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Yikes. Those numbers are icky. Sometimes kitties like to slide up and down on the dosing scale, so looks like Georgiana is simply in need of more insulin again, and after some increases, will likely be in need of less insulin. It's often said around here that it's a dance, and only the kitty can hear the music :). We just have to follow along the best we can.

Have a good trip!
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Very icky numbers :arghh: He was still on 28 this morning, despite rising to 1.5 units last night. Should I continue with the same dose for 3 cycles before another increase?

I’ll be home for his PMPS and AMPS tomorrow and then the boys are on their own :smuggrin: I’m sure Perlutz will miss me, but I’d be flattering myself to say he will be stressed and have a BG spike :D No comment about the bf haha
 
Oh my that is quite the change for Perlutz. Yes I would increase to 1.75u and see if that helps get those numbers down some. Anything changed that might have caused the higher BG? Did you leave your suitcase laying around and stress the poor guy out? :woot: How is his demeanor these days?
 
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Oh my that is quite the change for Perlutz. Yes I would increase to 1.75u and see if that helps get those numbers down some. Anything changed that might have caused the higher BG? Did you leave your suitcase laying around and stress the poor guy out? :woot: How is his demeanor these days?
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We did slowly introduce a new food, low carb and better quality (Nature’s Menu Country Hunter) but this was when the numbers already started to go up and it was fed along the food he was already eating. We introduced this food as he tends to get bored easily and the one he was already on has mostly fish flavoured cans. But being low carb, good quality, no sugars it shouldn’t increase his bg like this, no?

With all the blacks came the hunger too and sometimes thirst. He is hungry all the time now, poor thing :(

Other than this, there have been no changes and he is still very much lively and his usual self. Surprisingly, he didn’t even pay attention to my luggage (which I left for the very last minute this time, to avoid him getting stressed). As crazy as it might sound, I think he knew it’s just me leaving :D

It was very hot yesterday and bf worked from home and gave Perlutz a nice ice pack massage which he really enjoyed I’ve heard. I asked him to start on 1.75 units from this evening and to check him BG before bedtime. Hopefully we will break the blacks again!
 
The NM shouldn't make any difference unless there's something unusual in it that happens to cause spikes for Perlutz. These are the ingredients of the chicken variety (there are others I know):

Chicken (75%), Chicken Heart (21%), Raspberry (1%), Cranberry (1%), Spirulina (0.5%), Catnip (0.01%), Yucca Extract, Green Tea Extract, Grape Seed Extract, Rosemary Extract

Is it possible to look back to when you started feeding NM and see if that coincided with these high bgs? What looks fine at first glance just could be the culprit I suppose.

Did you say you were due a new insulin vial soon? If so it would be interesting to see if that has the usual mysterious effect and lowers bg. We've queried whether it's being stored correctly etc and it is, but as a new vial seems to make a difference maybe that would kickstart the lower numbers again.

Glad to hear Perlutz is fine despite his high numbers. The heat here yesterday was horrendous, enough to stress a lot of kitties I imagine. I'd have liked an ice pack massage too!

Hope you're enjoying your trip!
 
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The NM shouldn't make any difference unless there's something unusual in it that happens to cause spikes for Perlutz. These are the ingredients of the chicken variety (there are others I know):

Chicken (75%), Chicken Heart (21%), Raspberry (1%), Cranberry (1%), Spirulina (0.5%), Catnip (0.01%), Yucca Extract, Green Tea Extract, Grape Seed Extract, Rosemary Extract

Is it possible to look back to when you started feeding NM and see if that coincided with these high bgs? What looks fine at first glance just could be the culprit I suppose.

Did you say you were due a new insulin vial soon? If so it would be interesting to see if that has the usual mysterious effect and lowers bg. We've queried whether it's being stored correctly etc and it is, but as a new vial seems to make a difference maybe that would kickstart the lower numbers again.

Glad to hear Perlutz is fine despite his high numbers. The heat here yesterday was horrendous, enough to stress a lot of kitties I imagine. I'd have liked an ice pack massage too!

Hope you're enjoying your trip!
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I’m on my way to meet the guys I am driving to the wedding with (it’s in a different country - Bulgaria!!!) and I am struggling to see the exact dates on the SS in the tiny notes on the side (it’s either too sunny and my eyes are tired or someone needs glasses!). Once I settle in the car I’ll try to look when exactly I started giving him NM, but I think it was 2-3 days into already high numbers.

