1/8, Bell, AMPS 75 +2 77 +4 86 +6 69 +8 100 PMPS 117 +2 138

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Bell is doing such a great job maintaining these greens! Last night I was nervous going to bed with her low but she was able to maintain such a flat, beautiful cycle. I am afraid we may be on a zoom-up but I hope she keep trucking along here without a huge bounce.

It does seem strange to me that she always seems to be able to hit these awesome runs on a dose increase, but then she has trouble clearing the inevitable bounce. Have people seen similar behavior with IAA or Acromegaly?
 
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MinnerPip said:
Hi Seth. Knowledge is power and you are most certainly gathering all the knowledge you can via glucose testing and the IAA and IGF-1. It is refreshing to hear that your manager is so respectful, caring and collaborative regarding your personal circumstances. I’ve seen this return to office strategy in my own company over the years, as well as centralizing job functions to certain geo locations and low cost countries. Reducing staff w/o having to pay separation packages is a CFO joy. Good ole corporate America. Ok, off soap box (sorry!).

Have you ever tried the Libre? I did with Minner but it just won’t work for her. She is miserable, constantly trying to get it off, often dislodging it within a day or a few days. And it destroys her skin, taking almost a month to heal afterwards. Big bummer b/c for us humans, it is a godsend. Especially the Libre3 which is small (dime sized) and has auto sensor reading via bluetooth vs having to manually scan. There is another function of the technology that I have read about but not used. It appears that this additional app (LibreLinkUp) allows glucose readings to be shared remotely. In theory, if all the stars align this could mean caregivers can be away from their kitty yet be vigilant to the glucose levels so they could return home if warranted. Since u would need your phone w/ u remotely, would need another phone/device running the apps near Bell to auto capture. This could be a nice safety net that provides more flexibility, but it does not solve the frequent need to encourage eating situation. Minner is same way w/ sometimes needing encouragement to eat. I use petcube systems to monitor and interact with cats while away, but I’m pretty sure remote eating encouragement via petcube system would not be effective for Minner. Thinking out loud here ….

Love seeing the green for Bell today. Dancing a celebration jig for her (and you). Good luck as the labor of love continues. I trust that a path will reveal itself.
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@MinnerPip: Thank you so much for all of this!!! I hope 7.5 is her lucky dosage like it has been for Minner!

I will join you on your soapbox about corporate America :p.

Bell was on a Libre for 2 weeks at the very start of her FD journey. She did ok with it, but she hattttttted the wrap she had to wear. I could potentially experiment with a more comfortable wrapping strategy, but I'm not sure it would work. I finally took off her wrap after 10 days and she immediately got the libre half off. It did also irritate her skin quite a bit. But! I still think it might be worth experimenting with. I do know that libres sometimes are a little funky with low numbers and that Staci has had multiple die when they get low. It would give me a lot of peace of mind at work. I think I would still need to come home when I did see it drop low to make sure Bell ate, but at least I wouldn't be in the dark whether she is dropping or not.
 
bluesunshine said:
Blair allowed Bell half of the beam :p
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That was so nice of Blair! They look so cozy:kiss::cat::kiss:

Beautiful greens for Bell! Enjoy them with your sweet Bell.

Question, when Bell originally wore the Libre, did the vet install it and did they use glue? That can irritate their skin and it is strongly advised not to use any glue, I never do.
Just a thought for you to consider.
Have a safe surf! :bighug::cat::bighug:
 
I think they did glue it on with some substance. She got it partially off but I had to use coconut oil to get the rest off without hurting her skin.
 
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