Domino and Puff said:
No, no one will be home today until about +10.
Approximately when should I look for the nadir -- Puff never seems to have one, and Domino can be low anywhere from +5 to +12. I'm confused!
Every cat is different (ECID) some start a nadir at +3,4,5 and the usual of +6, some are late nadir kitties.
Spotchecks will give that pattern...as an example, my cat was always a morning nadir kitty, then gradually, he went up to +6 sometimes +7....you will prob have to rely on getting most of ur spotchecks in the evenings, days off and weekends to build ur data for both kitties.
On one day u are home, u may want to do ur own "curve" that is usually a BG test every 2 hours for one cycle. Some here will pull an all-nighter on a weekend night for example, to get those late evening/early morning numbers.
Using the chart below, don't worry - u
dont need to test every hour..but the key +hours would be +3, +6 and +11...take a look around at other kitties spreadsheets...again - don't despair when u see some SS's with spotchecks every hour.
you don't have to do the same, but u will need those nadir checks as dosing is not based on preshot numbers alone.
This is from up above, the "New to the Group" stickie...
Learn how YOUR kitty is responding to insulin:
Onset - the length of time before insulin reaches the bloodstream & begins lowering blood glucose
Peak/Nadir - the lowest point in the cycle
Duration - when the insulin is strongest or works the hardest
How to do a Curve
Example of a typical curve:
+0 - PreShot number.
+1 - Usually higher than PreShot number because of the last shot wearing off. May see a food spike in this number.
+2 - Often similar to the PreShot number.
+3 - Lower than the PreShot number, onset has started.
+4 - Lower.
+5 - Lower.
+6 - Nadir/Peak (the lowest number of cycle).
+7 - Surf (hang around the nadir number).
+8 - Slight rise.
+9 - Slight rise.
+10 - Rising.
+11 - Rising (may dip around +10 or +11).
+12 - PreShot number.
