06/01 Merlin PMPS 409,317@+1, 227@+2, 173@+3, 140@+4,112@+5, 122@+6

Bron and Sheba (GA) said:
Good morning Jill. I hope you managed to get some sleep.
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Not really enough sleep, but some, thanks. I woke twice in the night to test Merlin, as he never reached his nadir, and I was afraid he would eventually. I am suspecting that John maybe didn’t push the plunger all the way in on the syringe and maybe Merlin didn’t get all of the dose. Otherwise, what could possibly have happened that he coasted along so slowly in the green, then pink, then one red?
 
Merlin’sMama said:
Not really enough sleep, but some, thanks. I woke twice in the night to test Merlin, as he never reached his nadir, and I was afraid he would eventually. I am suspecting that John maybe didn’t push the plunger all the way in on the syringe and maybe Merlin didn’t get all of the dose. Otherwise, what could possibly have happened that he coasted along so slowly in the green, then pink, then one red?
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He was bouncing, that is why he didn’t go down further like some of the other days. It is very normal For newly diagnosed diabetic cats to bounce.
Just get John to hold the plunger all the way in as he withdraws the needle. He probably did give all the dose…
The nadir is the lowest point in each cycle, so the nadir last night was at +4 275.

Otherwise, what could possibly have happened that he coasted along so slowly in the green, then pink, then one red?[/QUOTE]
what cycle are you referring to here?
 
Bron and Sheba (GA) said:
He was bouncing, that is why he didn’t go down further like some of the other days. It is very normal For newly diagnosed diabetic cats to bounce.
Just get John to hold the plunger all the way in as he withdraws the needle. He probably did give all the dose…
The nadir is the lowest point in each cycle, so the nadir last night was at +4 275.

Otherwise, what could possibly have happened that he coasted along so slowly in the green, then pink, then one red?
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what cycle are you referring to here?[/QUOTE]
Oh sorry, in the PM cycle last night. I meant pink then yellow then pink then red. No green. It was like the yellow was the new blue. But I understand if that is bouncing. It just seems to look a little like the pattern he was starting to establish, only higher. Is that what it look like to you? This is normal?
 
Merlin’sMama said:
Not really enough sleep, but some, thanks. I woke twice in the night to test Merlin, as he never reached his nadir, and I was afraid he would eventually. I am suspecting that John maybe didn’t push the plunger all the way in on the syringe and maybe Merlin didn’t get all of the dose. Otherwise, what could possibly have happened that he coasted along so slowly in the green, then pink, then one red?
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I think what happened Jill was that you fed Merlin 1/2 pouch of Canagan 7.5% carbs at PM+5 making his bloods rise quite fast after that. 42 grams of food at nearly half way through the cycle was probably too much.
 
Teetee (UK) said:
I think what happened Jill was that you fed Merlin 1/2 pouch of Canagan 7.5% carbs at PM+5 making his bloods rise quite fast after that. 42 grams of food at nearly half way through the cycle was probably too much.
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Do you think he would have reached a nice blue nadir if I hadn’t fed him? I was desperate to get to bed and worried he would drop while I was sleeping.
 
Im teetering about whether to feed the 15 or not at this point…he had a good breakfast, so I dont think so, but I don’t want him to drop quickly. Wait til +2 or repeat yesterday of feeding 15 to stop the drop? Though maybe he is bouncing…
 
Teetee (UK) said:
I think what happened Jill was that you fed Merlin 1/2 pouch of Canagan 7.5% carbs at PM+5 making his bloods rise quite fast after that. 42 grams of food at nearly half way through the cycle was probably too much.
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That’s because it was 3 am local time and Jill was reluctant to go to bed. Since Merlin was definitely not going down - we fed him so that she would have peace of mind about going to bed. Sometimes you just have to wrap it up and go to bed.