The new vial is waiting at the vet, boyfriend will collect it this weekend. I don’t know if to ask him to start using it straight away or wait another week until I get home?

I’m glad to say it was “only” 30 C in Bucharest yesterday so quite comfortable temp compared to back home! Can’t believe we had 39! As for enjoying, oh well! I am so tired and it’s only about to get worse haha. Aprox 5 hour drive to the wedding, driving back Monday, going to my friend’s and grab the rest of my luggage, catch a train to my mom’s and stay there 3 days then back to Bucharest for a night and then flying back home. I cannot wait to go home and rest :joyful:
 
Well if Perlutz was already in high numbers when you started feeding NM I wouldn't worry too much about ruining your eyesight by looking at numbers on a tiny phone screen. It's probably not the food at fault but something changed, that's for sure :(

The increased potency of a new vial might just bring numbers down a bit - worth a try, we really don't want him to be in these icky blacks and reds for much longer. Of course it may not make any difference this time!

Yes it was nudging 40 degrees here, far too hot for most of us but it's cooled down today thank goodness.

Try to get some sleep on the drive to the wedding perhaps?
 
I agree it seems unlikely the food would have that much effect on BG. Doesn't look like there is anything unusual in the food although I always laugh when I see raspberry/cranberry or the like. As if our kitties would go foraging for berries in the wild! :woot:

I notice BF isn't checking BG as often as you usually do. I would strongly suggest you ask him to check BG before bed minimum and especially if he increases the dose to 1.75u. Also if he does decide to start the new vial of ProZinc, getting a mid cycle test and monitoring the first coupld of cycles when possible is imperative to ensure Perlutz's safety.

Sounds like you are going to need a vacation to recover from your vacation! Safe travels! :)
 
After what felt like an eternity, I’m finally back home!

Perlutz is in very high numbers still, despite increasing the insulin dose a fair bit :( It seems we’re back to the point where it doesn’t even seem to make much of a difference, the numbers are still pretty high even mid cycle. I haven’t tested him much as he is still a bit wary of me despite being back since Sunday :blackeye: I’m trying to give him space and not be too intrusive with testing and such until he forgives me...

He is very hungry, he would eat non stop if possible! He has had this ravenous appetite before when in very high numbers, but I would say this is the worst he’s been. Despite this, he has lost some weight :( He is drinking a lot of water too, 200+ ml a day. The good news is he hasn’t vomited since I started giving him the SEB which the boyfriend continued to give while I was away (there was only a little bit of grass once he said).

We’re kind of back to square one with these numbers and I’m finding myself lost and worried sick again. I don’t know what else to do apart from increasing the dose? I’m thinking of making an appointment with the vet to discuss Lantus but 1) I don’t know if they will be even willing to prescribe it and 2) they don’t have much experience/knowledge with controlling diabetes with a pet specific insulin, I fear they don’t know anything at all about Lantus and the thought that they might be even less helpful quite frankly freaks me out a bit! I’m feeling really down about the whole vet situation as I feel Perlutz is not getting anything from them. Yes, they do blood tests and some check ups, but diabetes wise, I’m on my own... And there’s not many others in town that I could turn to either...

Do you have any suggestions for us? Anything, please :bighug:

EDIT: I’ve had a look on the SS notes and I’ve introduced the new food from Nature’s Menu after 2 days that he was in high numbers already while on a low dose, trying to get 2 shootable numbers. In theory, it’s a low carb, good quality food that shouldn’t affect the numbers so badly but do you think maybe it could be the culprit? I have another large order of it on the way as Perlutz seems to really like it and I struggle to find something else he enjoys. Currently, he only eats NM, 2 fish flavours from Applaws and 2 chicken/lamb from Applaws that are unfortunately not complete foods so can only give them ever so often, either mixed with the others or as a snack.
 
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First of all welcome back. Hope you enjoyed your trip despite worrying about Perlutz.

Looks like Perlutz is a bit stuck at this point in time. Not familiar with Nature'sMenu food but have to wonder if that has anything to do with the higher BG. It looks like you introduced that food not long before your departure and Perlutz's numbers have definitely been worse seemingly in that time frame. Not making a judgment but a guess.
It's also possible that Perlutz was not eating the same while you were gone. Nothing BF would have picked up on but these furry creatures can be affected by our absences. I think you might be looking at some glucose toxicity. Kitty gets stuck and all you can do increase insulin dose until the numbers start falling. You've been very methodical about increases so I'd just keep increasing every 4 to 6 cycles until numbers start falling again.
The other thing I wonder about is whether there could be any dental issue which have a nasty habit of sending our kitties into higher numbers. When is the last time Perlutz had his teeth looked at?
I'm tagging @Djamila to see if she has any words of wisdom to share as she is definitely more experienced than me with ProZinc.
 
