3/30 Oliver PMPS=116,131+1,96+2,65+ 3,72+4,

Bandit's Mom said:
Test in half an hour. This early in the cycle, he may need higher carbs.

What is your MC%?


Did you manage to keep him surfing with MC on 3/28?
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His food is 13%, and yes, this is the same food that kept him level on the 28th. I gave it to him a few times that day. Including early in the am when we didn’t get any kind of a food bump. His 2.5 test went up considerably.
 
Ollie continues to stay low. Have given 3 more heaping teaspoon at +5. Will have hubs continue the mc each hour while I am gone, which unfortunately, wont be until just about PMPS time.
 
tiffmaxee said:
No. She’s using a human meter and following TR so reductions are earned by falling under 50.
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Yep, I realize 50 is the “official” number and Oliver technically hit 51 and 55 respectfully, but I have to ask ... could this not at least be considered justification for a reduction given the entire set of circumstances? And I ask this respectfully, so please everyone take it that way.

Logic behind my question:
* 51 is basically a 49, or 41, or 56, or 61 based on meter variance, but nearly half of those numbers lie below the official break point for reducing. A second test might have indeed given a number in the 40s.
* Oliver is capable of large swings, so there’s not much cushion at the lower numbers
* He has a history of seizures at low numbers
* He’s had to be propped up with MC food just to stay above 50 recently. Had the MC been withheld for 15 minutes, or had another BG test been taken 5 minutes later, his BG might have been below the 50 threshold
* it’s possible that he’s dropped beneath 50 and not been caught

You can play the numbers or the “what if” game with any cat and analyze yourself into paralysis. That’s not what I’m trying to do here. I used to shoot Chip at low numbers and the data allowed me to do that. Charlie was another story and had crazy swings on small doses, so I had to tweak the rules a little more with him to keep him safe. Neither is an exact match to Oliver, but the real-life experience and differences of my crew did make me mindful that every cat really is different and that those details can affect decisions.

Oliver has had a string of nice green numbers and I’m not suggesting making changes that will risk losing that progress. My musings are based on whether, in his particular case, it makes sense to err on the side of caution and decrease the dose ... or maybe use a slightly higher number for reductions.

Just food for thought. I continue to learn even after all these years. :)
 
If you don’t see the drop it doesn’t count is usually what we say. I’m wondering like Wendy if any more tests were done. I’m thinking the ss was just not updated but let’s see.
 
Oliver is spending a lot of time in "Hi" numbers - I'd really like him to become more comfy in normal numbers, so the bouncing would reduce. Cats that actually earn their reduction have a better chance of holding them.

Oliver's seizure was at 3.0 units, not 2.25 units and was two months ago.

So Shelley - interesting PMPS on the spreadsheet!
 
tiffmaxee said:
If you don’t see the drop it doesn’t count is usually what we say. I’m wondering like Wendy if any more tests were done. I’m thinking the ss was just not updated but let’s see.
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tiffmaxee said:
If you don’t see the drop it doesn’t count is usually what we say. I’m wondering like Wendy if any more tests were done. I’m thinking the ss was just not updated but let’s see.
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I was not home to do tests this afternoon so you are seeing them all on the SS. My husband doesn’t test. He is in charge of feeding and cat boxes. ;)
Shelley
 
Test again about 20 minutes after the food. Next time you see a low number at preshot - do not feed. Now we won't know whether his number is shootable unless he shoots up a lot. If you can afford to delay PS, one option is a longer delay.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Test again about 20 minutes after the food. Next time you see a low number at preshot - do not feed. Now we won't know whether his number is shootable unless he shoots up a lot. If you can afford to delay PS, one option is a longer delay.
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Ok I will test him again in a few more minutes. I Will remember not to feed with a low PMPS Thank you-
 
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Wendy&Neko said:
Test again about 20 minutes after the food. Next time you see a low number at preshot - do not feed. Now we won't know whether his number is shootable unless he shoots up a lot. If you can afford to delay PS, one option is a longer delay.
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20 minutes after he ate a tsp of mc Oliver is 89
 
How about another 20 minutes wait and test - no more food, provided you can shoot later tomorrow. I wanted to see if he's coming up on his own, or because of the MC.
 
Looks like he's up from a food bump. How are you feeling from your dental today Shelley? What you do tonight also depends on how you are feeling. It could be a long night. Or he could bounce, hard to tell at this point.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Looks like he's up from a food bump. How are you feeling from your dental today Shelley? What you do tonight also depends on how you are feeling. It could be a long night. Or he could bounce, hard to tell at this point.
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I am ok after the dentist. It was pretty routine. What do you have in mind?
 
I'd try another test 20 after the last one to see if he's rising. Because you fed, we don't know if he's safe to shoot without the carb influence. If he goes up again, we know he's going up on his own.
 
Shelley, could please you add his date of DX and what you are feeding him (LC canned?) to your Signature? Thanks! :-)
 
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