Dosing advice continued

[Mousie3030]

Should I continue to check every hour his numbers seem to be dropping fast??? Just started 1.75 units at last nights pm shot..




@Suzanne & Darcy
Dosage advice

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Should I continue to check every hour his numbers seem to be dropping fast??? Just started 1.75 units at last nights pm shot..




@Suzanne & Darcy
Dosage advice

I will look at his SS right now. Is it updated?

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

That is a very good response and he does not seem to be dropping rapidly in the blue. Did he have small meals at +2 and +4?

 

[Mousie3030]

Just some boiled chicken

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

I would have also given a little more food at +3 since he dropped a little over 100 points in an hour and that’s a little faster than I would like to see.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Just some boiled chicken

It’s very important for him to get those snacks regularly. Probably the boiled chicken is too low in carbs for this early portion of the cycle and should be saved for snacks later in the cycle. I think he would have done better if he had eaten something around 6 percent carbs or so.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Do you have some regular wet cat food he can eat right now that is under 10 percent carbs. Some of his FF?

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

I have to go away for a few minutes. Please feed him some Fancy Feast — one tablespoon— and test at +5. Okay ? I will come back.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Let me know what the +5 is.

 

[Linda2468]

That is a very good response and he does not seem to be dropping rapidly in the blue. Did he have small meals at +2 and +4?

I’m such a newbie to this. Can you tell me what +2 and +4 mean. I’m trying to learn. I so appreciate all of you. You have already helped me so much and lessened my stress

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

I’m such a newbie to this. Can you tell me what +2 and +4 mean. I’m trying to learn. I so appreciate all of you. You have already helped me so much and lessened my stress

Hi. That means two hours after the shot and four hours after the shot.

 

[Mousie3030]

Do you have some regular wet cat food he can eat right now that is under 10 percent carbs. Some of his FF?

Just gave him half a can of his fancy feast. When should I test again?

Let me know what the +5 is

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

I’m such a newbie to this. Can you tell me what +2 and +4 mean. I’m trying to learn. I so appreciate all of you. You have already helped me so much and lessened my stress

I see you just joined on Friday. I don’t think anyone tagged me on your intro post. Can you make a post here on the ProZinc forum so I can help you? I will read your intro post as well. I am assuming your cat is on ProZinc since you are reading threads over here. I would love to help.

 

[Mousie3030]

Just gave him half a can of his fancy feast. When should I test again?

It’s 131 at +5

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Just gave him half a can of his fancy feast. When should I test again?

Okay. The snacks don’t have to be as large as a half a can. It depends on how you are doing it. If you choose to split up his daily food allotment into the breakfast. +2 snack, +4 snack, dinner and also the evening snacks then you can do it that way. Otherwise, just a few teaspoons or a tablespoon of his food will be enough to help smooth the cycle and prevent steep drops in BG.

 

[Linda2468]

Hi. That means two hours after the shot and four hours after the shot.

Thank you so much!

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

It’s 131 at +5

Excellent. I would wait a couple of hours. He’s probably going to go up from here. But at least he’s in a stable place now.

So going forward, I would suggest feeding a small amount of FF at +2 and +4. Give boiled chicken at +6 which should be at or a little after nadir and should not cause his BG to rise due to food. Boiled chicken would be a good testing treat too!

Also, I would recommend doing dose increases in the morning instead of at night— so you can monitor better what will happen with the increase.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Be sure to get that +2 tonight.

Nice cycle today.