09/01 Chewie AMPS 487/ +3 441/ PMPS 353/ +3 320

[Virginie & Chewie (GA)]

Yesterday

What the heck with this horrid number to start the day! Could being in the low 300s cause her to bounce? It seems almost every time we get nice numbers during the day the AMPS is a hot mess.

@Wendy&Neko @tiffmaxee @Suzanne & Darcy

 

[Virginie & Chewie (GA)]

Sorry I feel like I keep asking dumb questions but these patterns make no sense to me

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

It really just looks like you haven't found her good dose yet. I think you need to just keep on doing what you are doing with the increases every six cycles according to the TR rules, which you are following perfectly. Let's hope Chewie will at least see some yellow soon! I really feel your pain, I went through "high and flat" for a long, long time. I do not think she's bouncing this morning.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

What is your feeding schedule like (although at this point it's not that crucial... but I just was trying to get an idea.) Just keep on keepin' on.

 

[Virginie & Chewie (GA)]

Her food intake is split in 4 equal meals a day (about 66 calories each). All my cats eat on that schedule, it's like having an army of hobbits.

8AM (shooting time): first breakfast
1PM: lunch
5PM: tiny little snack (10g of canned with tons of water) to hold her over or she will howl endlessly starting at 6.30pm
8PM (shooting time): first dinner
11PM: second dinner

 

[tiffmaxee]

I agree she hasn’t gotten to the breakthrough dose yet. She’s flat. When she does hit that dose you will likely need to feed small snacks. Just a teaspoon or two in between some of the meals but for now don’t change a thing.

 

[Virginie & Chewie (GA)]

It really just looks like you haven't found her good dose yet. I think you need to just keep on doing what you are doing with the increases every six cycles according to the TR rules, which you are following perfectly. Let's hope Chewie will at least see some yellow soon! I really feel your pain, I went through "high and flat" for a long, long time. I do not think she's bouncing this morning.

Thank you for your patience with my newbie nerves and for the reassurance <3
Every time she goes back up in the 400s my heart sinks...
I will just keep repeating your words and @Wendy&Neko 's to myself as mantras (also just got a meditation app to help with the stress of it all, life with cats is so relaxing haha).

 

[tiffmaxee]

Don’t worry about questions. The only silly question is the one never asked.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

it's like having an army of hobbits.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Every time she goes back up in the 400s my heart sinks.

I get this! I used to say that my mood rose and fell with my cat's BG numbers... although I guess this is an inverse relationship... greens made me happy (mood rose) and high numbers made me grumpy/frustrated/sad (mood sank.) If I was in a really good mood, you could tell we were having a good BG day. When I saw my first blue ever, I was elated! When I saw my first green ever... I was sooo happy.

 

[Virginie & Chewie (GA)]

Ha. That is indeed a very good predictor of my moods lately!

 

[Hendrick Cuddleclaw]

I have nothing to add just saying hi to Chewie and Virginie

I hope you hit that breakthrough dose soon! Remember you're not even quite two weeks on TR at this point and it often takes months to see any sign of regulation, of course ECID (every cat is different)

 

[Virginie & Chewie (GA)]

Thanks @Hendrick Cuddleclaw, feels like we have been doing this for yeeeeears haha (I certainly look years older already)

 

[Virginie & Chewie (GA)]

+3 at 441, bleh