Pumbaa
Member Since 2012
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I'm still slowly recovering from the flu. I'd probably be over it by now if I didn't overdo it on Sunday because I felt a bit better. *sigh*
If I didn't know better, I would say that Pumbaa is now getting these low numbers just because he knows I'll feed him the much-more-tasty higher carbed food when he's low early in the cycle. *LOL*
Maybe I'm still delirious with fever, but it seems that Pumbaa's bounces are going away quicker, each and every time.
I'm still steering the lows with higher carbed foods, because I'm still sick, and don't want to have to sit here for hours on end, testing every half hour to make sure Pumbaa doesn't drop to a dangerous low level. Even though he started the current PM cycle at 61, I only gave him 14% carbed food, but will bring out the 19% if I need to. I'd much rather deal with the low BG levels with higher carbed foods than by either skipping a shot or giving a BCS, because messing with the insulin affects the numbers for cycles to come, whereas messing with the carbs being eaten only messes with a few hours of a cycle. I wish I knew this in the very beginning of Pumbaa's treatment! (It might have been mentioned to me early on, but all I remember is skipping shots or BCS when pre-shot numbers are low.)
I do need to add some higher than 19% carbs food to my pantry, when the 19% isn't high enough to keep Pumbaa's numbers up without me feeding him that every hour. To me, the idea is to get him to eat enough carbs to bring his numbers up, without his belly getting so full he won't be able to eat later, when he still needs the extra carbs to combat the low numbers.
Hope you all are well, and avoiding the flu. If you have it, or are recovering from it, my heart goes out to you, and I pray you feel much better, soon!
Suze
I'm still slowly recovering from the flu. I'd probably be over it by now if I didn't overdo it on Sunday because I felt a bit better. *sigh*
If I didn't know better, I would say that Pumbaa is now getting these low numbers just because he knows I'll feed him the much-more-tasty higher carbed food when he's low early in the cycle. *LOL*
Maybe I'm still delirious with fever, but it seems that Pumbaa's bounces are going away quicker, each and every time.
I'm still steering the lows with higher carbed foods, because I'm still sick, and don't want to have to sit here for hours on end, testing every half hour to make sure Pumbaa doesn't drop to a dangerous low level. Even though he started the current PM cycle at 61, I only gave him 14% carbed food, but will bring out the 19% if I need to. I'd much rather deal with the low BG levels with higher carbed foods than by either skipping a shot or giving a BCS, because messing with the insulin affects the numbers for cycles to come, whereas messing with the carbs being eaten only messes with a few hours of a cycle. I wish I knew this in the very beginning of Pumbaa's treatment! (It might have been mentioned to me early on, but all I remember is skipping shots or BCS when pre-shot numbers are low.)
I do need to add some higher than 19% carbs food to my pantry, when the 19% isn't high enough to keep Pumbaa's numbers up without me feeding him that every hour. To me, the idea is to get him to eat enough carbs to bring his numbers up, without his belly getting so full he won't be able to eat later, when he still needs the extra carbs to combat the low numbers.
Hope you all are well, and avoiding the flu. If you have it, or are recovering from it, my heart goes out to you, and I pray you feel much better, soon!
Suze
