05/17 Jake AMPS 201 PMPS 37 - Help!

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

Should I give him his full dose tonight or cut back a bit?
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[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

He ate well and I syringe fed him some A/D because that seems to raise his glucose level. He does not act hypo.

 

[Libby and Lucy]

no, don't shoot now. Can you test again in 30 minutes?

 

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

It is now 30 min past the 37 reading and I retested him. He's at 36.

 

[Libby and Lucy]

and that is after eating A/D? Do you have anything higher carb? A/D is I think 13% carb, Fancy Feast or Friskies with gravy are 18%. If not, then you can feed a little more A/D and test again in 15 minutes.

 

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

In addition to the A/D he ate some Friskies meaty bits with beef and gravy and some turkey dinner in gravy prime filet, plus some whisker lickins treats. I will re-test in about 10 minutes.

 

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

Re: 05/17 Jake AMPS 201 PMPS 37 +1 81

He is now at 81.
Should I give him a dose now? His typical dose is 1.5u

 

[Libby and Lucy]

Jake earned a dose reduction to 1.25.

I would get another test before shooting, if your schedule allows. This number has two feedings of high carb food behind it, and we want to make sure the rise isn't just from the carbs.

 

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

I gave him 1.25 and I'm going to test him again in an hour or two.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

Please re-test at +1. When you shoot a low number, you need to test early and often.

 

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

Thanks for all your help!!!

 

[Helene & Tizon]

I wouldn't wait an hour before testing... can we negotiate for 0.5 or 0.75 of an hour?

ETA - because I can be the SS police.. you shot a 81, so 81 goes into PMPS.. if you want you can make the 2 numbers share the box on the SS.

And... just because I wanna be a pain in the neck, pls try to get a bed time spot check. Those spot checks are very telling ones and since you're away during the day, if I recall properly, the evening is when you can collect data to appreciate how the insulin works on Jake. Make sense?

 

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

Yes, makes sense.
I will update the PMPS on the spreadsheet.
I just checked him and he is PMPS +2 84.

 

[Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)]

Just in case I didn't fill out the SS correctly, here is a recap:

At AMPS +12 he was 37
I fed him some Purina and some A/D and rechecked at AMPS 12.5 and he was 36
I waited to about AMPS +13 and rechecked and he was 81 so I gave him 1.25 then.
Then I rechecked again at PMPS +2 and he was at 84. I will recheck again once or twice before morning.

 

[Libby and Lucy]

I would check again at +3, then you can see whether you need anymore tests. Usually the insulin starts to kick in between +2 and +3 so the +3 test will give you an idea of whether he is planning to drop tonight.