1/21 Ivy Amps 336, +3.5 175, +5 224, +7 260, +9 258, Pmps 397, +2 335, +4 239 Libre

[Staci & Ivy]

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...16libre-5-75-203-contour.285811/#post-3145291
Amps 336
+1 400
+2.5 246
+3.5 175
(Readings on Libre)
Good Morning lovely people and kitties.
Well last night was interesting.
The nice part was our party for DH was very nice and fun. Good to be out and I didn’t have to cook. Love that.
Thank you all for your sweet words and wishes of support. You know I had anxiety about leaving Ivy with no one at home.
So of course her BG dropped more and more as the night went on. I watched her on the Libre app.
I left 12.5% medium carbs added to her 6% snacks at +1,2,3 but it didn’t keep her from dropping. I remotely dispensed 2 more 12,5% snacks of 1 tsp each but it still didn’t hold her up. She was on a mission.

Maybe she needed more than a tsp?? (How much do you all feed if leaving a snack of higher carb if you’re leaving them home alone and you’re concerned??)

I did leave a little early, cut out during dessert. Libre was reading “Lo” and that’s my cue to be home to test.
Later when she was Lo again I tested on Contour Next meter and it read 203. Seemed high. (And earlier in the week had same thing happen, readings in 200s.) Usually a Lo Libre reading won’t be above 150ish. (Plus or minus). Usually it’s lower than that.

I decided to change the Libre this am just to see if I get more predictable readings. We shall see.
So far she’s having an active drop at a decent pace.

Will update on the new Libre as I learn more.

Hope everyone has a nice Sunday with no crazy stuff!!

 

[Alicia & Kit cat (GA)]

I'm glad you had a good time out last night - it's nice that you can watch her numbers on the app. Good luck with her seemingly active cycle today!

 

[Staci & Ivy]

I'm glad you had a good time out last night - it's nice that you can watch her numbers on the app. Good luck with her seemingly active cycle today!

Thanks, Alicia

 

[cecile & bella]

I am glad you had a good parrty yesterday.
Those readings sem odd, it's probably a good idea to change the sensor. Maybe that explains why she did not go up, if she was already in the 200s, higher carbs did not make that much difference?

 

[Staci & Ivy]

I am glad you had a good parrty yesterday.
Those readings sem odd, it's probably a good idea to change the sensor. Maybe that explains why she did not go up, if she was already in the 200s, higher carbs did not make that much difference?

Hi Cecile, good point. Very interesting. Thanks for that perspective
By the way, wishing both of your kids a very Happy Birthday! All these January birthdays around here!

 

[cecile & bella]

Hi Cecile, good point. Very interesting. Thanks for that perspective
By the way, wishing both of your kids a very Happy Birthday! All these January birthdays around here!

Thank you and my mom's birthday is Wednesday. Big birthday month!

 

[Karolina & Nestle]

Good meowning Staci and Ivy!

Happy to hear the party was a success and everyone had a wonderful time.
Hopefully today you can relax and spend some time snuggled up with Ivy while she's on her mission.
I think she's planning for the beach I just hope she's doesn't get lost again.
Surf safely sweet Ivy and don't make mama worry about you.

Have a relaxing day

 

[Staci & Ivy]

Good meowning Staci and Ivy!

Happy to hear the party was a success and everyone had a wonderful time.
Hopefully today you can relax and spend some time snuggled up with Ivy while she's on her mission.
I think she's planning for the beach I just hope she's doesn't get lost again.
Surf safely sweet Ivy and don't make mama worry about you.

Have a relaxing day

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Hi Karolina, Thanks so much. I’m glad that’s over (last night.). While fun, stressful for me
Lots to do today, but at least I’m home.
I hope Ivy’s sense of direction improves and is better than her mommy’s.
Let’s hope she can get a beach day in sometime during the daytime hours instead of only in the p.m. hours so her mommy can get a little bit of sleep.
Hope you guys have a wonderful and warm day

 

[Deb and Tiger]

Hi Staci, glad you got to have a bit of fun in spite of a little stress.
I thought your sensor may have been going bad from those readings the other day. The last one we had was a bit wonky and went bad in like 5 days. I’m having the tech do a manual reading when he changes it now and then compare it with the new libre he puts on. It’s usually very close.
Hope your day is a no stress today!

 

[Staci & Ivy]

Hi Staci, glad you got to have a bit of fun in spite of a little stress.
I thought your sensor may have been going bad from those readings the other day. The last one we had was a bit wonky and went bad in like 5 days. I’m having the tech do a manual reading when he changes it now and then compare it with the new libre he puts on. It’s usually very close.
Hope your day is a no stress today!

