Jason - Kona's Dad
Member Since 2023
Good day! =) Thanks so much everyone for your support and thinking of Kona and I since our ice storm fun and getting stranded in our Last post.
I still don't have Internet, but everything else in our world is starting to come back to normal.
I've updated Kona's spreadsheet with all the readings from the meters, so we are up-to-date.
On 1/17, Kona dropped down to 45. I was able to bring her back up quickly and I didn't notice any clinical signs other than the reading being concerning. I made the decision to do a reduction that night, but now I'm sort of second guessing it. We are not seeing good numbers as she had a week prior. I think I'll give it more time, her current numbers are not too terrible at the moment.
I'm also reflecting on when she was increased to 1.5 and the steady greens we were seeing. It was great! The only way I was able to accomplish this was to constantly feed her high carbs. I was using Glycobalance (14%) and Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Beef Feast (20%) constantly to keep her afloat.
I'm now torn between having those great numbers and the risk of not being able to watch her 24/7 with work and all. If I could be home all day, I would love to keep her 60-100 as much as I could with whatever food it took.
For the most part, Kona is not much of a crazy bouncer... she does ride cycles nice and flat, sometimes into the next cycle. So maybe with automatic feeders and more eyes on the snacks she is eating, it might be doable. I don't know, something to think about.
If anyone has any advice or thoughts to share, I'd love the input. My current plan is to give it few more days on 1.25 to see if we can stay in green/blue, but if it's more and more yellows, I'm thinking going back to 1.5 and doing everything I can to prevent hypo might be the best thing for her.
I still don't have Internet, but everything else in our world is starting to come back to normal.
I've updated Kona's spreadsheet with all the readings from the meters, so we are up-to-date.
On 1/17, Kona dropped down to 45. I was able to bring her back up quickly and I didn't notice any clinical signs other than the reading being concerning. I made the decision to do a reduction that night, but now I'm sort of second guessing it. We are not seeing good numbers as she had a week prior. I think I'll give it more time, her current numbers are not too terrible at the moment.
I'm also reflecting on when she was increased to 1.5 and the steady greens we were seeing. It was great! The only way I was able to accomplish this was to constantly feed her high carbs. I was using Glycobalance (14%) and Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Beef Feast (20%) constantly to keep her afloat.
I'm now torn between having those great numbers and the risk of not being able to watch her 24/7 with work and all. If I could be home all day, I would love to keep her 60-100 as much as I could with whatever food it took.
For the most part, Kona is not much of a crazy bouncer... she does ride cycles nice and flat, sometimes into the next cycle. So maybe with automatic feeders and more eyes on the snacks she is eating, it might be doable. I don't know, something to think about.
If anyone has any advice or thoughts to share, I'd love the input. My current plan is to give it few more days on 1.25 to see if we can stay in green/blue, but if it's more and more yellows, I'm thinking going back to 1.5 and doing everything I can to prevent hypo might be the best thing for her.