We did wonder about the NM food a while ago, see a few posts up, and thought then that the ingredients were unlikely to spike bg to the extent you're seeing at the moment:

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Chicken (75%), Chicken Heart (21%), Raspberry (1%), Cranberry (1%), Spirulina (0.5%), Catnip (0.01%), Yucca Extract, Green Tea Extract, Grape Seed Extract, Rosemary Extract
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but then you never know. It may be worth eliminating this food for a couple of days and see if it makes any difference - I'm sure you'd say that anything is worth a try.

If you're left with only the Applaws complementary foods, don't worry, just add some of the Felini supplement to make them complete foods. It's useful to have some of this on standby anyway.

And Linda's right - there could be a re-emergence of the recent dental issues. Can you have a look in his mouth to see if there's any inflammation?
 
PS ref the vet situation. Have you thought about calling in a mobile vet? There are a few around these days - another member here who lives near me in Surrey used The Cat Doctor recently and can't speak highly enough of them. You could Google some in your area and make contact and ask what experience they have of treating FD, explain a little of Perlutz's situation and see what their response is? Mobile vets are, not surprisingly, more expensive, but maybe even a one-off consultation might give you something else to go on, if you find a good one. I think that would be my next move, if I were in your shoes. Maybe see what any food change does over the weekend and think about this then?
 
Hi Linda :bighug:

I asked the vet to have a good look at his teeth at the last vet visit at the beginning of July. There was a little bit of redness but he wasn’t concerned and didn’t recommend anything. His last dental was done on May 22nd. I did try to check his teeth the last few days, haven’t managed a good look everywhere but couldn’t see any redness.

I guess I can try to withhold Nature’s Menu for few days and see if that will make a difference although I have no idea for how long would a food still have some effect on his body.
 
Hi Diana :bighug:

You’re right, I’m back to everything’s worth a try :blackeye: I know it’s unlikely it will make a difference, but I will try to withhold NM for few days and see what happens.

As for Applaws, there’s 2 flavours that are complete foods, it’s just that they’re both fish flavoured and I’m worried about mercury poisoning, thiamine deficiency :facepalm: But I’ll go on and order some Felini to add to the complementary ones, thanks for the tip!

It never occurred to me to look for a mobile vet to be honest. I guess I was somewhat skeptical they will be any good? I’ll look today and see what’s available in Berkshire.
 
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http://www.thecatvet.co.uk/

Have a look at this, Georgiana... may be slightly outside your area but not much, and it looks as if the people who run it are real cat people who really care, so you could think about contacting them...?
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I ran across this at the beginning of the diabetes and unfortunately they are not taking any new patients :( The website still states 2018 so I'm not sure if they're even trading anymore? We did try to call them few times back in January/February but never got an answer. I'll have a look for some others and might try giving them another call too.
 
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I ran across this at the beginning of the diabetes and unfortunately they are not taking any new patients :( The website still states 2018 so I'm not sure if they're even trading anymore? We did try to call them few times back in January/February but never got an answer. I'll have a look for some others and might try giving them another call too.
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Oh that's a shame, they look very good! Try calling again, or send a message and ask if they can recommend any other similar services in the area? Good luck!
 
Hi there! Saw the tag so just popping in:
1. I would try changing the food first. If that's the culprit, you should start to see a change within a couple of days. My hunch though is that this isn't the problem (unless it's super high in carbs which seems unlikely given the ingredients). However, since this is an easy "fix" I would try it first. If after three days there is no change at all, you can reintroduce it.

2. Other health problem: this one is certainly an option. Any sort of inflammation or infection can cause numbers like this, so redness in the gums, even if not severe could be an issue - doesn't seem super likely though since the most recent dental was only a few months ago. Were there any extractions at that time? It's always possible that a tooth fragment was left behind and could be the culprit. That would be very difficult to see from a visual inspection and may need an x-ray. Could also be a UTI, ear infection, arthritis, or any number of things. These are a concern as inflammation/infection can lead to DKA, so make sure you're checking for ketones regularly until this gets resolved.

3. Emotional health: being gone can definitely impact a cat's health. That should resolve in a couple of days upon return though, so if you've been back for a few days already, this one seems unlikely.