Hi Deb, I thought so too the other day. But last night was the last straw, so I decided around midnight that when I got up this morning, I was going to do it. I just needed the mental capacity to be able to think clearly and didn’t have that in me late last night.
I hope you’re having a stress-free and relaxing day and Tiger is behaving

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

Good afternoon Staci!
Glad to hear that the outing went so much fun - although it must have been unnerving to see that Ivy's BGs were dropping.
You did an awesome job, with the remote operation of the feeder!
I wonder about the discrepancy between the Libre and the handheld meters too.
The libre being a meter of interstitial glucose, I think there is some time lag - that libre lags behind.
The time lag can be small (a few min) and can be large (I think I saw something like 40-35 min).
This may explain the big difference, maybe.

Looks like Ivy's entertaining a bit of bounce from yesterday - Hope she clears that soon!
Wishing relaxing and happy Sunday!

 

[Staci & Ivy]

Good afternoon Staci!
Glad to hear that the outing went so much fun - although it must have been unnerving to see that Ivy's BGs were dropping.
You did an awesome job, with the remote operation of the feeder!
I wonder about the discrepancy between the Libre and the handheld meters too.
The libre being a meter of interstitial glucose, I think there is some time lag - that libre lags behind.
The time lag can be small (a few min) and can be large (I think I saw something like 40-35 min).
This may explain the big difference, maybe.

Looks like Ivy's entertaining a bit of bounce from yesterday - Hope she clears that soon!
Wishing relaxing and happy Sunday!

Hi Kit, it was a nice evening, thank you. I hope your party was fun as well.
She does seem to be bouncing again today. Seems to do her dipping in the evening lately and bounce by day. Kind of wish she could reverse that! But we know I don’t get to call the shots here. Ivy does.
I agree with all you said about the Libre. There is a known lag time. So I try to keep that in mind. But oddly, “usually” the 2 readings are more in sync and not that far apart. Seems odd the past 2 sensors I’ve seen this weird phenomenon.
There could be some reason why there was a bigger lag, I just don’t know. Yet one more mystery to try to solve.
I hope you guys are having a nice Sunday! I’ll check in on Mikan in a bit!

 

[Jack & Mopem'sMom]

Glad you got out for a bit, I'm sorry you had stress with the meter. Hope you get it sorted out soon and Ivy settles down into a safe zone.

 

[Staci & Ivy]

Glad you got out for a bit, I'm sorry you had stress with the meter. Hope you get it sorted out soon and Ivy settles down into a safe zone.

Thanks, Christine, I appreciate your support. I hope you, Jack and everyone are doing well. I know you’ve had a crazy few weeks. Sending you supportive hugs

 

[Marje and Gracie]

Maybe she needed more than a tsp?? (How much do you all feed if leaving a snack of higher carb if you’re leaving them home alone and you’re concerned??)

IMHO, I’d rather leave more food out and have the BG go up but know she was safe than to leave too little and have her surfing too low. It’s just one cycle and it doesn’t take too long to get the BG back down that occurs just to HC food. Better safe.

i’m glad you had a good time. I hope you got some dessert because my philosophy is “always eat the cake!”.

 

[Staci & Ivy]

IMHO, I’d rather leave more food out and have the BG go up but know she was safe than to leave too little and have her surfing too low. It’s just one cycle and it doesn’t take too long to get the BG back down that occurs just to HC food. Better safe.

i’m glad you had a good time. I hope you got some dessert because my philosophy is “always eat the cake!”.

Hi Marje, how much food would you leave?
I fed her normal 6% meal at dinner with about 2.5 tsp 12.5% mixed in. (Probably not enough to make a difference)
I added 1 tsp 12.5% to 6% mini meals. Remote feeds were 1 tsp of 12.5%.
It sounds like overall should be higher carb and maybe larger portions????
I’m limited to the carb % recipes I have since I cook and make her food. 6% recipe and 12.5% recipe. The 9.25% comes from a combo of the other 2 together.
I’ve never been able to get an answer to this question and I think I’m doing it wrong. I think I’m not giving high enough carbs in this situation from what I think you’re saying.

Should I be feeding an entire meal of strictly 12.5% along with the +1,2,3 mini meals if I’m out for about 3-4 hours like last night?

And yes, I had the chocolate cake with ice cream. It was very delicious I agree with your Philosophy

 

[Staci & Ivy]

IMHO, I’d rather leave more food out and have the BG go up but know she was safe than to leave too little and have her surfing too low. It’s just one cycle and it doesn’t take too long to get the BG back down that occurs just to HC food. Better safe.

i’m glad you had a good time. I hope you got some dessert because my philosophy is “always eat the cake!”.

Also, she seems to be having generally flatter am cycles and more active on cycles lately. Can you clarify if today was a loss of duration or is she bouncing from last night?
And the past few days am cycles… duration issues or just bouncing from active pm cycles?
Thanks! (Trying to train my eye better)

 

[Marje and Gracie]

Hi Marje, how much food would you leave?
I fed her normal 6% meal at dinner with about 2.5 tsp 12.5% mixed in. (Probably not enough to make a difference)
I added 1 tsp 12.5% to 6% mini meals. Remote feeds were 1 tsp of 12.5%.
It sounds like overall should be higher carb and maybe larger portions????
I’m limited to the carb % recipes I have since I cook and make her food. 6% recipe and 12.5% recipe. The 9.25% comes from a combo of the other 2 together.
I’ve never been able to get an answer to this question and I think I’m doing it wrong. I think I’m not giving high enough carbs in this situation from what I think you’re saying.

