5/5 Floyd AMPS Hi, +6 226, +10 127, PMPS 200, +1 231,+2 171, +3 122, +4 92

[Janine & Floyd (GA)]

Yesterday

Hmmmm...
Might he be heading for the express elevator?

Yup. We all saw that coming a mile away. Unfortunately, the timing was not right for me to try R again, so here we are.

I'm up for suggestions on feeding. I've been trying to split the food between, PS, +2 and +4, and adding a bit more carbs (between 4-7%) at +2 to try to help with bouncing. I don't see any change there, but lots of other things have been changing lately with Levemir, being sick, etc. Should I give that more time or try a different strategy.

Also, this is cycle 4 on this dose. Increase tonight or wait to give some time for the bounce to clear?

 

[Janine & Floyd (GA)]

Well, the bounce appears to have broken and I may have another chance to try the R this afternoon!

 

[LizzieInTexas]

Wow! That is quite a drop .

No bouncing Floyd

 

[Bellasmom]

Well, the bounce appears to have broken and I may have another chance to try the R this afternoon!

What is R

 

[Janine & Floyd (GA)]

What is R

Regular insulin. For Floyd, I'm trying to use it to prevent him from bouncing so high.

 

[Stacy & Asia]

Looking good, Floyd, I hope he coasts to PMPS in blue!

 

[Bellasmom]

Regular insulin. For Floyd, I'm trying to use it to prevent him from bouncing so high.

I didn’t know there was regular and non regular, I’m sure that sounds stupid

 

[Wendy&Neko]

With Floyd seeing blues at this dose, I'd hold at least six pcycles before considering an increase. Paws crossed for this surf.

@Bellasmom Regular is the name of the insulin. It's a fast acting insulin most often used by vet's. By itself it's not a good insulin for cats. It's used here most often by caregivers with high dose cats or with ketones.

 

[Janine & Floyd (GA)]

I didn’t know there was regular and non regular, I’m sure that sounds stupid

Not at all, we're all learning here!

It's just another type, just like ProZinc, Lantus, etc. It has a faster onset, nadir and duration.

 

[Bellasmom]

With Floyd seeing blues at this dose, I'd hold at least six pcycles before considering an increase. Paws crossed for this surf.

@Bellasmom Regular is the name of the insulin. It's a fast acting insulin most often used by vet's. By itself it's not a good insulin for cats. It's used here most often by caregivers with high dose cats or with ketones.

Ahhhh gotcha thanks, I didn’t know cats could be on 2 different insulin’s at the same time

 

[Bellasmom]

Not at all, we're all learning here!

It's just another type, just like ProZinc, Lantus, etc. It has a faster onset, nadir and duration.

Thank you

 

[Janine & Floyd (GA)]

With Floyd seeing blues at this dose, I'd hold at least six pcycles before considering an increase. Paws crossed for this surf.

OK, that makes sense! I certainly wasn't expecting all those blues when he was Hi at PM +9 and AMPS.

He's creeping back up, so I shot 0.25u of R. Paws crossed it helps prevent that bounce!

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Good, I was hoping you were going to try some R tonight. It may not prevent a bounce, but if we can put a net out in the lower atmosphere, that will help.

 

[Bobbie And Bubba]

What a great cycle for Floyd today. Hope the R tonight contains the numbers and hold them closer to ground level rather than the strasphere.

 

[Bobbie And Bubba]

Ahhhh gotcha thanks, I didn’t know cats could be on 2 different insulin’s at the same time

Bubba was using the Novolin R along with Lantus when he developed ketones. The fast acting R ( Bolus insulin) helps to pull the numbers down better than Lantus and gives Lantus something to grab onto. I had help using it from Jill and Libby that helped me with dosing and timing. Otherwise I would have been lost as Bubba was a late nadir cat at that time.

ETA: Actually, I would have been lost no matter what time Bubba's nadir was as there is a real art using it and I was very grateful for the help.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

That +2 looks promising.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Right about the 100 points max we want R to drop him. Looks like a good amount of R tonight. Sorry about the late night. Looks like he was breaking a bounce today.