Help For Molly #6

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WOW! That is terrific! Go Molly! She is still very safe but leave a little food out for her to munch on this afternoon. :D
 
Right now I'd say stick with the 0.10u but of course that would only be if her PMPS is high enough (not much lower than today's.):)
 
Question, can you monitor a wee bit longer tonight? If yes, you can give her the 0.10u and get the usual +2 test. If she has dropped at +2, feed her some LC and retest at +3 to see if she has slowed down. Generally you can tell how active a cycle will be by the readings at +2 or +3 and if the cycle is active you can put the breaks on using some higher carb food. I'll check back in at 11:30 my time to see what Molly is up to. :D
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Question, can you monitor a wee bit longer tonight? If yes, you can give her the 0.10u and get the usual +2 test. If she has dropped at +2, feed her some LC and retest at +3 to see if she has slowed down. Generally you can tell how active a cycle will be by the readings at +2 or +3 and if the cycle is active you can put the breaks on using some higher carb food. I'll check back in at 11:30 my time to see what Molly is up to. :D
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Yes, I can monitor tonight she just ate so ok to give her insulin?
 
Molly is doing great. Since this is the lowest pre-shot you've shot, a little more monitoring tonight would be ideal. How are you feeling? Molly didn't come up much from her snack so she may just surf along around the same numbers or she may drop a bit more. Can you stay up another hour to check her at +4? if she is not coming up then, and you need to turn in then, you can give her a bit of the higher carb food to slow her down and leave some food out for her to nibble at if she needs it. I will stay up to check on you if you're game.
The other option is to feed her some higher carb food now and leave LC out for her nibble on through the night.
While it would be nice to see what she is up to, you need to look after you too so it's your call. .
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Molly is doing great. Since this is the lowest pre-shot you've shot, a little more monitoring tonight would be ideal. How are you feeling? Molly didn't come up much from her snack so she may just surf along around the same numbers or she may drop a bit more. Can you stay up another hour to check her at +4? if she is not coming up then, and you need to turn in then, you can give her a bit of the higher carb food to slow her down and leave some food out for her to nibble at if she needs it. I will stay up to check on you if you're game.
The other option is to feed her some higher carb food now and leave LC out for her nibble on through the night.
While it would be nice to see what she is up to, you need to look after you too so it's your call. .
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I’ve gone to bed and Molly is laying next to me. I can get up in the night. When she gets up to feed her?
 
Ok. How about setting an alarm for +5 and if Molly is steady or up, give her some LC food. If she is down, you can give her some SO wet to boost her up. If you have any questions or concerns, post for assistance with the 911 prefix on the title.There are usually folks from Australia and Europe on during the night. to assist. I'll set an alarm too just in case but I don't think you'll need me.
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Ok. How about setting an alarm for +5 and if Molly is steady or up, give her some LC food. If she is down, you can give her some SO wet to boost her up. If you have any questions or concerns, post for assistance with the 911 prefix on the title.There are usually folks from Australia and Europe on during the night. to assist. I'll set an alarm too just in case but I don't think you'll need me.
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Oh my I probably won’t sleep now worrying. Should give her some kibble maybe?
 
I'm so sorry. I'm not trying to scare you Adrienne and I don't think you will need any assistance at all but this is new territory so I felt you should know what to do if you did happen to get a reading you were concerned about. You can give Molly some SO wet food now and set an alarm for +5 or +6. Better to get a few extra tests in on the weekend so we can plan for next week. I suspect when you test the next time, Molly's BG will be up but I can't guarantee she won't surf along in those beautiful greens either. Just being conservative.
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
I'm so sorry. I'm not trying to scare you Adrienne and I don't think you will need any assistance at all but this is new territory so I felt you should know what to do if you did happen to get a reading you were concerned about. You can give Molly some SO wet food now and set an alarm for +5 or +6. Better to get a few extra tests in on the weekend so we can plan for next week. I suspect when you test the next time, Molly's BG will be up but I can't guarantee she won't surf along in those beautiful greens either. Just being conservative.
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Ok I’m getting up to test her now. Then feed her
 
That's fine but she has dropped. If you gave her some SO wet, give her a tsp of kibble to munch on just to give her an little extra boost. I hate to do this to you but I would suggest, testing again in an hour. Again, this is the lowest pre-shot you've shot and we just don't know what Molly's plans are so that's why we monitor when we can so we know for the future.
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
That's fine but she has dropped. If you gave her some SO wet, give her a tsp of kibble to munch on just to give her an little extra boost. I hate to do this to you but I would suggest, testing again in an hour. Again, this is the lowest pre-shot you've shot and we just don't know what Molly's plans are so that's why we monitor when we can so we know for the future.
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I gave her SO wet and she ate it and she’s eating the kibble now. I’ll test in an hour what’s my safe number?
 
