Oreo'smom
Member Since 2023
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...170-4-123-6-123-8-261-10-313-pmps-333.283116/
Been a few days since I posted. Oreo has been doing well.
Been a few days since I posted. Oreo has been doing well.
11/5 Oreo AMPS 279, +6 117, PMPS 368
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Bandit's Mom
Member Since 2019
Does he get food in between shots? Some food every hour or two in the first part of the cycle can reduce diving and consequent bouncing and flatten the curve.
Bandit's Mom
Member Since 2019
If I remember right, you come home from work at +6 and feed and test him? Is there any way you can feed him at +1 and +2? A timed autofeeder? Will he gobble all the food down if you leave out food for him before you go to work?
Similarly, in the PM cycle, you want to feed some of his dinner at +1 and +2.
Similarly, in the PM cycle, you want to feed some of his dinner at +1 and +2.
Bandit's Mom
Member Since 2019
You want to feed a bulk of the food before his nadir. Feeding after the nadir can reduce duration and lead to high preshots. In Oreo's case, he is diving from the 300s to the low 100s and then bouncing from there. If you can break up his meals and feed him most of his daily quota of food at PS, +2 and +4, you might see flatter curves. If you can reduce the diving, the bouncing could also reduce.
I assumed you are working which is why you are getting tests at +6 and following SLGS. If you are at home and can get at least 4 tests per day, 2 preshots and 2 mid cycle (you already do on most days), you might want to consider following TR - it has more flexibility in terms of changing doses and you can get him to/keep him at a dose where he is seeing normal numbers (50-100 mg/dl) more frequently.
You also want to mix up your test times, if you can. Nadirs can and do move around, so you don't have to wait for a +6 to test. Getting tests at different times helps you understand how he is responding to insulin. It's possible he is going lower before or after +6.
I assumed you are working which is why you are getting tests at +6 and following SLGS. If you are at home and can get at least 4 tests per day, 2 preshots and 2 mid cycle (you already do on most days), you might want to consider following TR - it has more flexibility in terms of changing doses and you can get him to/keep him at a dose where he is seeing normal numbers (50-100 mg/dl) more frequently.
You also want to mix up your test times, if you can. Nadirs can and do move around, so you don't have to wait for a +6 to test. Getting tests at different times helps you understand how he is responding to insulin. It's possible he is going lower before or after +6.
Zappa’s mom
Member Since 2022
@Bandit's Mom
This feeding information is good advice that may be helpful to me. We have higher preshot numbers since we got the auto feeder at night, although I set it for 2 hours prior to his AMPS.
This feeding information is good advice that may be helpful to me. We have higher preshot numbers since we got the auto feeder at night, although I set it for 2 hours prior to his AMPS.
Oreo'smom
Member Since 2023
Thank you! Instead of giving them each a can three times a day, I could split a can between them six times a day. I'll try to test at different times. I usually do a full curve once a week.
TR seems way more confusing to me for some reason and him going that low makes me kind of nervous.
TR seems way more confusing to me for some reason and him going that low makes me kind of nervous.
Bandit's Mom
Member Since 2019
We are here to hand-hold till you get familiar and comfortable with TR
Lower numbers are scary initially, but greens so become addictive. 50-100 is the normal range for blood sugar. It's also the range in which his pancreas get a a chance to heal.