4. Glucose toxicity: definitely a possibility. And even if it's not this directly right now, increasing the dose is the next obvious step anyhow. And keep going with the increases until you see some movement in the numbers (making sure to getting back to those mid-cycle tests again so we can be sure there aren't any sneaky lows hiding in there anywhere).

5. Bad match with the insulin: this one is also a possibility. Looking through your entire spreadsheet, I'm not convinced that prozinc is the right insulin for Perlutz. It looks like you switched back in February, which is six months now, and I'm not seeing that at any point you really had a good pattern with it. There are cycles when you had lower numbers, but they were bouncy lows, not consistent curves. It may be that a longer acting insulin will be a better match, so when you talk to your vet about any other possible health issues, I think I would also raise the question of making yet another insulin switch and see if s/he is willing to consider it.
 
Djamila said:
Hi there! Saw the tag so just popping in:
1. I would try changing the food first. If that's the culprit, you should start to see a change within a couple of days. My hunch though is that this isn't the problem (unless it's super high in carbs which seems unlikely given the ingredients). However, since this is an easy "fix" I would try it first. If after three days there is no change at all, you can reintroduce it. .
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I will try it although I too don't think it's what's causing all this.

Djamila said:
2. Other health problem: this one is certainly an option. Any sort of inflammation or infection can cause numbers like this, so redness in the gums, even if not severe could be an issue - doesn't seem super likely though since the most recent dental was only a few months ago. Were there any extractions at that time? It's always possible that a tooth fragment was left behind and could be the culprit. That would be very difficult to see from a visual inspection and may need an x-ray. Could also be a UTI, ear infection, arthritis, or any number of things. These are a concern as inflammation/infection can lead to DKA, so make sure you're checking for ketones regularly until this gets resolved.
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He has had 3 extractions back in May. I bought PetSmile toothpaste for him but he won't touch it :mad: I'm about to order another one with a brush that I've seen recommended here but can't remember the name. Hopefully it will help maintain the dental results for longer.

He seems to be using the litter box as usual, he does wee a lot because of the diabetes but he doesn't seem to struggle, thankfully. There doesn't seem to be something in particular that bothers him but they're good at hiding these things so...

Djamila said:
3. Emotional health: being gone can definitely impact a cat's health. That should resolve in a couple of days upon return though, so if you've been back for a few days already, this one seems unlikely.
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It's been nearly a week but I haven't been forgiven yet :arghh: He is normally over it in a day or two, never took so long. He even started sleeping under the dining table since I got back and sometimes runs away from me! He's happy to cuddle, be brushed etc but sometimes just runs if I walk towards him, try to pick him up for testing etc. :(

Djamila said:
4. Glucose toxicity: definitely a possibility. And even if it's not this directly right now, increasing the dose is the next obvious step anyhow. And keep going with the increases until you see some movement in the numbers (making sure to getting back to those mid-cycle tests again so we can be sure there aren't any sneaky lows hiding in there anywhere).
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I'll keep increasing and I'm hoping he will be back to not being bothered by testing.

Djamila said:
5. Bad match with the insulin: this one is also a possibility. Looking through your entire spreadsheet, I'm not convinced that prozinc is the right insulin for Perlutz. It looks like you switched back in February, which is six months now, and I'm not seeing that at any point you really had a good pattern with it. There are cycles when you had lower numbers, but they were bouncy lows, not consistent curves. It may be that a longer acting insulin will be a better match, so when you talk to your vet about any other possible health issues, I think I would also raise the question of making yet another insulin switch and see if s/he is willing to consider it.
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I will discuss Lantus at the next appointment :cat:
 
The cat gods gave me a yellow PMPS tonight! :woot: Stopping Nature’s Menu didn’t seem to make a difference so I've reintroduced it yesterday and got this lovely yellow today.

I still gave him the same dose though, 2.75 so I’ll keep an eye on him tonight. I’m thinking to test him twice before bed time to have an idea how fast/slow bg is dropping and take it from there whether I need to stay up or not.
 
Georgiana & Perlutz said:
The cat gods gave me a yellow PMPS tonight! :woot: Stopping Nature’s Menu didn’t seem to make a difference so I've reintroduced it yesterday and got this lovely yellow today.

