? 9/20 FLUFFY AMPS-369 +4-579 PMPS-442

Scarlette & Fluffy

Scarlette & Fluffy

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https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/9-19-fluffy-amps-200-2-350.268595/

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I can't win! I didn't remember to get the community dish up and Fluffy got into it. Needless to say it made his numbers higher. :mad::oops::banghead:

As for the post on using food to manipulate BG, I can't seem to wrap my brain around it and I still don't understand what NADIR is.

Am I to understand that feeding Fluff half can wet food in Am at AMPS time should be reduced to ____ and then give him more at +1, +2, +3? But then how much should I feed him at these times?

Typically, Fluff has not been getting dry food except for 2 reasons:
1) accidental if I forget to pick up the community dish
2) if his BG is below 100, then I give him 1 tbsp. of Dr. Elsey's LC dry food as a topper

Dr. Elsey's LC dry food drives Fluff's BG up, therefore, he does not get it unless he absolutely needs it.

I got it down that during AMPS/PMPS that Fluff should abstain from food at least 2 hrs prior to these times, so I adhere to that protocol.\

@Suzanne & Darcy
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Part of that process is getting a feel for basic concepts:
  • Onset - the length of time before insulin reaches the bloodstream & begins lowering blood glucose
  • Peak/Nadir - the lowest point in the cycle
  • Duration - the length of time insulin continues to lower blood glucose
Nadir means when their BG is at it's lowest it could happen at different times but is usually around +6 with lantus
 
Scarlette & Fluffy said:
As for the post on using food to manipulate BG, I can't seem to wrap my brain around it
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I'm not very good at explaining this , When Elise comes on later I think she will be able to explain it to you so you can understand it
@tiffmaxee

Edit Elise if you go back to her post from yesterday I see she posted when she feeds Fluffy and you tried to explain it and gave her the link above feeding the curve
 
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You would divide the same amount of food you feed into three portions. Save a couple teaspoons from breakfast and feed a teaspoon or two at +2 and +3.

Dry food sticks with them longer so if high carbs are needed better to give some hc wet or add a few drops of honey or syrup to the lc. If that doesn’t work then do as you have been.

Fluffy and I have the love of carbs in common.
 
OMG!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT TO GIVE FLUFF A SHOT THIS MORNING.. I'M AT WORK FOR A 10HR SHIFT....WHAT DO I DO???? :mad::(:(

His BG is 579 right now! Do I completely skip until tonight or shoot now? NM

I gotta skip till tonight....if I shoot now @ 1:49pm I will need to stay up to do it @ 1:49 am and so on for days staying up real late I cannot do that. I need my rest or I'll be more tired and more forgetful! That's counter-productive. Question is, at what time do I give him his PMPS shot? Regular time?

@Suzanne & Darcy
@tiffmaxee
@Bandit's Mom
@Diane Tyler's Mom
@Wendy&Neko
@Chris & China (GA)
@Bron and Sheba (GA)
 
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