01/18 Charlie AMPS 59

Tammy Campbell Gallant

Tammy Campbell Gallant

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Charlie's AMPS is 59. I can't be with him all day, I can pop in to check his sugars and give him his food but will not be able to keep an eye on him all day. I am thinking of skipping his shot (0.1 units) is that the right call?
Thanks
 
Do get the odd test though. How he fares without insulin will be a useful data point to see if he is ready to go OTJ.
 
This is day 3 of this dose. Four more days like this and you move down to a drop dose. In prep for the next dose when you have time count how many drops are in your current dose. Everybody’s is different. :D
 
For starters let’s see how many drops are in the current dose. It might already be really low and you might move to even less. The some dose. First let’s get through the 7 days on this dose. I just wanted to give you time to get prepared and see exactly how many drops in the current dose. Check out @Shiloh567 spreadsheet for an example. She thought she was giving a drop dose but had room to go lower. She had lots of low 100’s which you don’t have. So you may or may not need the drop dose. When a spreadsheet looks like yours it might not be necessary. I’m getting a little ahead of things here but you are sooooo close.
 
tiffmaxee said:
For starters let’s see how many drops are in the current dose. It might already be really low and you might move to even less. The some dose. First let’s get through the 7 days on this dose. I just wanted to give you time to get prepared and see exactly how many drops in the current dose. Check out @Shiloh567 spreadsheet for an example. She thought she was giving a drop dose but had room to go lower. She had lots of low 100’s which you don’t have. So you may or may not need the drop dose. When a spreadsheet looks like yours it might not be necessary. I’m getting a little ahead of things here but you are sooooo close.
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Is there a video on how to measure drops? I did read it and will reread it but if I had a video I might find it easier to follow. :bookworm: I couldn't find one on YouTube.
 
Charlie's PMPS 4.1.

He did so well today. Today was the first day someone has not been home with him the whole time since he was diagnosed. He was probably glad to have some alone time.:joyful:
I am practicing drops with some water, just to get the hang of it. Tomorrow I will count how many drops are in his dose now.
 
Some people do drop doses this way. You push the plunger fully, keep it pressed, insert the needle in the vial/pen and release the plunger. The insulin you get is a drop. Try it out.
I don't know how many drops that would work out compared to your existing 0.10U dose.
 
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