Teresa & Cricket
Member Since 2018
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So Cricket is suddenly getting all pinks, just as we were starting to see highs in yellow and lows in blue.
It seems to have started just a day or so after I started a new solostar pen. Could it be a bad batch of lantus? It doesn't expire til 2021, but I was given it as donation from the Diabetic Cats in Need org.
It was shipped next day with a cold pack and I put it in the fridge as soon as I got home and got it.
Also, it sort of coincided with a dose raise, but only .25 and it doesn't appear she is bouncing or anything.
(Please note: she is an Acrocat)
My plan is to raise it starting tonight and take more samples.
She's also acting tired, as one does when BS is high like that.
But I'm also considering just keeping the dose but trying a different pen (they sent me 3)
I would love to hear some opinions on the possibility of the insulin being off, thanks.
Thanks
(And before someone says something- I am aware that I can do better w/ pre-shot checks, her temperament is very difficult to deal with at mealtime so I am trying new ways to get at her with the lancet... don't worry I'm working on it)
So Cricket is suddenly getting all pinks, just as we were starting to see highs in yellow and lows in blue.
It seems to have started just a day or so after I started a new solostar pen. Could it be a bad batch of lantus? It doesn't expire til 2021, but I was given it as donation from the Diabetic Cats in Need org.
It was shipped next day with a cold pack and I put it in the fridge as soon as I got home and got it.
Also, it sort of coincided with a dose raise, but only .25 and it doesn't appear she is bouncing or anything.
(Please note: she is an Acrocat)
My plan is to raise it starting tonight and take more samples.
She's also acting tired, as one does when BS is high like that.
But I'm also considering just keeping the dose but trying a different pen (they sent me 3)
I would love to hear some opinions on the possibility of the insulin being off, thanks.
Thanks
(And before someone says something- I am aware that I can do better w/ pre-shot checks, her temperament is very difficult to deal with at mealtime so I am trying new ways to get at her with the lancet... don't worry I'm working on it)
