SmallestSparrow
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Here’s where I got off schedule: https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...r-after-1-161-2-155-3-75-176-5-25-163.294298/
a few days ago I overslept then also had to stall Methos’ am shot, putting me about 2.25 hours off schedule. This has wrecked havoc on his test results and everyone’s appetite in the house including the other cat with pancreatitis, in part bc they both require small frequent meals, and Methos takes other meds that shouldn’t shift around and require a meal.
He was reduced from 3.5 to 2.5U. Following the link provided by @tiffmaxee (thank you and I hope I understood it) I tried thr shift backwards 30 min every two cycles except if he was already a low (for me) PS I just held the previous day’s time. So over seven cycles I’d made it back an hour toward the appropriate time. This was close enough to his other meds for me to advance them an hour and finally get meds/meals/insulin in sync even if still happening 60 min later than I’d like …a short lived celebration this am.
I’d planned to start sliding everything back 15 min a day if his numbers were steady and high enough. But:
it’s looking like I may have a pmps too low (for me) to give a full dose. I just can’t do hourly ear sticks on him again, it’s already in tatters. He may fool me and pull up…he did it a few days ago when I was praying for a NoShot cycle so I could auto reset to the right time and we’d both get a break. Instead he was over 300 pmps (little stinker)
I’d appreciate opinions on what I should do if pmps is too low (for me)—I can think of three things:
1. No Shot, ears rest, and we skip back an hour in the am to the correct time
My concern here is i hate jerking his BG around but the rest of it has massive appeal.
2. Partial shot (like 1/2 unit), and if BG in am high enough go head and skip back the hour (not sure if that’s acceptable to do but it feels like a compromise between my other two options and again means less sticks tonight (I’d still do at least nadir
3. Partial shot as high as I can stand it and coninue inching time backwards—I sort of feel this is the worst combination—lots of ear sticks and still an hour off but if it’s best for him I’d do it
Thanks
a few days ago I overslept then also had to stall Methos’ am shot, putting me about 2.25 hours off schedule. This has wrecked havoc on his test results and everyone’s appetite in the house including the other cat with pancreatitis, in part bc they both require small frequent meals, and Methos takes other meds that shouldn’t shift around and require a meal.
He was reduced from 3.5 to 2.5U. Following the link provided by @tiffmaxee (thank you and I hope I understood it) I tried thr shift backwards 30 min every two cycles except if he was already a low (for me) PS I just held the previous day’s time. So over seven cycles I’d made it back an hour toward the appropriate time. This was close enough to his other meds for me to advance them an hour and finally get meds/meals/insulin in sync even if still happening 60 min later than I’d like …a short lived celebration this am.
I’d planned to start sliding everything back 15 min a day if his numbers were steady and high enough. But:
it’s looking like I may have a pmps too low (for me) to give a full dose. I just can’t do hourly ear sticks on him again, it’s already in tatters. He may fool me and pull up…he did it a few days ago when I was praying for a NoShot cycle so I could auto reset to the right time and we’d both get a break. Instead he was over 300 pmps (little stinker)
I’d appreciate opinions on what I should do if pmps is too low (for me)—I can think of three things:
1. No Shot, ears rest, and we skip back an hour in the am to the correct time
My concern here is i hate jerking his BG around but the rest of it has massive appeal.
2. Partial shot (like 1/2 unit), and if BG in am high enough go head and skip back the hour (not sure if that’s acceptable to do but it feels like a compromise between my other two options and again means less sticks tonight (I’d still do at least nadir
3. Partial shot as high as I can stand it and coninue inching time backwards—I sort of feel this is the worst combination—lots of ear sticks and still an hour off but if it’s best for him I’d do it
Thanks
. It’ll be clear on X-ray and there would likely be other symptoms as well, such as projectile vomiting, straining in the litter box, etc.