1/16 Max AMPS 237, PMPS 138, +5 93
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MommaOfMuse
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Re: 1/16 Max AMPS 237
What syringes were you using and what did you switch to? Some are definitely better than others and Lord knows I've used a ton of them over the years. My favorite so far are BDs. but they are pricey. Right now I'm using my backups which are Relion and they are nowhere close to as accurate as the BDs.
One thing that helps me is if I have to use a different brand is draw a sample syringe in a used old syringe to compare to the new brand.
Mel and The Fur Gang
What syringes were you using and what did you switch to? Some are definitely better than others and Lord knows I've used a ton of them over the years. My favorite so far are BDs. but they are pricey. Right now I'm using my backups which are Relion and they are nowhere close to as accurate as the BDs.
One thing that helps me is if I have to use a different brand is draw a sample syringe in a used old syringe to compare to the new brand.
Mel and The Fur Gang
nckitties3
Member Since 2013
Re: 1/16 Max AMPS 237
I've never used anything but Relion, can't afford the rest. Lately, I've noticed the .5 mark isn't solid, like some of the ink is missing, makes it hard to figure the .5 or .75 dose. But......not much I can do about that, since the rest are at least twice as much.
237 isn't bad, always be happy when they are under renal threshold even if they aren't where you want them to be. After dealing with Lucian for over a year, under renal threshold always looks good to me.
Yeah, I'd like to see all blues and greens, but I'll take whatever is under 250 happily.
I've never used anything but Relion, can't afford the rest. Lately, I've noticed the .5 mark isn't solid, like some of the ink is missing, makes it hard to figure the .5 or .75 dose. But......not much I can do about that, since the rest are at least twice as much.
237 isn't bad, always be happy when they are under renal threshold even if they aren't where you want them to be. After dealing with Lucian for over a year, under renal threshold always looks good to me.
Yeah, I'd like to see all blues and greens, but I'll take whatever is under 250 happily. 
hollyall
Member Since 2011
Re: 1/16 Max AMPS 237
I was using a Walgreen's brand of syringe. I think I ran into a pinch one night the first time Max was diagnosed and they were open 24 hrs. Then, he went OTJ and I had a lot left over. They are really, really bubbly. I just switched to the Walmart Relion brand syringe. They are a lot less bubbly. I just can't figure out what's going on with the dose now, if it's too high or too low. I shot a fat .5u last night and it just seems like the #'s went up. I could have missed a low, but I tested at about 4.5 hrs, which seems early in the cycle to have missed a low and be bouncing already. Who knows? I know I'm always looking for a reason or a pattern when there might not be one. Just more trying to figure out what my dose should be on this brand, but I'm also tempted to go back to the other syringes bubbles and all cause my #'s seemed more consistent. I'll have to look into the BD brand syringe. I know I'm lucky Max's #'s are generally pretty decent. Gotta count the blessing when you can!
I was using a Walgreen's brand of syringe. I think I ran into a pinch one night the first time Max was diagnosed and they were open 24 hrs. Then, he went OTJ and I had a lot left over. They are really, really bubbly. I just switched to the Walmart Relion brand syringe. They are a lot less bubbly. I just can't figure out what's going on with the dose now, if it's too high or too low. I shot a fat .5u last night and it just seems like the #'s went up. I could have missed a low, but I tested at about 4.5 hrs, which seems early in the cycle to have missed a low and be bouncing already. Who knows? I know I'm always looking for a reason or a pattern when there might not be one. Just more trying to figure out what my dose should be on this brand, but I'm also tempted to go back to the other syringes bubbles and all cause my #'s seemed more consistent. I'll have to look into the BD brand syringe. I know I'm lucky Max's #'s are generally pretty decent. Gotta count the blessing when you can!
MommaOfMuse
Member Since 2010
Re: 1/16 Max AMPS 237
ADW has the cheapest price on the BDs that I've found. I love them because the lines are very thin which makes the eyeballed doses easier to see. Our Walgreens refuses to sell me syringes because I don't have an insulin script on file with them :roll: Even though I don't need a script for syringes in my state.So they are one of the few brands I haven't used.
The last box of Relion have been pure cr@p, crooked lines, partly missing lines, and sticky plungers which isn't to bad with Casey but with Autumn and her teeny tiny .1u its tough.
Mel and The Fur Gang
ADW has the cheapest price on the BDs that I've found. I love them because the lines are very thin which makes the eyeballed doses easier to see. Our Walgreens refuses to sell me syringes because I don't have an insulin script on file with them :roll: Even though I don't need a script for syringes in my state.So they are one of the few brands I haven't used.
The last box of Relion have been pure cr@p, crooked lines, partly missing lines, and sticky plungers which isn't to bad with Casey but with Autumn and her teeny tiny .1u its tough.
Mel and The Fur Gang
KPassa
Member Since 2012
Re: 1/16 Max AMPS 237
That was a dose increase you gave him, right? If so, it's probably New Dose Wonkiness as his body re-establishes the depot for the higher dose.
That was a dose increase you gave him, right? If so, it's probably New Dose Wonkiness as his body re-establishes the depot for the higher dose.
nckitties3
Member Since 2013
I hear ya on the Relion. This last box I got the lines are not clear. I wish I could afford the others, would sure make accuracy easier. You just have to do the best you can with what you have.
Real nice PMPS numbers! :thumbup Might want to try to get a test sometime during the night, if you can, just to see if he goes low, which would explain it if he has a higher than normal AMPS in the morning.
I no sooner wrote that and saw the 93. ohmygod_smile
Real nice PMPS numbers! :thumbup Might want to try to get a test sometime during the night, if you can, just to see if he goes low, which would explain it if he has a higher than normal AMPS in the morning.
I no sooner wrote that and saw the 93. ohmygod_smile
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