5/20 Kit AMPS 191, +1 172, +2 88, +3.5 58, +5 64, +8 93, PMPS 174, +1 227, +3 192

Alicia & Kit cat said:
5/19/24

Well, she seems to have broken her bounce this morning. Still a pretty decent drop between +1 and +2, but hopefully it doesn't cause as much of a bounce as her drop on Saturday did.

I hope everyone has a good Monday!
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Hi Alicia, hoping Kit stayed in dark greens today and no big bounces to follow. :D
What did you feed with that drop? Or did you feed before it happened? (I’m usually reactive and feel like I’m not ahead of the drops). :facepalm:

Hope you had a nice day and have a calm night. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Staci & Ivy said:
Hi Alicia, hoping Kit stayed in dark greens today and no big bounces to follow. :D
What did you feed with that drop? Or did you feed before it happened? (I’m usually reactive and feel like I’m not ahead of the drops). :facepalm:

Hope you had a nice day and have a calm night. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
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She did pretty good and stayed green longer than she has been, which is nice! And she's a bit lower tonight, which is also nice.
I pretty much did what I have been doing - if she's above 150 at preshot, I feed a 7% at +1 and 9% at +1.5. I'm trying to not go above the 9%, but maybe I need to try 9% at +1 and +1.5? Or we'll see where she goes now that it seems like maybe she broke the bounce?
Question based on a conversation with Wendy - are you able to see the notes I add to my spreadsheet about what I feed Kit? Wendy couldn't, and based on you asking what I fed, I'm guessing you can't see them either. :(
 
Alicia & Kit cat said:
She did pretty good and stayed green longer than she has been, which is nice! And she's a bit lower tonight, which is also nice.
I pretty much did what I have been doing - if she's above 150 at preshot, I feed a 7% at +1 and 9% at +1.5. I'm trying to not go above the 9%, but maybe I need to try 9% at +1 and +1.5? Or we'll see where she goes now that it seems like maybe she broke the bounce?
Question based on a conversation with Wendy - are you able to see the notes I add to my spreadsheet about what I feed Kit? Wendy couldn't, and based on you asking what I fed, I'm guessing you can't see them either. :(
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I mostly see your notes about pukes and solensia. Not much about carbs you are feeding in the notes. Most spaces are empty.

I think you mentioned at one point it feels counterintuitive to feed a higher carb if you think they’re going to drop from a higher number.
For example, tonight Ivy was over 400 at PMPS and now an hour later she’s in the 200s so that’s a huge drop.
(Of course this is on the Libre), however based on what you’re saying if I fed, let’s say 9% maybe that would not allow her to continue to dive so fast after +1 if she had a snack of 9% it would slower down a bit, Instead of just crashing down and then bouncing back up again probably tomorrow morning. If understand your theory correctly?
I usually just feed her normal 6% diet for meal and then snacks at +1,2,3.
I feel like I’ll just never understand what is the right thing to feed :banghead::banghead:
 
Staci & Ivy said:
I mostly see your notes about pukes and solensia. Not much about carbs you are feeding in the notes. Most spaces are empty.
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I do notes on individual cells to help me track - any of the ones with little black triangles in the corner have notes, like the below example. But apparently people can't see them?

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Staci & Ivy said:
I think you mentioned at one point it feels counterintuitive to feed a higher carb if you think they’re going to drop from a higher number.
For example, tonight Ivy was over 400 at PMPS and now an hour later she’s in the 200s so that’s a huge drop.
(Of course this is on the Libre), however based on what you’re saying if I fed, let’s say 9% maybe that would not allow her to continue to dive so fast after +1 if she had a snack of 9% it would slower down a bit, Instead of just crashing down and then bouncing back up again probably tomorrow morning. If understand your theory correctly?
I usually just feed her normal 6% diet for meal and then snacks at +1,2,3.
I feel like I’ll just never understand what is the right thing to feed :banghead::banghead:
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That is the theory. You're trying to feed enough higher low carbs that it just slows that drop some. And maybe lets her spend longer in some lower numbers. But it has to be consistent, because it doesn't always work. But it (hopefully) works often enough that the bounces slow. You still take increases and decreases as needed, you're just trying to make it more gentle?
Some days, like 5/15 in the above image - I did 7% at +1 and 9% at +1.5, and there was only a 64 point drop between +1 and +2. Which is great. Tonight, I did the same percentages when her PMPS was 174, and she boosted up to 227, and now is just hovering in the 190s. That might be a small bounce from the big drop from +1 to +2.
It helps that Kit is pretty consistent in when she onsets/nadirs (mostly). And there are days where she's gonna drop, regardless, and I just have to soldier through. It's definitely hard, and patience is huge (I know you know that, but others might read this as well). Does that help? Or just confuse?
I'm still really bummed that my in cell notes aren't showing. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
 

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