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Yellow starts and pink evenings is the new normal. Think he got a bit of a fur shot as my finger was damp after the shot. Hoping just a drip off the needle tho.
 
It's a lower yellow, at least! Hope it wasn't a fur shot after all, they have the worst timing, those fur shots.

Hope you see some nice blue surprises this weekend! :bighug:
 
From what Ive read several times on this board, cats coming out of remission often times need more insulin to get back to business.

Besides Merry, here are some other cats that have gone OTJ two of them more than once, and returned (currently on this board). Have a look at their SSs and see how it’s gone for them:

Boomer https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w_XZrvXTTkhpRYofcYfwV33bJ_EPD-OwMkYuvj4XjDY/pubhtml

Furball https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AhGevKfS4g1wdHhkRS1Vdk5XaGhBdDZXTmtsV2NNWHc&output=html

Bubba https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-ldPSg4ZF8LxgTv3Jwm-vNRNOMi86eXmrcodHuLHeEo/pubhtml
 
Stacy & Asia said:
From what Ive read several times on this board, cats coming out of remission often times need more insulin to get back to business.

Besides Merry, here are some other cats that have gone OTJ two of them more than once, and returned (currently on this board). Have a look at their SSs and see how it’s gone for them:

Boomer https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w_XZrvXTTkhpRYofcYfwV33bJ_EPD-OwMkYuvj4XjDY/pubhtml

Furball https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AhGevKfS4g1wdHhkRS1Vdk5XaGhBdDZXTmtsV2NNWHc&output=html

Bubba https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-ldPSg4ZF8LxgTv3Jwm-vNRNOMi86eXmrcodHuLHeEo/pubhtml
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Thanks @Stacy & Asia
 
Juliet said:
Thanks @Stacy & Asia
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Just curious - looking at those links you gave me - some of them were increasing every 6 cycles, with no clue as to where nadir is - getting no more testing in than I am. Only AMPS, PMPS and some evening tests. Yet, when I try to dare increase more often I get strongly discouraged (and that's putting it politely). And it doesn't matter if they are on TR or on SLGS - the point is knowing where the dose is taking eg making sure you know nadir before increasing.
 
You could ask them questions regarding their SSs, they might have insight to offer you. I’m sure they were given similar precautions by others if they did indeed increase too quickly. Really the bottom line is, you get to make the call, the guidelines are there for safety and of course everyone wants their cats and each other’s cats to remain safe. The other issue outside of safety is that if you increase too fast, you could pass over a workable dose and then you’ll be wasting more time trying to find a good one. I’m sure many of the guidelines for SLGS were developed after seeing that certain things didn’t work out to be advantageous (like “chasing higher numbers”).

I also feel like once you know your cat very well (on insulin) you have a lot more information with which to make decisions and tailor SLGS to fit your circumstances. Others offering advice or pointing out why they may disagree with your decisions isn’t a flogging, it’s just presenting you with additional information with which to make your decisions, to help you. You get to filter and apply that advice or not. :)
 
Juliet said:
Just curious - looking at those links you gave me - some of them were increasing every 6 cycles, with no clue as to where nadir is - getting no more testing in than I am. Only AMPS, PMPS and some evening tests. Yet, when I try to dare increase more often I get strongly discouraged (and that's putting it politely). And it doesn't matter if they are on TR or on SLGS - the point is knowing where the dose is taking eg making sure you know nadir before increasing.
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All three of the kitties whose SSs were linked have been on insulin a long time and their caregivers have a ton of data. They all know their cats’ patterns extremely well. That’s why they can increase when they do.

@Stacy & Asia was trying to show you other cats that have fallen out of remission. It’s important to try and learn from other SSs.
 
Stacy & Asia said:
You could ask them questions regarding their SSs, they might have insight to offer you. I’m sure they were given similar precautions by others if they did indeed increase too quickly. Really the bottom line is, you get to make the call, the guidelines are there for safety and of course everyone wants their cats and each other’s cats to remain safe. The other issue outside of safety is that if you increase too fast, you could pass over a workable dose and then you’ll be wasting more time trying to find a good one. I’m sure many of the guidelines for SLGS were developed after seeing that certain things didn’t work out to be advantageous (like “chasing higher numbers”).

I also feel like once you know your cat very well (on insulin) you have a lot more information with which to make decisions and tailor SLGS to fit your circumstances. Others offering advice or pointing out why they may disagree with your decisions isn’t a flogging, it’s just presenting you with additional information with which to make your decisions, to help you. You get to filter and apply that advice or not. :)
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Thanks. I might do that. That’s helpful advice.
 
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