? 03/12 - Bandit - AMPS (240) +3 (225) - Dosing advice please?

Bandit's Mom

Bandit's Mom

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Previous thread - http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/03-05-bandit-amps-133-3-87-6-97.226591/

Just wanted someone experienced to take a look at Bandit's SS and see if anything makes sense to them - because it doesn't to me!

I am following SLGS because she is on Young Again Zero Carb kibble with a lowered reduction point of 60. Bandit has been showing cycles of yellows and pinks followed by 2-3 intense cycles of green. But her numbers are not coming down overall. Or so it seems to me.

I have taken reductions from 2.5 to the current dose of 1.75. She is due for an increase in 2 cycles - back to 2 units - if she doesn't do anything till then. I will not be surprised if, on the cycle of the increase, she suddenly spills into green again - like she did last time!

Would appreciate any advice on dosing!
 
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Bandit is bouncing off of the green numbers. It also looks like the last reduction isn't holding.

In all likelihood, you're going to need to increase but it's a "wait and see" what the numbers tell you.

How would you feel about eliminating that last snack? I don't think it's helping the numbers. In fact, giving a snack after nadir may be causing the numbers later in the cycle through pre-shot to be a bit higher. There's less insulin available to offset the effect of food.
 
Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
Bandit is bouncing off of the green numbers. It also looks like the last reduction isn't holding.
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Yes, that's what it looked like when I took the back-to-back reduction from 2.5 to 2.25 to 2 and then suddenly a tide of greens. I don't know why that happens.


Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
How would you feel about eliminating that last snack? I don't think it's helping the numbers. In fact, giving a snack after nadir may be causing the numbers later in the cycle through pre-shot to be a bit higher. There's less insulin available to offset the effect of food.
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Even if it a few grains of YA kibble? So I should restrict her eating to the first 4-5 hours of the cycle?
Sometimes I find that keeping her off food for 6-8 hours gives her acidity and she pukes bile. Not often but it has happened.
 
Sue and Luci said:
Looks like the depot was full and you got a nice run of green numbers...
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It has happened more than once and I wonder why it is like that - especially since she sees higher numbers on the same dose for days and then suddenly a tide of greens. It is almost like the insulin doesn't get released every day from her depot and then releases all together after a few days. If that makes any sense.
 
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