Any number over 50 (2.8mmol) is safe (and we know your meter reads a bit low). If you should get any number below 50, give Molly a tsp of the SO wet and another teensy bit of kibble. The higher carbs should boost her up and she will be at or close to nadir by then. I'll check back in an hour. :)
 
Alrighty. Molly is coming up a bit (partly the higher carb too though) but she should be at or near nadir now so leave her a bit of LC food out and then go crawl under the covers. Molly will be fine. Good job tonight. Sweet dreams. :)
 
I'm so glad Linda was around to help you. It's amazing that she was in those greens on such a tiny dose. Here's the way you draw up a "one drop" dose:
  • push the syringe plunger in firmly on the empty syringe
  • insert the needle into the insulin vial
  • release the pressure on the syringe plunger (this is enough suction to drop a tiny drop of insulin into the needle)
  • withdraw the syringe needle carefully from the vial without touching the plunger.
Here's how you inject it into Molly:
  • insert the syringe needle under her skin where you usually inject
  • push firmly on the syringe plunger to get that one drop dose out of the needle
  • keep the firm pressure on the syringe plunger as you withdraw the needle from Molly so the drop isn't sucked back into the needle.
You might want to practice these actions before you try them with Molly. I know this tiny dose seems crazy but it's not unusual for a kitty to need a teeny tiny bit of insulin like this as they go along the road to remission. It's best to ease them off the insulin this way rather than to stop it cold turkey.

It's likely that you'll need to give only a drop this AM but we'll know better once you have the AMPS number. :)
 
Kris & Teasel said:
I'm so glad Linda was around to help you. It's amazing that she was in those greens on such a tiny dose. Here's the way you draw up a "one drop" dose:
  • push the syringe plunger in firmly on the empty syringe
  • insert the needle into the insulin vial
  • release the pressure on the syringe plunger (this is enough suction to drop a tiny drop of insulin into the needle)
  • withdraw the syringe needle carefully from the vial without touching the plunger.
Here's how you inject it into Molly:
  • insert the syringe needle under her skin where you usually inject
  • push firmly on the syringe plunger to get that one drop dose out of the needle
  • keep the firm pressure on the syringe plunger as you withdraw the needle from Molly so the drop isn't sucked back into the needle.
You might want to practice these actions before you try them with Molly. I know this tiny dose seems crazy but it's not unusual for a kitty to need a teeny tiny bit of insulin like this as they go along the road to remission. It's best to ease them off the insulin this way rather than to stop it cold turkey.

It's likely that you'll need to give only a drop this AM but we'll know better once you have the AMPS number. :)
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Her AMPS is up this morning do I still give .10? I’ve been practicing my .10 and I hope I’m getting a drop for her.
 
That yellow is likely a little bounce from the greens. In case I wasn't clear, Adrienne, that 0.10 u dose you've been giving is a different dose from the drop I described above. The drop is the next dose down if the 0.10 u proves to be too much. So it's: 0.10 u ---> one drop (two different doses).
 
Sorry Adrienne. I was typing as you posted. It's fine that you gave Molly the 0.10 dose this morning but tonight we'll reduce to the one drop dose.
One drop is done by holding the plunger in as tightly as you can, insert the needle into the pen while still holding the plunger in tightly and then let go and withdraw the needle from the pen.
 
Kris & Teasel said:
That yellow is likely a little bounce from the greens. In case I wasn't clear, Adrienne, that 0.10 u dose you've been giving is a different dose from the drop I described above. The drop is the next dose down if the 0.10 u proves to be too much. So it's: 0.10 u ---> one drop (two different doses).
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Ok I understand now the .10 is different from the drop dose.
 
No problem. Get the +2. I expect Molly may stay pretty flat today. Or she may surprise us. You can decide on how much to test today depending on what she is up to. In any event, you did great last night and Molly had a wonderful cycle.:joyful: Did you finally get some much needed sleep?
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
No problem. Get the +2. I expect Molly may stay pretty flat today. Or she may surprise us. You can decide on how much to test today depending on what she is up to. In any event, you did great last night and Molly had a wonderful cycle.:joyful: Did you finally get some much needed sleep?
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I fell right to sleep last night after the last testing, I figured she was going to be ok. She came came back to bed with me. I could use some more sleep. But she’s more important! Thanks for your help last night. I hope you got some sleep! :)
 
Molly doesn't seem to hold her bounces very long which is great! Nice +3. If you can, grab another test before you leave this afternoon. You can leave some LC food out for her to munch on in your absence.
 
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