I still gave him the same dose though, 2.75 so I’ll keep an eye on him tonight. I’m thinking to test him twice before bed time to have an idea how fast/slow bg is dropping and take it from there whether I need to stay up or not.
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Yay for yellow! Maybe he's finally forgiven you for going away! Keep going, Georgiana - let's hope that this signals the start of a better phase :)
 
Diana&Tom said:
Yay for yellow! Maybe he's finally forgiven you for going away! Keep going, Georgiana - let's hope that this signals the start of a better phase :)
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He has finally forgiven me on Saturday, a week later:eek: He came to sleep with us at night and then finally stopped being so wary of me :cat:

In other good news, his hunger seems to be slightly less ravenous and he even leaves few bits in the bowl sometimes.
 
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He has finally forgiven me on Saturday, a week later:eek: He came to sleep with us at night and then finally stopped being so wary of me :cat:

In other good news, his hunger seems to be slightly less ravenous and he even leaves few bits in the bowl sometimes.
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Lovely! This is looking good. These l'il babies are sensitive little souls so it could just be that it was your absence that triggered those nasty reds and blacks. He's got you under the thumb that's for sure lol!
 
You're definitely getting some better numbers now albeit not consistently. Sometimes they just get stuck in higher numbers (glucose toxicity) and all you can do is increase dose until the numbers finally start coming down and then the dose starts dropping again. Looks like you're starting to get closer to a break through.

One thing you could try is keeping food in the earlier half of the cycle. I noticed you've fed Perlutz around +9 on some occasions and while his numbers aren't consistent on days with the later meals, meal times can have an effect on how the cycles play out. Is it possible to perhaps try feeding those snacks between +3 and +6/7? Sometimes changing feeding times can change the way the insulin is utilized.
 
I’ve been testing new feeding times the past few days, trying to keep him from feeling too hungry. He isn’t as desperate for food all the time, but he goes and waits by the bowls a lot and would like a little more than he is getting. But I can go back to +3 and +7, those were more or less his feeding times before.

Apart from these pesky numbers, he seems fine. I’ve been completely forgiven for going away (phew!) and he’s back to his cuddly self (so enjoying this).

Haven’t seen the vet yet but I think we will go next weekend. I want her to have a good look at his teeth, he won’t let me do it.

I’m really hoping we can get past this glucose toxicity again!
 
Sometimes you just have to play with feeding times. Every cat is different. If you are home to accommodate his hunger during the day, maybe keeping track of when he seems to want food most will provide some clue as to what times to try.
Glad he finally decided to forgive you for leaving without him!
Tooth issues can definitely have an effect on BG so getting that checked is a great idea.
 
Here’s the little food thief eyeing something on my plate :joyful:

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MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Sometimes you just have to play with feeding times. Every cat is different. If you are home to accommodate his hunger during the day, maybe keeping track of when he seems to want food most will provide some clue as to what times to try.
Glad he finally decided to forgive you for leaving without him!
Tooth issues can definitely have an effect on BG so getting that checked is a great idea.
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He would like food every 1-2 hours to be honest... I’m away all day but I set the autofeeder during the day. From watching him on the camera, he does seem to get hungry at +5/+6 and +8/+9. He’s not too bothered in the morning, once I’m out the door, he moves around for 10min then goes to sleep until meal time.
 
He is adorable. Those eyes look like they're pleading for some of what you've got. :)
So given when he gets hungry perhaps moving the food times back just a half hour or an hour to get him used to when the food magically appears. He might learn to get it while the gettin's good!
 
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I don't have any suggestions I'm afraid, Georgiana, but keep smiling - Perlutz is happy and playful, and that's the main thing. It's so much harder to see our babies in pain and distress.
Good idea to ask the vet to look in his mouth again - it could just be that something wasn't completely sorted out there a few months ago and that is contributing to the high bgs.
Rooting for you, as usual!
 
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He is adorable. Those eyes look like they're pleading for some of what you've got. :)
So given when he gets hungry perhaps moving the food times back just a half hour or an hour to get him used to when the food magically appears. He might learn to get it while the gettin's good!
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I fed him at +2.5/+3 and at +7 today and will keep it for few days at least. He has been sleeping most afternoon but got up 10 min ago and as he was passing by he sniffed the autofeeder but then moved on. I think he is sleeping again :smuggrin: but he's in a blind spot and can't see him :smuggrin:
 
I just shot 3.25 on a yellow 12.3 :nailbiting:

We’ve had some interesting last few cycles, looks like we could be breaking through the toxicity again. On the 25th he surprised us with a blue 9.2 and we ended up not shooting at his usual time since he didn’t seem to be eating all but then later he had whatever food was left and went all the way up to 27.4 :eek: so we shot 1.5 hours later than usual and adjusted the times a bit the next shots (luckily we had a bank holiday in UK the next day). I think I’ll test him again at +2 and +4 before bedtime and see if I need to stay up or at wake up during the night for some more tests. Although I wouldn’t be too surprised if he bounces again...

