Still not getting alerts even though it's all checked on my settings page. 30 more minutes to next test.
What a bounce! She's at 580 this morning and yowling for food, even though her dish is full of YA. I went back to fat 2 and will do a curve on Sunday.
Yes, and that's great! The thing is though that in any given cycle, a cat might be high and flat because of a low from a previous cycle. So while that curve is great, there need to be more mid-cycle tests on other days to really know how a cat is reacting to the insulin. She was flat during the curve you did two weeks ago, but other numbers in your spreadsheet hint that that curve day might not have been a typical cycle for Chloe. That's why mid-cycle tests on other days are so important. Plus, from day to day and week to week, a cat's response can change, so monitoring needs to happen regularly.
I was also told that a curve shouldn't be done immediately after a bounce.
It's almost impossible to say. You need to get these tests in frequently to build up a more detailed picture of Chloe's responses to insulin. Have a look at Yong's or Djamila's SS to get an idea of the testing routine that I'm referring to.
Did you retest immediately to verify that 40? That lime green is dangerously low. She might not be showing symptoms of hypo but that BG is too low.
Yes, I just retested and she was 51. She's still eating canned food. I'll test again soon.
She's not so excited about the YA food anymore. At least, I haven't seen her eating it. But she just ate a lot of canned food.
Have you been monitoring how much is eaten in the day or per cycle? Weighing/measuring it before and after. They do only eat a little bit. 3 tablespoons which I think is 1/4 cup a day. But since she's going at the wet food she might not be eating much so monitoring how much ya she eats is a good idea.
Thanks for telling me about shaking the bag. I decreased her dose back to 2 units from a fat 2. She was very hungry and yowling this morning, so I don't think she was eating the YA because it was left out for free-feeding.
They are within the 20% variance so it's the same number. I think she's bouncing today from the 40 and 51 last night.
Okay, I will test her in about 10 minutes. The plumber was here and said my pipe was misaligned with the main pipe in the middle of the street. This is going to cost close to $10,000 to repair and it's my responsibility. My TV is also going off and on. Sorry, I'm a bit distracted.
No, several people have told me it's the homeowner's responsibility, including the HOA, of course. So what do you think of Chloe's latest BG number?
I'm sorry that really bites!
Sorry for sounding so stupid, but could you please define what a 'cycle' is? And I'm not sure what a mini-curve is. I thought I was doing a curve today. Tomorrow, I will get out of the house, so no curve. Maybe one mid-cycle at 1
o pm, along with the AM and PM. I'm getting cabin fever because it was 116 degrees here today. I think it would be easier for me if you just tell me what times to do a blood draw. My AM is 7:00. It's almost 7:00 pm now and I'm about to do her PM reading. She was really screaming at me around 5 pm, so I gave her some YA (after gently shaking the bag) just to shut her up, so I'm guessing she will be in the upper 300's. Wrong- 307. I don't think you could get any flatter. Pink all day.
A cycle is the 12 hour time frame between shots.
Mini curve is testing every 3 hours, so your preshot test at 7, then 10, 1, 4, then next preshot at 7. Some do +3,+9 because they get +6 for most of the cycles every day.
So today I did a mini-curve, right? am???? I usually go to bed at 10pm. I can do one last test then, but staying up all night is really going to mess with my circadian rhythms. Aha! I see you are half my age. When you get to my age, you'll be falling asleep in front of the TV at 9 pm.
Kinda. The two tests you did are good time wise. Near typical onset of prozinc and 1 hour after nadir.
Which is the nadir, +6?Kinda. The two tests you did are good time wise. Near typical onset of prozinc and 1 hour after nadir.
In the future you could do 10 and 1, then another day 12 and 3... Just to fill out spots you have no tests in recently.
Every test helps. The preshots give us only where she ends up after the insulin is done working or used up in her body. So the mid cycle tests give us a peek at what her numbers are while it's active.
Dose is best when decided with nadir included in the decision. That's why we push so much for mid cycle tests. And those lows you got for pm preshot is definitely why we insist on preshot tests.
I think you're close to her ideal dose so those tests should tell more. They could prove me wrong!
Yes. That's the typical nadir but some cats have it earlier or later.
Sorry, Steph, apparently I'm not getting the alerts again. I promise to do a curve tomorrow. This is the 2nd day in a row that she's gone from 400's on the AM to 100's on the PM. Should I give her a reduced dose like 1 unit or wait and do another test in 3 hours and then decide? She's gobbling down the FF.After discussing the big drop from your am preshot to your pm preshot with other members...we agreed that 2 units is a bit too much. A decrease might be needed soon.
With that said, if you can get spot checks in the next 2 cycles we might see the decrease needed sooner than the curve on the 3rd cycle after tonight (AM on 6/23).
If the decrease is done for the curve on AM 6/23 it might give you a shootable pm preshot and level her out a bit.
I strongly suggest doing the curve I mentioned (like 5 times in this post sorry) so you can get her closer to regulation numbers!
Oh dear Steph. not happening today. Will get a mid-cycle at 2:00, though.
215 @+7(2pm) compare that with the 316 on 6/20 and you can see the difference a bounce makes!
The little bugger squirmed and got away just as I was going to collect the blood on the test strip! I gave her 1.5 u. and will try again later. She's been eating her YA.
I got the test done this morning (302) and then she was devouring her FF. But as soon as she saw the needle, she ran under the bed and I haven't been able to find her since. She's gotten so small, she could be hiding anywhere. Treats don't tempt her either. I finally got her at 8:40 after chasing her all around the house. So now my injection time is moved up to 8:30.
I have a feeling that I shot her with a crooked needle yesterday. It was bent when I threw it away. Or, I've been having some trouble pricking her ears the past couple days. It took me 3 tries this morning. Also, last night, I brought Fuzma in to sleep with us and she sleeps in Chloe's blood test spot by the nightstand. I just spent some time lying down with Chloe and petting her until she purred. I think she forgives me.
