07/18/2019 Zorro PMPS 479 +3 261 +4 153

[Zorro's mom]

My boy surfed some friendly waters again last night. Not for long but still. I won't say much in order not to jinx things but... feeling optimistic...for now...
I took a 2hr snooze after the +3 check & feeding and thank goodness I set my alarm for a +5.5 check instead of a +6 because I got a bit of a shock when I saw how he had dropped from the +3 to then.
@Bron and Sheba @Wendy&Neko I am still so grateful for the tip to feed early on in the cycle. I believe thát is helping to balance his cycles out a bit. Plus, I feel more relaxed knowing I can try to steer things with food.

Wishing everyone and their kitties a lovely day
(It is Winter for us so it's cold and very windy here today. Kitties are cuddled on the couch )

 

[AmandaE]

@Bron and Sheba @Wendy&Neko I am still so grateful for the tip to feed early on in the cycle. I believe thát is helping to balance his cycles out a bit. Plus, I feel more relaxed knowing I can try to steer things with food.

I'm going to try something like this tonight too! I want to slow Mowgli's cycle so I fed less in the AM in hopes he will eat more generously in the PM ... I also plan to use a higher % LC (friskies pate)

 

[Perry & Jenn]

Nice surf for Zorro!

 

[JoyBee&Ravan]

 

[Idjit's mom]

Marista, I sometimes forget who is where and am surprised when I see "it is winter for us" when I am scrambling to locate shorts and "where are the darned sunglasses?" We are looking at close to 90 degrees in the coming days, which is pretty toasty for where I am up north.
The kitties have the right idea cuddling indoors on the couch. You stay warm and comfy too.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Sorry about the bounce. It takes a while to see the results of feeding changes, but you are on the right track. I see he still did the bungee jump around +4 last night. I felt that those big drops were the cause of worse bounces than lower numbers.

 

[Zorro's mom]

@AmandaE I do hope the change in feeding schedule will work out well for you!

@Perry & Jenn @JoyBee&Ravan Thank you both

@Idjit's mom Lou, thank you, we áre trying to keep the house warm and cozy, mostly for the furry ones of course
Enjoy your Summer!


@Wendy&Neko Ugh and he just did another unexpected big drop from the PMPS to the evening +3. And I díd feed him at +2! This is why a +3 (and +2) are so important to me.
I guess at least it looks as if glucose toxicity has been overcome?

 

[Wendy&Neko]

I guess at least it looks as if glucose toxicity has been overcome?

He's working on it, but not quite yet. He's been on this dose quite a while. I wonder if an increase to 4.25 units might help get rid of some of those higher end numbers and give him some more green time. TR says to hold a dose 6-10 cycles if seeing nadirs under 200. Tonight is cycle 16. The thing about holding onto a dose, is that you can get glucose toxicity. The majority of time, Zorro is over 200. But since he has been seeing some greens, increase when you can monitor.

 

[Zorro's mom]

@Wendy&Neko I've just updated his SS and he's done another huge drop in an hour despite being fed an ounce raw at +2 and an ounce 3% carbs at +3.
I'm not panicking but I just wish he could spread these drops out over the day! Another couple of hours on the couch for me...

I hear you about the increase but the nighttime numbers seem alright on this dose and just about what I can handle, lack of sleep wise. I'm just afraid that the nighttime numbers will come down more/faster with an increase? Unless I just feed him more at night then.