In other news, boyfriend dropped the insulin vial yesterday :facepalm: luckily it didn’t break and it looks normal still but we’re a bit paranoid now since it took quite the tumble and we’re not even supposed to shake it at all... I ordered a new vial just in case anyways and we should be able to pick it up tomorrow. I don’t think the boyfriend is winning himself any fans here with his little mishaps :joyful:

We booked an appointment with a different vet in the practice for the 7th. She’s their dental expert so I’m hoping she’ll have a proper look at his teeth and discuss Lantus. I’m hoping for a quiet Friday at work this week:rolleyes: and hopefully I can prepare a bit for this chat :bookworm: I think there’s serious persuasion needed:facepalm:
 
Been wondering how you're doing Georgiana so thanks for the update. L'il Perlutz is certainly keeping you guessing, isn't he. It's a shame that there isn't an obvious pattern to his occasional drops into better numbers - if you could identify when they are likely to happen it would be interesting to analyse why they're happening. Knowledge is power and all that.

So 3.25u on 12.3, hmmm. You'd imagine he'd be rising at shot time so this could be a very good call - let's hope so. In any case you have an excellent all-round knowledge of FD now and what to do in any situation, so I know P is in good hands.

Can't remember any other misdemeanours by the BF so we'll still think he's an ok kind of guy!

And good news about the appt next week with the dental expert vet. If there's an unresolved issue she should be able to spot it, if not she may not want you to leave the surgery without some kind of possible progress so maybe she will be amenable to Lantus. There's absolutely no denying the evidence of your data which does suggest that something needs to change after all this time.

Good luck tonight! Hope you're about to enter a better phase again :)
 
I know, I’ve been bad posting updates lately :( But there wasn’t much to say, constant reds and occasional blacks :banghead: My office has been under refurb the last few months and I’m part of the Facilities team in charge of it so work has been hectic and I came home physically and mentally tired :D

I’ll post an update in about half an hour when I test Perlutz:bighug:
 
Looks like you are getting a bit of a breakthrough and I think you did exactly the right thing dropping the dose tonight to 3.25u. I'd stick with 3.25u now as long as pre-shot I high enough for insulin. You've been shuffling between 3 and 3.5u on different cycles recently due to numbers being lower at PMPS and it's far better to find a dose you can shoot consistently. You don't need to reduce the dose jut because get a pink pre-shot instead of a red. Both are high enough to shoot a full dose. Even tonight, BG is high enough you shouldn't have an issues but they can surprise us and you have a plan. for testing to be sure. :)

I doubt one drop of the vial would spoil your insulin. Just keep an eye on it for any little white floaties. Might be an idea to wrap the vial in some bubble wrap, rubber shelf liner material or put it into an old prescription container with some padding around it to prevent breakage if clumsy hands should prevail! :woot:

Hopefully the vet will be on board with a switch to Lantus but with her being dental specialist, she may not be willing to make that call. Specialists here tend not to want to cross the borders into other specialist's territory.:rolleyes:
 
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I know, I’ve been bad posting updates lately :( But there wasn’t much to say, constant reds and occasional blacks :banghead: My office has been under refurb the last few months and I’m part of the Facilities team in charge of it so work has been hectic and I came home physically and mentally tired :D

I’ll post an update in about half an hour when I test Perlutz:bighug:
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That's ok Georgiana, there's no pressure or expectation to post any more than you can or want to! And there's no point posting when there's nothing to say, it's true. Hope you're managing to get some R&R in as well as all the other stuff going on...
 
Hi Linda :)

Yes, I’ve been shuffling a bit between 3.25 and 3.5. After the blue PMPS, I lowered to 3.25 despite the pink because I was worried 3.5 might end up in a non shootable number, like we’ve had before, and when it didn’t go low, I went back to 3.5 as I was scared if I don’t, we might lose the momentum to break through the toxicity. The anguish these numbers bring sometimes :p

The vial slipped between his fingers just as he was about to withdraw it in the syringe. We have the new vial on its way, just in case. I hate to be wasteful like that, especially now when we’re going through a phase where we’re trying to stop waste, be even more careful with plastic use, I’m swapping more and more of the brands we use for cruelty free etc but better safe than sorry with this one :cat:
 
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