Is it safe to give Jack 1.5 units with a BG of 210

[Daddy Jack's Mommy (GA)]

Jack's BG is 210 right now, at his PMPS testing. Is it safe for me to give him 1.5 units, or should I lower it right now? I won't be able to be up testing him during the night. This is cross-posted because I wanted to make sure somebody could see it. I'm really not sure what I should do.

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

I would go with the 1.5 if you can test at least once or twice tonight. Usually we do shoot anything over 200 (and then gradually shoot lower and lower numbers as you gain confidence)

Another option is to stall....don't feed and test again in 20-30 minutes. If the number goes up, it's usually a good indication that the last shot has worn off and it's safe to go ahead and shoot the scheduled dose

 

[Daddy Jack's Mommy (GA)]

I fed him already. I'm going to go with the 1.5 units, and I'll probably wake up one time during the night to test him. I really do think he'll be fine, but I'm still worried about shooting him the full amount when his BG is lower. Thank you!

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

It's always scary at first, but as you gain more experience and learn how he responds to food better, you'll gradually learn that you can do it!!

I used Lantus on China, but we got to the point where I'd shoot anything over 50

 

[Daddy Jack's Mommy (GA)]

It's always scary at first, but as you gain more experience and learn how he responds to food better, you'll gradually learn that you can do it!!

I used Lantus on China, but we got to the point where I'd shoot anything over 50

Whoa! Anything higher than a 50? I can't wait till I gain a little bit of confidence. It's funny, because I really want to see his numbers that low. But I'm just so afraid that he'll go way low while I'm sleeping. But I really do think he'll be fine. I'll get one testing in at some point, to be sure.

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

Feel free to look at China's spreadsheet....You'll see how tightly controlled she was before she passed.

And I got there by shooting those lower numbers!

 

[Daddy Jack's Mommy (GA)]

Wow. You were giving her 1.5 units when she was in those nice blues and greens. I'm sorry about China's passing. I lost one (Michael) in October 2018 to congestive heart failure, and another (Wally) to cancer right before Jack was diagnosed. So I'm sort of a nervous wreck over the thought of losing him.