? 10/10 Zephie AMPS 484 +1 500 +2 479 +3 416 +4 362 +5 304 SS interp help needed

[Stacey - Zephie's Mom]

Link to last thread: https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...00-3-424-426-5-415-6-384.294745/#post-3212685

Question: Is this a bounce effect?
Would someone be able to help me interpret what's going on with Zephie? Based on what I *think* I understand from reading here and the help provided so far by @Wendy&Neko @Bandit's Mom @Diane Tyler's Mom GA @tiffmaxee , his 10/9 Cycle 2 bad #'s and today 10/10 Cycle 1 bad #'s are from bouncing after he had such a good Cycle 1 on 10/9 and stayed so long in the blue?

I was so pleased with that first cycle on 10/9 especially since it was his 16th bday, but then so sad to see him hit the blacks and reds so hard for the next cycles.

Question: Maintain the current dose?
We're now at Day 7 of the new increased dose of 0.75 units q12h. Based on the info provided here, since his nadirs have been below 150 a few times (10/5, 10/6 and 10/9), I should maintain the current dose?

Thank you all for your help! Our internist is still on vacation for another week, so without all of you here, I don't know what we'd be doing.

 

[tiffmaxee]

Sure looks like a bounce and it should end soon. I think there was a bounce from the lines followed by a recovery followed by a bounce from the blues.

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Yes, the higher numbers that you are seeing after the stretch of lower numbers is bouncing. It will reduce as his body gets used to lower numbers.

I would take him up to 1U tomorrow morning. Try and bring his nadirs down a bit and have him spend more time in better numbers. It will also help with the bouncing. I would try and verify the Libre lows with a ear poke since it reads much lower than a regular meter. It would be better to base dosing decisions on the meter, if possible.

 

[Stacey - Zephie's Mom]

Yes, the higher numbers that you are seeing after the stretch of lower numbers is bouncing. It will reduce as his body gets used to lower numbers.

I would take him up to 1U tomorrow morning. Try and bring his nadirs down a bit and have him spend more time in better numbers. It will also help with the bouncing. I would try and verify the Libre lows with a ear poke since it reads much lower than a regular meter. It would be better to base dosing decisions on the meter, if possible.

Thank you @Bandit's Mom and @tiffmaxee . I didn't see this message from you @Bandit's Mom until now, and unfortunately, I just gave him his insulin at the prior dose of 0.75 units. And agreed on verifying the Libre lows with an ear poke. I have done that when the Libre is reading in the 60s or lower because I want to be sure it's not really that low, but I've not been checking the other Libre nadirs that weren't that low.