Squeakycats
Member Since 2017
Hi, all--just checking in again--here's my most recent thread: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/5-17-misha-dose-opinions.178047/#post-1965169 .
(hope I did that right).
Misha is holding steady! I'd still like to see his evening PMPS a little lower, so today I decided to try someone's suggestion to offer a snack during the day. Since I'm not able to be here, I accomplished that by leaving out some Young Again for him to snack on. I guess we'll give this a try for a few more days and see what happens. Certainly he and the civvie both approve of the experiment. He's been eating like he's starving to death at night, which is very weird; I've tested him and not found anything unusual going on, BG-wise.
Should I be thinking about increasing his dose to .5 again over the weekend (when I could observe him closely)? Would I already know the answer to that question if I carefully read the SLGS info here?
I haven't been actually following a protocol, since he was reasonably well under control by the time I found this amazing forum--but I'm wondering now if I should try to start. I keep thinking "Hmm, what am I really aiming for here?" I know that staying in the green numbers is good, and going below 68 on my AlphaTrak is bad and calls for some intervention (I am prepared for that!), and that any changes (food, dose, etc.) can take several cycles (12 hours? 24? I'm not sure what counts) to fully show up. I know that low-carb wet food is generally best, and that getting lots of data is a good thing, and that I need to pick a meter and stick to it; I've gotten much better at testing. I guess what I have not yet learned is how to decide when/whether a dose change is necessary.
I guess I also need to consider whether it's time to get a new Lantus pen--this one looks ok, but I've had it for 2 months, so maybe I should? If so, I guess I should use the new one a few times before changing any other variables.
Anyway--just rambling--advice always welcomed. Hope everyone is having a good night/day/whatever it is where you are!!!!!
(hope I did that right).
Misha is holding steady! I'd still like to see his evening PMPS a little lower, so today I decided to try someone's suggestion to offer a snack during the day. Since I'm not able to be here, I accomplished that by leaving out some Young Again for him to snack on. I guess we'll give this a try for a few more days and see what happens. Certainly he and the civvie both approve of the experiment. He's been eating like he's starving to death at night, which is very weird; I've tested him and not found anything unusual going on, BG-wise.
Should I be thinking about increasing his dose to .5 again over the weekend (when I could observe him closely)? Would I already know the answer to that question if I carefully read the SLGS info here?
I haven't been actually following a protocol, since he was reasonably well under control by the time I found this amazing forum--but I'm wondering now if I should try to start. I keep thinking "Hmm, what am I really aiming for here?" I know that staying in the green numbers is good, and going below 68 on my AlphaTrak is bad and calls for some intervention (I am prepared for that!), and that any changes (food, dose, etc.) can take several cycles (12 hours? 24? I'm not sure what counts) to fully show up. I know that low-carb wet food is generally best, and that getting lots of data is a good thing, and that I need to pick a meter and stick to it; I've gotten much better at testing. I guess what I have not yet learned is how to decide when/whether a dose change is necessary.I guess I also need to consider whether it's time to get a new Lantus pen--this one looks ok, but I've had it for 2 months, so maybe I should? If so, I guess I should use the new one a few times before changing any other variables.
Anyway--just rambling--advice always welcomed. Hope everyone is having a good night/day/whatever it is where you are!!!!!
