5/13 Celia: Newbie 193 PMPS, 175 (30m later): Dose?

I’m on my phone and can’t enlarge the ss. What did you shoot last? You can shoot the regular dose if you. can monitor.
 
That's ok. While stalling, kept trying to test her again but couldn't get enough blood or kept smearing. Til 40 minutes later, got it & she's at 198, close enough for me. Feeding her now then will shoot. This sounds like it could've been because I shot about an hour late last night (7:30pm EST instead of 6:30p). No?
 
I don’t know if it’s because you shot late last night or nothing. Did you shoot a hour late this morning at your regular tine? Shooting ear,y can sometimes act limevan increase. You will need to manually color the preshot box blue. I was not able to see the bg on my phone but saw black. It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.
 
You need to change that black cell to blue
I definitely agree with Elise
It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.

Also we really don't know what's going on during the night time cycle because you haven't been testing after Celia's PMPS shot
 
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Diane Tyler's Mom said:
You need to change that black cell to blue
I definitely agree with Elise
It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.

Also we really don't know what's going on during the night time cycle because you haven't been testing after Celia's PMPS shot
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Had tried to change it from my phone, just says Fill Color, I select blue, & nowhere to hit Save or anything like that, then nothing changes. Will try again when I get access to a computer again. Also, was I supposed to test daily after PM shot? If so, didn't know this. Thanks
 
Anjee said:
Also, was I supposed to test daily after PM shot? If so, didn't know this. Thanks
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Yes you should test daily after you test her at PMPS to see what his number is
As Elise suggested above
It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.

When following the SLGS method
After 1 week at a given dose perform a 12 hour curve, testing every 2 hours OR perform an 18 hour curve, testing every 3 hours. Note: Random spot checks are often helpful to "fill in the blanks" on kitty's spreadsheet. The goal is to learn how low the current dose is dropping kitty prior to making dose adjustments.

So if you can do this on the day you have off this weekend that would be great

You test her BG first thing in the morning AMPS fill the BG number in
Don't feed her 2 hours before you do this, then test him every 2 hours until you get to his PMPS number and fill that BG number in, then some members can take a look at it and give you some advice on what to do

You can give her some snacks during the day like a teaspoon or 2 of her Friskies Pate, always add some water to her food by the way
@Anjee
 
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tiffmaxee said:
I don’t know if it’s because you shot late last night or nothing. Did you shoot a hour late this morning at your regular tine? Shooting ear,y can sometimes act limevan increase. You will need to manually color the preshot box blue. I was not able to see the bg on my phone but saw black. It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.
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tiffmaxee said:
I don’t know if it’s because you shot late last night or nothing. Did you shoot a hour late this morning at your regular tine? Shooting ear,y can sometimes act limevan increase. You will need to manually color the preshot box blue. I was not able to see the bg on my phone but saw black. It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.
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No, I shot 12h from when I shot (1h late) the night before. Cant get the box to change to blue from my phone, there's nowhere to save it after I select color, although it worked for one of today's tests so maybe because there were 3 tests done there at once (bc BG was too low). I don't know if it's the app or my phone, so will try as soon as I get access to a PC. Didn't know to get +5, &/or +7 tests. Are these daily? Thanks.
 
Anjee said:
And Should they be daily until her dosage changes or no? And I'm doing a curve today, vet had requested to see it a week after starting insulin.
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Yes it should be done daily , then after 7 days when you follow SLGS method they like you to do a curve after 7 days again.

But remember if Celia ever drops under 90 at any time you will reduce the dose by 0.25 units for the next dose
 
Diane Tyler's Mom said:
Yes you should test daily after you test her at PMPS to see what his number is
As Elise suggested above
It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.

When following the SLGS method
After 1 week at a given dose perform a 12 hour curve, testing every 2 hours OR perform an 18 hour curve, testing every 3 hours. Note: Random spot checks are often helpful to "fill in the blanks" on kitty's spreadsheet. The goal is to learn how low the current dose is dropping kitty prior to making dose adjustments.

