1-30 Bear/AMPS 341/+4.5 104/+8.5 67 /+10 100/PMPS 188/+2 326/

Bear & Lora

Bear & Lora

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So with all the new activity in mine and Bear's house plus additional appointments, and with my average sleep being 4 hours since Saturday, (I made a mistake on Bear's dose increase).

His last two shots were actually 5.5units an increase of 0.5.

I wish my mind would shut down as I lay in bed exhausted, but now it has so much more to go over. :banghead:

Since Bear has already had two doses at 5.5u I don't think it would be beneficial to do a dose decrease.

What do you guys think?
Any thoughts?
 
I would stick to 5.5 for the moment, and see what he does with it. I like that 4.5. :cool: Even if you did colour it green on the spreadsheet. :smuggrin:

You asked about getting back on schedule as you were an hour late. I think we've all been there done that. :bighug: Anyway, you can shoot 1/2 hour early tonight and 1/2 hour earlier tomorrow night. Or 15 minutes earlier tonight, both of tomorrow's shots and the following AM. I might see where he goes with his numbers today and decide closer to PMPS. If he's lower than you are comfortable with, you might want to stick with 15 minutes, or wait until tomorrow to start getting back on time.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Anyway, you can shoot 1/2 hour early tonight and 1/2 hour earlier tomorrow night. Or 15 minutes earlier tonight, both of tomorrow's shots and the following AM. I might see where he goes with his numbers today and decide closer to PMPS. If he's lower than you are comfortable with, you might want to stick with 15 minutes, or wait until tomorrow to start getting back on time.
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Well Bear's Nadir was definitely different today, as this was an active cycle.
I can test him at 9.5 and 10.5 to see what his BG does.
I just fed him 1.5 oz 14% and 1 and a half Tablespoons 16.5 %.
I haven't been to the store to get him higher carb food.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Even if you did colour it green on the spreadsheet.
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My brain is working much better since I grabbed a nap.
Even though I missed out on some great testing info I think a nap was what was needed to get me through testing tonight with the required amount of capabilities to keep Bear safe. :)
 
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An odd thing happened, when I tested Bear at 8.5 and I got a 67BG I really had doubts that was correct, so I retested and got a 51BG.
The tests were 1 minute apart???

My priority was to immediately feed Bear because I knew no matter what his BG was low.

What would you go by?
 
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Wendy&Neko said:
Two options. Option 1 is a third test, option 2 is to pick one or the other. With neither number would you do anything different. Though you might test in 1/2 hour with the 51.

Wendy
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Thank you!
Bear is at 100BG at +10, with no food influences.
Tomorrow there are two appointments possibly more.
Mom is going to have to be hospitalized again for IV antibiotics so everything is up in the air.
I really wished I had only given Bear a .25 increase.
I hope he has safe numbers tomorrow and I can get a little sleep tonoight.
 
I am considering reducing Bear by .25 for tonight and in the morning.
I just don't know if the Wound Care Dr will put mom in the hospital or if the Infectious Disease Dr will have to be the one to admit her.
There is the possibility that I might be gone most of the day tomorrow and I don't have a timed feeder (yet).
I can lock up my girl cat Squantch and leave a massive amount of food out.
Problem is Bear might scarf and barf or he might eat intermittently depending on his appetite for the day. :arghh:
 
Bear & Lora said:
@Wendy&Neko @MrWorfMen's Mom @Marje and Gracie
An odd thing happened, when I tested Bear at 8.5 and I got a 67BG I really had doubts that was correct, so I retested and got a 51BG.
The tests were 1 minute apart???

My priority was to immediately feed Bear because I knew no matter what his BG was low.

What would you go by?
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They are basically the same number with meter variance. The 67 with a variance of 20 % less is 55.
 
If you are concerned, I would reduce by .25. He has only had two cycles at the higher dose so the depot probably hasn't filled yet. You will feel more comfortable if you can't be around to monitor.
 
This is what went into my considerations, (which is speculation).
When Bear had an increase to 5.25 and breaking a bounce he experienced a low BG event.
This leads me to believe 5.25 might have been a little too much insulin, maybe an actual (fat 5) might have gotten good results?

I increased him accidentally to a 5.5 and most of the time after an increase his second cycle seems to be where his increases show.

Sadly today's AM Cycles are a combination of two mistakes:
#1 I actually shot Bear 1 hour and 15 minutes late which by what I've read qualifies his dose as a decrease
#2 He was incorrectly increased to 5.5 instead of 5.25 and if a fat 5 units was more the proper dose then the results of the AM activity seem to support it because this dose was a decrease.

These considerations could be flawed and even taking that into account dropping to 5 units for his PM for a safer margin definitely raises my comfort level.
 
Cats aren't usually sensitive to fat/skinny doses over 5 units. 5.25 units might have been a good dose if he wasn't breaking a bounce.

He had a 192 on Lantus, so not much difference. More important, this time he was probably at least nine hours in blue/green. :cool: Those stretches under renal threshold are getting longer.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Cats aren't usually sensitive to fat/skinny doses over 5 units. 5.25 units might have been a good dose if he wasn't breaking a bounce.

He had a 192 on Lantus, so not much difference. More important, this time he was probably at least nine hours in blue/green. :cool: Those stretches under renal threshold are getting longer.
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Wow! Nine hours that has got to be a new record for Bear. I am so happy! :D:bighug:
 
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