ADVICE PLEASE BG 72 @ +6

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Hi Olivia,

Little Bit is currently at a safe number but I'd suggest feeding a couple of teaspoons of his normal food now and test again in 20 minutes to make sure he doesn't drop further (hypo threshold on Alphatrak is 68). If he has drifted down by then you can give the medium carb at that point.


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Critter Mom said:
Hi Olivia,

Little Bit is currently at a safe number but I'd suggest feeding a couple of teaspoons of his normal food now and test again in 20 minutes to make sure he doesn't drop further (hypo threshold on Alphatrak is 68). If he has drifted down by then you can give the medium carb at that point.


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Thank you. He’s eating FF liver & chicken pate now.
 
Hmm, still surfing in those nice (but on the edge!) numbers. You can give him another little snack, test again in 30mins or an hour. It's late in the cycle, but I'm not familiar enough with Prozinc to know how likely it is that he's already past nadir, and I can't really tell from his spreadsheet. I'd like to see him start his move upwards before fully relaxing.

You can take the 911 off the title now-- you can always put it back on "fresh" if he dips down low.
 
Nan & Amber (GA) said:
Hmm, still surfing in those nice (but on the edge!) numbers. You can give him another little snack, test again in 30mins or an hour. It's late in the cycle, but I'm not familiar enough with Prozinc to know how likely it is that he's already past nadir, and I can't really tell from his spreadsheet. I'd like to see him start his move upwards before fully relaxing.

You can take the 911 off the title now-- you can always put it back on "fresh" if he dips down low.
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Hoping he won’t go lower! :nailbiting: So regular food again for snack?
 
How could you now that he'd pick today for his first dip into low numbers??? Besides, as far as he's concerned, it's been a great day, what with all the extra snacks and all. The only downside is that you didn't catch a number low enough to warrant gravy-- he'll plan things better next time!

Little Bit’s Mom said:
Will I need to drop his dose back down by .25 this evening? Since it was just increased this morning.
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I don't think so, but wait for @Panic for dose recommendations. My reading of the MPM is that you don't reduce until you actually see a number under 68, but there may be some wiggle room in that (I am not familiar enough with the on-the-ground applications of the Prozinc dosing methods to know).
 
Haha thank you for the chuckle! I needed that. He has enjoyed the extra snacks and he would be super upset to know he missed gravy by 4 points! Lol.
Sounds great—I will wait for @Panic to chime in before dosing him tonight.
I have 5 Alphatrak strips left, and then will have to use the Relion meter that I just bought. I do have more Alphatrak strips ordered, but I’ll have to use the other meter soon.
 
Well that little booger! :p Technically no reduction earned but since we don't know if he dropped lower earlier and we were so close to 68 you could probably reduce or maintain. That would be off the books though I guess. :rolleyes:
 
Panic said:
Well that little booger! :p Technically no reduction earned but since we don't know if he dropped lower earlier and we were so close to 68 you could probably reduce or maintain. That would be off the books though I guess. :rolleyes:
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I know! Look at him! What a stinker. Caught me completely off guard. Would you suggest reducing back down to 3.25 or maintaining?
 
Critter Mom said:
I don't know about Prozinc protocol but I do know about fatigue. I suggest considering how long you'd be able to stay awake to test tonight if Little Bit dipped down into the same range in your dosing deliberations. :)


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I was thinking about staying up testing all night, as well. I think I’d be more comfortable dropping back down to 3.25 if it is safe; if not, I’ll gladly stay up with my sweet boy.
 
Nan & Amber (GA) said:
Well, he's in the safe zone at least! Surfing along nicely today, isn't he?

I'll go and run my errands and check back in a bit, but I think he's in a good spot right now.
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Yes he is and I am so very thankful for you and everyone else for helping us! I wish I could send all of your flowers or cookies or something with our immense gratitude! I am hoping this means we finally turned a corner and he is regulating. Enjoy your errand-running! Had to make a grocery trip today myself—needed fancy feast, of course. I think I need to buy some stock in it.
 
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@Panic -

If you're still online, Elizabeth, could you comment on this for Olivia, please? Don't have the know-how to help on the Prozinc dosing side of things.


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There is nothing wrong with reducing back to be on the safe side, but I will say these were the first greens to date (hey! CONGRATS) and I would be hesitant to shy away from a dose finally making a difference.

HOWEVER this could also be the breaking of glucose toxicity if he did in fact have it, and if that is the case you might find yourself chasing the dose down a few times after this. You could drop back to 3.25u and see if that is the case. We can always go back up in a few days if needed. I would expect a bounce this evening.
 
Little Bit’s Mom said:
This stupid relion meter keeps giving me an error code when I try to use it to compare! Any learning curve I shoild be aware of?
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Are you getting the E13! error? That means not enough blood. The thing I liked about Alphatrak is it seemed to suck up the blood and turn on as soon as it had enough blood ... ReliOn will occasionally start processing despite having not enough, which ... is difficult haha. I think even after a year of testing I was still wasting a couple strips each week to E13! errors. Mainly I think it's just becoming familiar with eyeballing that blood droplet and being able to tell if it's going to be enough or not. You can always do two quick pokes next to each other to form a bigger drop as well.
 
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Are you getting the E13! error? That means not enough blood. The thing I liked about Alphatrak is it seemed to suck up the blood and turn on as soon as it had enough blood ... ReliOn will occasionally start processing despite having not enough, which ... is difficult haha. I think even after a year of testing I was still wasting a couple strips each week to E13! errors. Mainly I think it's just becoming familiar with eyeballing that blood droplet and being able to tell if it's going to be enough or not. You can always do two quick pokes next to each other to form a bigger drop as well.
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Yes! Dang! I am glad it isn’t just me. I probably had enough blood, but he turned his head and it smeared. Of course.
I do suspect he probably had a glucose toxicity. So, stay at 3.5 or drop back down? I’ll do whatever is best. I just don’t want him to go too low.
 
If it were me I might maintain ... but you want to factor in whether you want to potentially pull an all-nighter and/or be testing a lot tomorrow (if you stay on 3.5u and it turns out he DID need a reduction). Totally up to you, I think you have good reason to both reduce or maintain. We can always increase again in a day or two.
 
Panic said:
If it were me I might maintain ... but you want to factor in whether you want to potentially pull an all-nighter and/or be testing a lot tomorrow (if you stay on 3.5u and it turns out he DID need a reduction). Totally up to you, I think you have good reason to both reduce or maintain. We can always increase again in a day or two.
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Ok, I think I’ll err on the side of caution and see what 3.25 does for him after this large dip today.
 
Panic said:
If it were me I might maintain ... but you want to factor in whether you want to potentially pull an all-nighter and/or be testing a lot tomorrow (if you stay on 3.5u and it turns out he DID need a reduction). Totally up to you, I think you have good reason to both reduce or maintain. We can always increase again in a day or two.
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Will you be on in the next 20 minutes when I get his PMPS? Just in case
 
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