5/28 Oscar . Stalling... Need Dosing Help???AMPS 216 PMPS 132

[Christina and Oscar]

Hello,

We are in a rare spot where we are actually in the blue. The last time was only due to a sedative to get him into the vet again.

I'm afraid to give him his 4.5 units. Is there a scale somewhere to show when to not give insulin? I don't want to send his numbers to low. Or do I lower his insulin amount? I've been searching but can't seem to find it.

Thank you,

Christina

 

[Katherine&Ruby]

Hi Christina, I'm going to tag @Christie & Maverick and @Wendy&Neko to help. Since Oscar has a history of DKA, it's best to give him some insulin in the form of a token dose so that he doesn't go too high and allow those ketones to build up but I am unsure of exactly how much.

 

[Katherine&Ruby]

Would you add the question mark to your thread title with the pulldown menu and change your thread title to add "Stalling--need dosing help"? This will signal to others that you need help.

 

[Christie & Maverick]

Christina, if you haven't fed yet, can you please get another test to see if the number is rising? Normally when you get a lower preshot like this, it is a good idea to stall, don't feed and retest in 20 Minutes.

 

[Christina and Oscar]

Christina, if you haven't fed yet, can you please get another test to see if the number is rising? Normally when you get a lower pre-shot like this, it is a good idea to stall, don't feed and retest in 20 Minutes.

Ok. Well he did eat some. I didn't know... I just checked his blood and we are at 116 and I checked his Ketones and it was 0.2 I am now using the Nova Max Plus b/c it checks both.