? 10/6 Chispa, diving and bouncing

Karen and Chispa (GA)

Karen and Chispa (GA)

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https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/10-4-chispa-270-amps-86-4.294605/

Zooming out on my spreadsheet today, I noticed that Chispa's numbers before August were in a much narrower range of mostly blues and yellows, even on SLGS, vs. a rainbow patchwork of colors now. I used to try to keep her from diving with spoonfuls of MC until the numbers leveled out, but at some point I was advised to stick to LC instead and let the chips fall where they may (I don't remember who said that, and it doesn't matter). Today I tried again to slow the drop with strategic spoonfuls of MC, but she made it to the greens anyway, and here we are with another pink preshot.

Maybe it's a coincidence, but it seems like the higher the dose, the more extreme the numbers. I regret letting the vet talk me into trying SLGS, and I'm beginning to despair of ever getting her regulated again. If it ain't broke, don't fix it -- that's the moral of that story.

Is there anything I can or should be doing differently?

@Wendy&Neko
 
I'd recommend following TR as written for a while. With green nadirs, we hold the dose for 10 cycles, unless tightly regulated. When you followed SLGS for a while, her body got out of practice with greens. Now it's seeing them and bouncing. You have to try to get to a dose where she'll see long stretches of green, and more often.
 
Thanks, Wendy. Looks like I am on dose #8 since the fur shot, so I'll plan to increase Tuesday morning.

What are your thoughts on trying to slow down the drops with MC -- is that a good idea, or not?
 
Karen and Chispa said:
trying to slow down the drops with MC -- is that a good idea, or not?
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Depends on how carb sensitive your cat is. Some people can get away with regular LC, some need higher LC, some need MC. How sensitive to carbs is Chispa?

I think the "slow the drop" may have been a bit late today. She already dropped 100 points by +2 so I might have tried slowing things then. I actually gave Neko a small LC snack at +1 and +2 and +3 so she had some fresh carbs on board before onset.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Depends on how carb sensitive your cat is. Some people can get away with regular LC, some need higher LC, some need MC. How sensitive to carbs is Chispa?
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That's a tough question ... it depends. Sometimes a teaspoon of MC will turn those numbers in the other direction, and other times I can give her half of a pouch without it seeming to make any difference at all. It's always the same MC, too, so the results should be predictable, but they're not. :confused:
 
Wouldn't that be too easy if anything related to our cats was predictable?
I hope you have a nice day today, Karen. It's frustrating and patience is great but difficult to find sometimes!
 
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