1/11 Thumper PMPS 134 +2 111 +4 62 +5 83

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Barbara

Barbara

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Yesterdays condo

Hope that works cause I don't know what I'm doing. :smile:

It looks like it might have been the pen. I switched to a new one this morning. Now I hope she's not going to bounce again!
 
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Ugh...looks like that link doesn't work...how do I make it work?
 
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Wow, look at that drop! Surf there Thumper, no sky diving and no parasailing!

Barbara, your link to Thumper's SS works. Look at how you did that in your signature. It's the same code for the condo link.
 
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I can't even remember how I did her SS link. :lol: It messed up once & I thought I would never get it right again. I wanted to rename it Thumper's SS but was afraid I would really screw it up! :roll:
 
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hi barbara!

just fyi - your link to the condo from yesterday is working fine. but if you want to make it "fancy" or you want to fix your spreadsheet to show "Thumper's SS" here's how you do it:

paste link here looks like this: http://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=60751#p657549

Yesterday's condo looks like this: Yesterday's Condo

both have the link active, but one substitutes whatever you want to name the link instead of showing the actual URL address. if that doesn't make sense, just holler and i'll try to explain a different way.

Thumper is a bouncy little girl, isn't she? she has good company - there are several high divers that bounce - zener, tess, gracie, gabby - and more but i'm drawing a blank. she'll probably bounce from today's 78 as well, so hang onto your suspenders!!!

punkin is pretty flat most of the time, so i don't personally have experience with this, but i've seen people give food in the first 3 hours or so of each cycle to try to head off the high dive. i'm sure any of those folks would explain the reasoning there - i think it's basically to try to flatten out the low point to prevent the bounce that follows the nadir. they could tell you how much food of what carb content to try.
 
Re: 1/11 Thumper AMPS 382 +4 130 + 6 78 +10 91 PMPS 134

Thanks Julie, it took me a little bit but I finally got it! Now the next question is the subject, do I continue putting all her #'s for the entire day in? Seems like it might get a little long?

I'm full of troubles...my next question is about the pen. I'm having a hard time getting the insulin in the syringe. I'm holding the plunger so I don't inject any air into the pen then pulling back on the plunger to draw out the insulin. Problem is the insulin just sorta drips out instead of flowing. It would take me forever to draw out more than 1 unit. The same thing was happening on my first pen but I think it got better when I ended up with the air bubble inside, don't ask me how I managed that. :roll: Geez, I didn't have any trouble drawing insulin out of the Pro Zinc vial. I probably sound like an idiot.... :mrgreen: I'm going to go watch Julie's video again to see if I can figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Barbara
 
Re: 1/11 Thumper AMPS 382 +4 130 + 6 78 +10 91 PMPS 134

You can leave the subject line as is until you get another PM # and then delete the AM numbers or any variation thereof. When it's really important is if you are asking for help and you're monitoring every 30 min. or so and we're keeping an eye on Thumper's numbers. It's easier to see what's going on in the subject line than opening your condo repeatedly.

The pens work on negative pressure -- that's why the black plug moves down the pen. It may take a couple of draws out of the pen for the insulin to flow a bit more easily.
 
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yeah, i've noticed the pens move a lot better after you've used a little bit out of the pen. just seems like you've got that negative pressure that's really strong at the beginning.

you probably didn't do anything to create that bubble, and it's not a problem. consider that there is air in the vial, so air in itself must not hurt the insulin. when the insulin is wrecked, you've got a zillion tiny bubbles that you can't get to coalesce into a bubble that can be expressed out of the syringe. that's when it's really a problem. for not, i think just keep using the pen, drawing the plunger back slowly, and it should improve within a couple of days.
 
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julie & punkin said:
for not, i think just keep using the pen, drawing the plunger back slowly, and it should improve within a couple of days.
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I started using a new pen today, I'm thinking that's why I started getting some better numbers. I also went back up to 1 unit yesterday though.

I was going to bed but now I'm wondering if I should get a +6? Go figure when I'm so sleepy she's gonna give me a 62 @ +4! That's my girl!
 
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they like to mess with us like that!

i'd set an alarm and get up at +5 to check - that will tell you if you need to keep checking. i'm so surprised thumper didn't bounce - and that's a super good sign. getting rid of the bounces is easier on everyone. that says her body is getting used to these lower numbers.
 
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Hi Barbara and welcome to you and Thumper!! Thumper has been busy and that's great...nice cycles today for your little girl.

If you want to make her SS link "fancy" then to into your signature block and do the following:

It probably looks like this right now: SS link[url} so do the following: 1...rsor after the second bracket and before the and then type in "Thumper's SS" so it all looks like this:
Thumper's SS
4. highlight it all and click on the "B" tab above and it will then bold "Thumper's SS"

Also, we know you have your hands full right now but we're trying to get everyone to do a profile for their kitty. The profile gives us important info about Thumper including medical history, meds, foods, etc. Because we are trying to keep track of and help so many kitties, it's nice to have info about your kitty in a profile and linked to your signature. Here are the instructions to do a Profile: Profile

If you have any questions or need help, please PM me and I'll get you through it. And, again, welcome. We're here to help you and THumper.
 
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julie & punkin said:
i'd set an alarm and get up at +5 to check - that will tell you if you need to keep checking. i'm so surprised thumper didn't bounce - and that's a super good sign. getting rid of the bounces is easier on everyone. that says her body is getting used to these lower numbers.
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I will still probably be up at +5, which is 11:30 EST so I will check her then, it's the +6 that will get me. She just had her usual snack & I leave food out overnight so I'm hoping she won't drop too much more. I'm expecting that bounce tomorrow. :YMSIGH:

Marjorie and Gracie said:
If you want to make her SS link "fancy" then to into your signature block and do the following:

It probably looks like this right now: SS link[url} so do the following: 1...rsor after the second bracket and before the and then type in "Thumper's SS" so it all looks like this:
Thumper's SS
4. highlight it all and click on the "B" tab above and it will then bold "Thumper's SS"

Also, we know you have your hands full right now but we're trying to get everyone to do a profile for their kitty. The profile gives us important info about Thumper including medical history, meds, foods, etc. Because we are trying to keep track of and help so many kitties, it's nice to have info about your kitty in a profile and linked to your signature. Here are the instructions to do a Profile: Profile

If you have any questions or need help, please PM me and I'll get you through it. And, again, welcome. We're here to help you and THumper.
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Thanks for the info Marjorie. I figured out the condo thing tonight but didn't feel like fighting with the SS link, especially since I could see she was going green! :mrgreen:

I wondered about the profiles, I've seen them but just never figured out how anyone did it. I will work on it tomorrow. Thanks!
 
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Sienne and Gabby said:
How about feeding Thumper a bit of low carb to encourage some surfing.
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She always has a snack after +4 reading & I leave some out for overnight.

Her +5 is 83 so I think that snack helped. I'm going to bed....that is if I can get in bed. The princess is already in bed, in my spot & she will be griping at me when I try to get in. She got mad at me for daring to get a test when she was already in bed. :lol:

Hopefully no bounces tomorrow! Thanks everyone!

Barbara
 
Barbara:

If you are still up, I would love to see you get two rising numbers before you hit the sack or if you can sleep for an hour or two and then check to make sure she is still coming up.

Good night!!
 
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