So if you can do this on the day you have off this weekend that would be great

You test her BG first thing in the morning AMPS fill the BG number in
Don't feed her 2 hours before you do this, then test him every 2 hours until you get to his PMPS number and fill that BG number in, then some members can take a look at it and give you some advice on what to do

You can give her some snacks during the day like a teaspoon or 2 of her Friskies Pate, always add some water to her food by the way
@Anjee
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I will definitely try this when I have a day off & am not biweekly curving, thanks. But don't know how often because don't know how I'll be able to afford so many test strips, already running out fast. And is the AMPS/PMPS limit to shoot for newbies 200+??? And in cases like now when you're stalling before shot, if they don't reach that # & you must leave for work, etc.: What should you do? Thanks
 
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Anjee said:
I will definitely try this when I have a day off & am not biweekly curving, thanks. But don't know how often because don't know how I'll be able to afford so many test strips, already running out fast. And is the AMPS/PMPS limit to shoot for newbies 200+??? And in cases like now when you're stalling before shot, if they don't reach that # & you must leave for work, etc.: What should you do? Thanks
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Yes if it's under 200 we suggest for newbies to not shoot, plus you need to leave for work I see and see you have already stalled , but have to leave and can't monitor
I guess you would need to skip
 
Sometimes stalling leads to a drop in bg because there’s no food. You stall without food to see if on the way up. Since this was your first blue preshot and you can not monitor tge forstbhaof of tge cycle, skipping was a good idea. Feed and start your day. There will be lots of opportunities to shoot lower numbers.
 
Anyone know what the reasons could've been that the #s kept going down??? This has never happened to her before, before a shot. This had to have been the worst AMPS experience we've had yet and might take a while to win her trust back now after 4 AMPS + having to keep her in the laundry room during this because she was ready to flee and hide. Feel like such a bad mom. Just didn't want her to miss her shot.:(:banghead:
 
Actually it’s a nice safe number, just not for a newbie that needs to leave for work. Remember that a cat that’s not diabetic often tests 50-80. Some cats respond quickly to insulin especially along with diet changes. What were you feeding before diagnosis?

When not eating the bg can drop rather than rise. It looks like it was a bounce clearing cycle. Those cycles can carry extra momentum. Bounces are clearing quickly which is a good sign. We really need some night tests to see how low she goes at night.
 
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Diane Tyler's Mom said:
Yes you should test daily after you test her at PMPS to see what his number is
As Elise suggested above
It would be good if you could get a before bed test at night and to see how low the bg is at night once in awhile set an alarm to get a +5-7.

When following the SLGS method
After 1 week at a given dose perform a 12 hour curve, testing every 2 hours OR perform an 18 hour curve, testing every 3 hours. Note: Random spot checks are often helpful to "fill in the blanks" on kitty's spreadsheet. The goal is to learn how low the current dose is dropping kitty prior to making dose adjustments.

So if you can do this on the day you have off this weekend that would be great

You test her BG first thing in the morning AMPS fill the BG number in
Don't feed her 2 hours before you do this, then test him every 2 hours until you get to his PMPS number and fill that BG number in, then some members can take a look at it and give you some advice on what to do

You can give her some snacks during the day like a teaspoon or 2 of her Friskies Pate, always add some water to her food by the way
@Anjee
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Diane Tyler's Mom said:
Yes if it's under 200 we suggest for newbies to not shoot, plus you need to leave for work I see and see you have already stalled , but have to leave and can't monitor
I guess you would need to skip
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Sorry, just seeing this. I was so frantic this morning, I forgot I must've posted something here!
 
tiffmaxee said:
Sometimes stalling leads to a drop in bg because there’s no food. You stall without food to see if on the way up. Since this was your first blue preshot and you can not monitor tge forstbhaof of tge cycle, skipping was a good idea. Feed and start your day. There will be lots of opportunities to shoot lower numbers.
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Whew, thanks. Makes sense .
 
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