ETA: And Merlin was hungry :cat:
 
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I keep on following the Merlin saga for a while now, i guess like a lot of other people on the forum :rolleyes: i am no dosing nor feeding specialist, i do not envy the decisions you had to take considering the huge dives you had to go thru the first couple of days :facepalm: i know it is very scary not to have control over our fluffy baby’s BG, its a constant fight between trying to get them into better values and not getting them into dangerously low values :banghead: you are doing great, you are extremely devoted to Merlin and i am sure he knows and appreciates it :bighug:
With all the above said, i was wondering if it is not time to try to skip the 15% food, by using it you will never know how low does this dose take Merlin, therefore you can’t know if he is getting enough insulin or too much. From what i managed to notice (and feel free to correct me if i am wrong, there were lots of messages so i might have skipped some important information) the green values you registered in the last days were all measured by libre and after checking them with the contour there were always higher.
I know it is scary but with all the monitoring you are doing you are very well equipped to react in case of need.
Please take my opinion just as the advise of a bystander, you are the one taking the decisions and rightfully so :bighug::bighug:
Good luck
 
Marina & Chico said:
I keep on following the Merlin saga for a while now, i guess like a lot of other people on the forum :rolleyes: i am no dosing nor feeding specialist, i do not envy the decisions you had to take considering the huge dives you had to go thru the first couple of days :facepalm: i know it is very scary not to have control over our fluffy baby’s BG, its a constant fight between trying to get them into better values and not getting them into dangerously low values :banghead: you are doing great, you are extremely devoted to Merlin and i am sure he knows and appreciates it :bighug:
With all the above said, i was wondering if it is not time to try to skip the 15% food, by using it you will never know how low does this dose take Merlin, therefore you can’t know if he is getting enough insulin or too much. From what i managed to notice (and feel free to correct me if i am wrong, there were lots of messages so i might have skipped some important information) the green values you registered in the last days were all measured by libre and after checking them with the contour there were always higher.
I know it is scary but with all the monitoring you are doing you are very well equipped to react in case of need.
Please take my opinion just as the advise of a bystander, you are the one taking the decisions and rightfully so :bighug::bighug:
Good luck
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Thank you SO much for your kind words, Marina. It’s so good to know we have so many eyes on our story. It’s so good to have the advice of people who have been through all of this and more. I will think about taking away that 15. It is super scary having been through a huge overdose and a minor overdose. I am often running on adrenaline as soon as Merlin starts to drop. Im trying to calm down and feel like its under control, but i feel ptsd even when I just look at a honey container. I feel like i need more sleep to make such huge decisions about my little fella’s life, but I only have the sleep I can grab. I will seriously consider what you have said. I have to feel confident enough to take the reigns fully. Thank you, again.:bighug:
 
Go with something closer to 10% and test in 30... or go with a tsp. of the 15% Either way, test in 30. We should have done the usual test at 1.5 tonight instead of skipping it. Sometimes he really keeps us on our toes and he's doing it again tonight (not like last night at all, but like his previous cycles.)
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Go with something closer to 10% and test in 30... or go with a tsp. of the 15% Either way, test in 30. We should have done the usual test at 1.5 tonight instead of skipping it. Sometimes he really keeps us on our toes and he's doing it again tonight (not like last night at all, but like his previous cycles.)
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Ok. Feeding 9.8. Test in 15
 
Don't feed. You can test in an hour and see if you can go to bed! He's not dropping quickly anymore. There's not a lot of difference between 196 and 173. It's all good.
 
It's okay. 140 is a good mid-blue safe number. I would give 1 tsp. low carb (no more than about 5%) to see if we can keep him surfing in blues without dropping more... which still would be okay... he has a long way to go before he would be in any danger. This is good actually... to see him in blue.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
It's okay. 140 is a good mid-blue safe number. I would give 1 tsp. low carb (no more than about 5%) to see if we can keep him surfing in blues without dropping more... which still would be okay... he has a long way to go before he would be in any danger. This is good actually... to see him in blue.
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And then test at +5?
 
If he’s hungry, I would feed him some low carb. If you want to go to bed sooner rather than later , you could try higher end, but still low carb (under 10%). It’s a good cycle for Merlin, just 3 am for you, Jill.
 
Ok. I have to sleep. It’s 4am and shot time is 10 tomorrow. This is insane. I am going to feed a little low carb before I go to bed just to make sure he wont drop any more I hope.
 
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