcycle test during the day every day.
From his SS, is there a dose you think is a safe dose to give when we are not home, but which will also not set back the progress we have made the last week?
Someone in my last thread predicted that a good dose for Gandalf would be 2.2 or 2.0 U, that is exaclty where we´re at. All you who share your knowledge and experiences with others on here are so amazing! Thank you!





As hard as it is, try to look past individual numbers/ colours on your SS. I find it very helpful to squint and scroll down the SS because the trends really stand out that way. When I do that with yours, I see a lovely proliferation of blues and now dark greens. THAT'S progress!
. In essence, micro dosing is tricky and even though it is very tempting when they are still at higher / flat numbers, I personally, do not see a need for you to try it with Gandalf. It looks like you are getting around to his ideal dose, for now because it can change too