Should I be feeding an entire meal of strictly 12.5% along with the +1,2,3 mini meals if I’m out for about 3-4 hours like last night?

And yes, I had the chocolate cake with ice cream. It was very delicious I agree with your Philosophy

I think I would have judged based on her BG while I was home and then just left more 12.5% in her feeder so if you needed it, you could give more carbs then. No since in overcarbing her if she was going to stay high but as soon as she dropped at +2, I would have upped the ante with a higher portion of her +2 and +3 meals as 12.5% and maybe 2-3 tsps of it in her feeder for each time you anticipated giving it. It’s experimental and you know her best.

Also, she seems to be having generally flatter am cycles and more active on cycles lately. Can you clarify if today was a loss of duration or is she bouncing from last night?
And the past few days am cycles… duration issues or just bouncing from active pm cycles?
Thanks! (Trying to train my eye better)

P.M. 1/18 loss of duration and then bounce but she cleared it P.M. 1/19.
I’d say a.m. 1/20 definitely a bounce. She had good duration the night before and the insulin tapered by +11. Perfect.
Last night loss of duration which you would expect with the extra 12.5% and bouncing today on top of it.

 

[Staci & Ivy]

I think I would have judged based on her BG while I was home and then just left more 12.5% in her feeder so if you needed it, you could give more carbs then. No since in overcarbing her if she was going to stay high but as soon as she dropped at +2, I would have upped the ante

So I fed her dinner (and had to make a call of what carb % to feed for the meal, which I always use her regular 6% and add a tsp or 2 higher carb mixed in, maybe wrong tactic…) before really knowing what she would do after her shot.
I was out the door under an hour after her dinner and shot. I had to make decisions in advance of feeding dinner and prepping snacks for feeder #1 for +1,2,3.
(I was long gone by the time she dropped at +2).
I used the remote feeder for “at will” dispensing of 12% as needed. (From the second feeder sitting in her room). lol.
So I’m just guessing what she may or may not do and sometimes I’m over carbing if feeding higher carbs than needed.
But I think I’m not being effective by feeding 6% at all if I want her BG to stay higher while I’m gone.

Am I missing something here? (Probably

 

[Staci & Ivy]

I think I would have judged based on her BG while I was home and then just left more 12.5% in her feeder so if you needed it, you could give more carbs then. No since in overcarbing her if she was going to stay high but as soon as she dropped at +2, I would have upped the ante with a higher portion of her +2 and +3 meals as 12.5% and maybe 2-3 tsps of it in her feeder for each time you anticipated giving it. It’s experimental and you know her best.


P.M. 1/18 loss of duration and then bounce but she cleared it P.M. 1/19.
I’d say a.m. 1/20 definitely a bounce. She had good duration the night before and the insulin tapered by +11. Perfect.
Last night loss of duration which you would expect with the extra 12.5% and bouncing today on top of it.

Ok got it. Thanks for the primer!

 

[Marje and Gracie]

So I fed her dinner (and had to make a call of what carb % to feed for the meal, which I always use her regular 6% and add a tsp or 2 higher carb mixed in, maybe wrong tactic…) before really knowing what she would do after her shot.
I was out the door under an hour after her dinner and shot. I had to make decisions in advance of feeding dinner and prepping snacks for feeder #1 for +1,2,3.
(I was long gone by the time she dropped at +2).
I used the remote feeder for “at will” dispensing of 12% as needed. (From the second feeder sitting in her room). lol.
So I’m just guessing what she may or may not do and sometimes I’m over carbing if feeding higher carbs than needed.
But I think I’m not being effective by feeding 6% at all if I want her BG to stay higher while I’m gone.

Am I missing something here? (Probably

I don’t think you are. This is the first time you’ve tried all this with the new feeder. And I think overcarbing is much preferred to constantly worrying about her when you are out. We have to be sure and try to keep some balance and normal in our lives.

 

[Jason - Kona's Dad]

Did someone say something about chocolate cake and ice cream????

Oh sorry, we have serious conversation going on....

 

[Diane Tyler's Mom GA]

Hi Staci, I'm glad to hear the auto feeder worked out,

 

[Staci & Ivy]

I don’t think you are. This is the first time you’ve tried all this with the new feeder. And I think overcarbing is much preferred to constantly worrying about her when you are out. We have to be sure and try to keep some balance and normal in our lives.

You are right. It was a first time trial! The experiment continues.
And yes we do need to find some way to manage a small bit of ‘normalcy” in this newer normal of our lives.
Next time (which is coming next Saturday) should I just give all 12.5% for the hours I will be out (up till +3) and forget about using her regular 6% for that cycle?
And thanks for the reminder of balance