11/9 Marley Lantus AMPS 132, +2 102, +4 49, +5 72+5.5 92 PMPS 228, +2 248, +10 175

+4 49. ( `I was a bit late so it was more like +4.5)

As its +4 this is anyway the last part of his daily morning feed.
The HC food I ordered hasn't arrived, but natural lactose free yoghurt seems to raise his BG and I have the slightly higher carb food. Both of which I used a couple of days ago and pulled him back from 33. So with his +4 feed I gave him some yoghurt.

I will test in 20 mins (and feed again)

I guess tonights dose needs to be 2U?
 
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+5 72

I fed him again anyway high carb.

Next test in 20 mins I wont feed HC if result good.

Then I have to wait another 20 and if result good, then he is safe to leave? (I have to go to work)
 
Sorry for the delayed response!

Did get 2.5U this morning or 2.25U? The SS says 2.5U. Typo?

Did he drop to 49 at +4.5 even after hourly feeds at +2, +3 and +4?

Did he have any HC at +4.5? Does the yoghurt have sugar or is it just plain yoghurt? Since he was comfortably over 50 at +5, you didn't need to feed HC. When you say high carb, do you mean the yoghurt?
 
Oh god sorry, I am so bad at filling in the spreadsheet!

Def got 2.25.

I just go on automatic when I fill the spreadsheet and especially in the morning.

But I really get serious, even half asleep when it comes to filling the syringe.

And I HATE 0.25 so I am always dreading that and its always harder, so I couldnt forget that dose.

I will correct it now.
 
What is the high carb/higher carb food you refer to? What is the carb%? And did he get fed that at +4.5 and +5?
 
So...I ordered HC food after the last episode. But it turns out its not that high. But I have some on my next super Markey order that is actually high.

So today I am using what I have in my house. Which is the same I had the other day.

Normally he gets near 0% carbs with his raw diet.

I have his old food which isnt raw that is 5.7%

The other day during the hypo that didnt shift it too much but as soon as I gave him the natural yoghurt it went up.

The natural yoghurt is plain, no sugar and lactose free. By percentage its not high, but I knew from the past that it really raises Marley's BG.

Seemed to work today because he went from 47 to 79 in 15-20 mins with his +4 feed (no carb) plus a dollop of yoghurt.

Yes he got a +1, +2, +3 and +4 which I was with him for as I am trying to train him to notice the sound of the cat feeder and look for the food when he hears it
 
I must go and see him again now and test him/ He is under the bed and wont come out but looking ok, but I'll try again
 
So at +4 he was getting his regular +4 feed. And I also added a dollop of yoghurt. I have had many experiences when I have noticed this yoghurt raises his BG. He loves it and I used to use it as a treat to tempt him but I began to notice it raised his blood glucose. So I stopped giving it to him. But this is why I reached for it the other day when he had his hypo. He came into safe numbers straight after the yoghurt

At +5 I gave him his old food which is 5.7%

Now at 5.5 BG92, I gave him a LC snack but not a feed.

Is that right?
 
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Bandit's Mom said:
Since he was comfortably over 50 at +5, you didn't need to feed HC. When you say high carb, do you mean the yoghurt?
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Some people the other night said that when I have fed the food that raises his BG - in Marley's case yoghurt, I should still test and feed a couple of times past when it seems I need to as the food can cause a spike, but when it wears off the BG can drop again. Maybe I misunderstood their meaning?
 
The yoghurt might work well because even though it’s not high carb, the carbs it does have are natural milk sugars (lactose) rather than slower-digesting grains. So feeding it is probably somewhere between feeding carby cat food and feeding syrup/honey. If he likes it, it’s a good tool to have in your “box”! Just be aware that the lactose will probably burn off a bit faster than grain carbs.
 
Skye & Jackson said:
The yoghurt might work well because even though it’s not high carb, the carbs it does have are natural milk sugars (lactose) rather than slower-digesting grains. So feeding it is probably somewhere between feeding carby cat food and feeding syrup/honey. If he likes it, it’s a good tool to have in your “box”! Just be aware that the lactose will probably burn off a bit faster than grain carbs.
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To add to this good explanation it is why you need to test and make sure the bg stays up without extra carbs for ideally two hours unless it’s clear a bounce is starting.
 
tiffmaxee said:
To add to this good explanation it is why you need to test and make sure the bg stays up without extra carbs for ideally two hours unless it’s clear a bounce is starting.
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So are you saying that going up 42 mg/dl in two hours could just be a spike and then he could drop all the way again quite quickly?
 
Skye & Jackson said:
The yoghurt might work well because even though it’s not high carb, the carbs it does have are natural milk sugars (lactose) rather than slower-digesting grains. So feeding it is probably somewhere between feeding carby cat food and feeding syrup/honey. If he likes it, it’s a good tool to have in your “box”! Just be aware that the lactose will probably burn off a bit faster than grain carbs.
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It's lactose free yoghurt even though its cow dairy. The lactose has been predigested by the lactase enzyme. I guess maybe the sugars are there split into simple molecules?
 
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