Pita's Dosing Party: 11

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Djamila said:
Oh that's so hard to say! On one hand, he might have just had a really long surf last night, in which case I would say to hold the dose and just monitor him today. Looking at the past few days, it doesn't really look like the 2.6 is too much. It actually looks really good.

But on the other hand, maybe he did go too low and needs to drop back to 2.4 or 2.5?

What does your gut tell you? you've always had good mama-sense.
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Hmm, I'm thinking just hold the dose and monitor. The last time I dropped it down I felt like it was a bit wonky to get him back to consistent numbers. I'll give him a morning off :cool:
 
I meant 2.6. Oh..."hold the dose"! Yes, I meant keep the same dose. Not withhold the dose. I see how that could be confusing!

You've given Pita his full dose on lower numbers before. Sometimes he's okay with it and sometimes he dives, so it just depends on if you want to monitor and possibly steer a little, or take it easy today.

If you don't want to shoot the full 2.6, I don't think I would NS though - he's on too big of a dose right now and if you NS it might take a few days to get him back.
 
Djamila said:
I meant 2.6. Oh..."hold the dose"! Yes, I meant keep the same dose. Not withhold the dose. I see how that could be confusing!

You've given Pita his full dose on lower numbers before. Sometimes he's okay with it and sometimes he dives, so it just depends on if you want to monitor and possibly steer a little, or take it easy today.

If you don't want to shoot the full 2.6, I don't think I would NS though - he's on too big of a dose right now and if you NS it might take a few days to get him back.
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Ok, that's what I thought after I posted. Ha! Giving the 2.6 :joyful:
 
I'm happy but stumped! 99 PMPS. Had a gorgeous surf today. Not sure what I should give for dose tonight. @Djamila it's not too late- are you awake?
 
Hmmm....I would shoot but with a reduction b/c of the low nadirs you've been seeing. 2.0? 2.2? 2.4? Probably closer to the 2.0-2.2 if it was me. Particularly because it's nighttime.
 
I see not too long ago you gave 1u on a similar PMPS and the AMPS was fine, so you could also go with something like that.

Okay, now I'm not being helpful at all...:rolleyes:
 
Djamila said:
Hmmm....I would shoot but with a reduction b/c of the low nadirs you've been seeing. 2.0? 2.2? 2.4? Probably closer to the 2.0-2.2 if it was me. Particularly because it's nighttime.
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Yeah I was thinking it needed to be more than the 1 unit I shot at the last 99 PS. Thanks lady! I appreciate it. Now go to bed :D
 
Djamila said:
I see not too long ago you gave 1u on a similar PMPS and the AMPS was fine, so you could also go with something like that.

Okay, now I'm not being helpful at all...:rolleyes:
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I actually think the 1 unit was too low because he ended up with some higher PS the days after- but it may also be because of the dosing afterwards. If he's a 'normal' AMPS tomorrow I'll go back to 2.6! I'll get a test later this evening also.
 
Basically anything you dose on a number like that is going to be a bit of a guess. Pita tends to be rather consistent in his needs and responses, which is why I thought a bigger dose will likely be okay. It's so hard during the PM cycles since we need to sleep. Fingers crossed he behaves for you tonight. Just leave him some extra food just in case.

Sleep well!
 
Disclaimer for anyone reading this thread: Caitlin has been at this for a long time and has a lot of data showing how Pita responds - it is not generally recommended to shoot on a green, especially such a large dose, but this is an experienced caregiver with a cat who has very consistent, predictable responses. Please don't try this on your own!
 
You might try reducing a smidge to 2.5 or even 2.4. He's had one clear lime green, a 50 that you had to steer, and I'm guessing that 220 was a bounce from the night before. I would count that as enough evidence to reduce a drop or two.
 
Djamila said:
You might try reducing a smidge to 2.5 or even 2.4. He's had one clear lime green, a 50 that you had to steer, and I'm guessing that 220 was a bounce from the night before. I would count that as enough evidence to reduce a drop or two.
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I literally said the same thing about ten minutes ago! Just did a +4 and he's at 50, so I fed 1 tsp. Yeah I'm thinking 2.4 for tonight. He's still going a bit high on PS but it may be from going low, even though I catch it. Thanks Djamila!
 
@Djamila are you still awake?! Just had a 96 PMPS and know I should reduce a bit but wanted a second opinion. On 2/26 with a 99 PMPS I reduced by .4 (2.6 down to 2.2). I'm guessing it would be smart to do the same and just try 2.0 tonight, instead of the 2.4 I've been doing...?
 
I think that was a good choice as well, and I'm wondering about shaving a little more off the regular dose. Maybe try 2.2 or 2.3 if he gives you reasonable AMPS?

Sorry I wasn't around last night. 9:48pm is a little late for me on a school night ;)
 
149 PMPS last night, gave 2.2u. Had a 128 AMPS this morning, which makes me think he may have gone into the low green/high line green. Just me basing it off of his midday numbers the past couple days with a higher PS to start with. Going to give 2.0u this am and see how that does.
 
Happy Friday everyone! Higher AMPS this morning-198. He was a little more active last night and seemed very hungry because he woke me up twice for a snack. Had Matt give him 2 units and I'll test while I'm home between work. If he doesn't go too low today I'm going to hump back up to 2.2 units. I don't like this upper 100's!!
 
Looks like the 2u did okay today, but was pretty late to kick in. Any chance of getting some PM cycle numbers this weekend? It's hard to say if the higher PS numbers are a bounce or from insufficient insulin. Or just one of those things.
 
Djamila said:
Looks like the 2u did okay today, but was pretty late to kick in. Any chance of getting some PM cycle numbers this weekend? It's hard to say if the higher PS numbers are a bounce or from insufficient insulin. Or just one of those things.
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Yes I'll definitely get more midday numbers this weekend. Yeah, I'm not too happy with the later nadir and such. Thoughts on just bumping back to 2.2 tonight?
 
Maybe 2.1? I can't remember - does Pita run lower at night? 2.2 was giving you some pretty low daytime nadirs.
 
Caitlin M said:
140 PMPS! Was able to patiently get what I believe is 2.1 units also.
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Lol...it is funny how much of a difference a drop or too can make. If that's too hard to eyeball though, you could stick with 2.2 until you see a lime green, or until you are needing to steer to keep him away from one. An overnight low was just a guess, and if he runs higher and night, that probably wasn't the problem.
 
That 107 to 82 was a very Lantus-like cycle. Nice and flat and low. Hope you're surviving the loss of an hour's sleep! :coffee::coffee::coffee:
 
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