up 500 in a half hour?!!

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srk4cats

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Has this happened to anyone? At 5:45, Chloe was at 28. Then she was eating and I tested again and she was HI. I'm freaking out!
 
srk4cats said:
I think I'd better give her some insulin. Do you think 2 units is enough or too much?
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PLease DO NOT give insulin until you get that third test. I can't say this strongly enough. If the actual BG is close to the first 28 and not the second HI giving insulin is dangerous.
 
I agree. The two HIs are more likely to be correct. Please take down the red 911 now that this has been addressed.
 
Rachel said:
I'll echo Kris. NO INSULIN UNTIL YOU TEST AGAIN.
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I changed the battery in the Relion and tested again at 7:00. It still said HI (3rd time). She's been eating this whole time. I gave her 2 units of the Prozinc.
Thank you for your support. I'm still nervous, though.
 
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I changed the battery in the Relion and tested again at 7:00. It still said HI (3rd time). She's been eating this whole time. I gave her 2 units of the Prozinc.
Thank you for your support. I'm still nervous, though.
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Get a before bed test to ease your mind.
 
I don't see an explanation to why you could have a jump of 500 during a cycle..... for your future reference.

Very often when the blood glucose goes lower than the body is used to.....
hormones will get dumped in response as a protection mechanism ...
we call this a bounce..... so it is possible to test and have a 100 and test an hour later and have a 500. That would be an example.

If they have been diabetic for a while without treatment, the body adjusts to a new normal.... such as 500's....
their body has forgotten what it is like to be normal.....

However, while it is a protective response, it is not guaranteed.....
that is why testing is so very important in managing FD.
 
rhiannon and shadow (GA) said:
I don't see an explanation to why you could have a jump of 500 during a cycle..... for your future reference.

Very often when the blood glucose goes lower than the body is used to.....
hormones will get dumped in response as a protection mechanism ...
we call this a bounce..... so it is possible to test and have a 100 and test an hour later and have a 500. That would be an example.

If they have been diabetic for a while without treatment, the body adjusts to a new normal.... such as 500's....
their body has forgotten what it is like to be normal.....

However, while it is a protective response, it is not guaranteed.....
that is why testing is so very important in managing FD.
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More likely it was too small of a sample or wonky strip. Bad reading.
 
rhiannon and shadow (GA) said:
I don't see an explanation to why you could have a jump of 500 during a cycle..... for your future reference.

Very often when the blood glucose goes lower than the body is used to.....
hormones will get dumped in response as a protection mechanism ...
we call this a bounce..... so it is possible to test and have a 100 and test an hour later and have a 500. That would be an example.

If they have been diabetic for a while without treatment, the body adjusts to a new normal.... such as 500's....
their body has forgotten what it is like to be normal.....

However, while it is a protective response, it is not guaranteed.....
that is why testing is so very important in managing FD.
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There is another post regarding this in Prozinc-land. I believe it is titled "Chloe's vet visit". She posted here and there.

It was concluded that the 500 was in fact a real number, and the lower number was due to not enough blood on the strip.
 
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