? 3/11Nova:AMPS tested 2x 133/169---Full shoot after .5 hr stall; +2: 482/508 hovering in the 400s

LindyNova

LindyNova

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Title says it all---she is coming off of a no-shot 3/9pm and a bounce 2 days before.....

She brought me her ball @ 4:00am--feeling good!

stalling a bit....will test again soon

Last no-shoot she went too high for my liking--thinking of a token dose @ half the amount. OR....since I shot @ 170-ish before...give the full dose? I can be home to test.

She is not making this easy on me---her body must be like....whoa!

@ 196 1/2 hour later than last test---moving forward with full dose @ 2.5

Tested 2x at +2 from stall...wowser! 502/482..What the heck might be going on?
 
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I know I'm not supposed to post twice in one day, and I do not know how to merge. I just don't know what to make of her high numbers today!
 
I merged your threads.

What I believe is going on is that Nova's numbers were lower than what you anticipated last night and into AMPS this morning. Given the blues (and possibly greens last night), you're seeing a bounce this cycle. Nova isn't used to those numbers and her liver and pancreas "panicked" and dumped a stored form of glucose along with counterregulatory hormones into Nova's blood stream. Hence, the high numbers.
 
she has been bouncing since the 6th (and possibly since the 3rd)...when does it clear? Poor Nova....it's like her body is fighting the help....I am ---so sad--and feel so helpless:(:(:(
 
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Don’t be sad. She is doing what a lot of cats do when they see lower numbers than they have been used to. It’s normal for a lot of cats to bounce, especially in the early part of the journey. Her body has to get used to the lower numbers again and that takes time. She’s not fighting the help.
Bouncing can be frustrating but all you can do is wait it out.
 
Bron and Sheba (GA) said:
Don’t be sad. She is doing what a lot of cats do when they see lower numbers than they have been used to. It’s normal for a lot of cats to bounce, especially in the early part of the journey. Her body has to get used to the lower numbers again and that takes time. She’s not fighting the help.
Bouncing can be frustrating but all you can do is wait it out.
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I know.......I am getting a LOT of opposition on the home front. Hubs is sick of it....me taking time to do all the tests and injections and check the MB...logging the #s....etc. It is taking a lot of my energy & time (away from watching TV with him apparently), and kind of interfering with my work....(even tho I can work form home on occasion & my boss doesn't mind) We are stuck. I can't stop tearing up at the position I'm put in. I can't not help my Nova.....I can't take the snide comments and silent treatments on the homefront either.I wouldn't be able to forgive myself or him if I let her treatment slide.

Life as we know it is on hold because we can't go anywhere without checking the time...and leaving for the weekend or vacation is out of the question....

I feel like I have to make a choice...and right at this moment, I would choose Nova.

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LindyNova said:
I know.......I am getting a LOT of opposition on the home front. Hubs is sick of it....me taking time to do all the tests and injections and check the MB...logging the #s....etc. It is taking a lot of my energy & time (away from watching TV with him apparently), and kind of interfering with my work....(even tho I can work form home on occasion & my boss doesn't mind) We are stuck. I can't stop tearing up at the position I'm put in. I can't not help my Nova.....I can't take the snide comments and silent treatments on the homefront either.

Life as we know it is on hold because we can't go anywhere without checking the time...and leaving for the weekend or vacation is out of the question....

:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
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I do understand. It can be very hard if you are not getting support at home.:bighug::bighug::bighug:
Hopefully things will settle down once you and Nova are more into a routine.
Of course you can't not help Nova......
Can you try and do something special with hubby each day to help placate him?
Totally understandable that you are tearing up.
Is it possible for you to say......'this is how it is..I can't change the diagnosis......I have to test and give the insulin but I will try and spend as much time with you as possible but it is much harder and stressful for me if I am getting your disapproval all the time'.
If you involved him in the care, do you think that would help, or would that not work at all?
 
Bron and Sheba (GA) said:
I do understand. It can be very hard if you are not getting support at home.:bighug::bighug::bighug:
Hopefully things will settle down once you and Nova are more into a routine.
Of course you can't not help Nova......
Can you try and do something special with hubby each day to help placate him?
Totally understandable that you are tearing up.
Is it possible for you to say......'this is how it is..I can't change the diagnosis......I have to test and give the insulin but I will try and spend as much time with you as possible but it is much harder and stressful for me if I am getting your disapproval all the time'.
If you involved him in the care, do you think that would help, or would that not work at all?
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I tried...he holds her in place when I need it (I insisted because the Noves can be a bit growly & twisty in the am, but other than that he refused to learn to test or give injections, or even listen to what I've learned. It's so hard, but I will give your suggestion a try. Thank you.

You know...people I mention her dx to, can't believe that I'm giving injections & testing...natural order and all that bul___.....you're a better person than me, yada yada. I just can't believe they'd even think to not treat a part of the family!!! Even if it is "just a cat".

We treated out Iguana and had surgery to remove a growth! What is the problem here!?!
 
I think we have all had friends and acquaintances ridicule our decision to treat a diabetic cat.
Take no notice of them!!
One of my best friends thought I was crazy to be doing it. I just feel sorry for them that they can't feel love for an animal in such a way they would put themselves out for that animal. I just stopped discussing Sheba with them totally.
I even went so far as to say a couple of times to people 'I don't tell you how to live your life so please don't tell me how to live mine'
In my book, animal lovers are far nicer, better people than people who aren't.

I think the secret with hubby is maybe try very very slowly to get him involved. Just maybe get him to feed Nova while you go shopping, or ask his opinion on something. It will be slow and probably hard, but if you can somehow get him involved that may help.

Any time things get tough, we are here to support you.
 
Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
I merged your threads.

What I believe is going on is that Nova's numbers were lower than what you anticipated last night and into AMPS this morning. Given the blues (and possibly greens last night), you're seeing a bounce this cycle. Nova isn't used to those numbers and her liver and pancreas "panicked" and dumped a stored form of glucose along with counterregulatory hormones into Nova's blood stream. Hence, the high numbers.
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@Sienne and Gabby (GA) I knew 2 posts would catch your eye. Thanks for the explanation. When does a bounce usually settle down/even out?
 
Typically, a bounce can last 3 days/6 cycles. As a cat gets more accustomed to being in lower/normal numbers, the length of a bounce may become shorter or stop. However, not all cats read the rule book. Some never stop bouncing and just want to drive their caregiver crazy.
 
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