11/01 Biggie PMPS 136 +2.5 179

[Jackie and Biggie]

Halloween

Lots of tricks last night during a challenging active cycle. Going to skip this AM and hopefully reconvene with @Bandit's Mom to decide on his next dose. I’m ready try 1.5u but that could be the lack of sleep talking…

 

[Bandit's Mom]

I hope you get a long nap today. I was thinking 1.75U. Let's see what he does after a skip.

 

[Jackie and Biggie]

I hope you get a long nap today. I was thinking 1.75U. Let's see what he does after a skip.

Sounds good! I hope to get a nap in after work..and then maybe have some time to go out for a few hours….Have a good evening where you are, Bhooma.

 

[tiffmaxee]

I would try 2.0.

 

[carfurby (GA)]

I see Biggie is keeping you on your toes. I hope you can get a nap in today.

 

[Jackie and Biggie]

I would try 2.0.

Hi Elise, thanks for weighing in.

What do you feel are the pros/cons of going down .25 vs .5 when he has been speeding down the dosing ladder? I got 3 hours of broken sleep last night and had to feed him HC twice an hour for around two hours and then HC hourly for another two until his bg stayed constant. This was after I started the evening feeding LC hourly. And then he dropped 30+ points in an hour at +5 which I could have missed if I’d have reasonably thought 98@+4 was safe…

Once he got to around +8, still in the 60’s, I felt like the duration might be waning enough to sleep. On Sunday when he was dropping a lot, I had to add quite a bit of maple syrup to his HC to keep him up over a few hours until late in his cycle. I am worried that my exhaustion is going to make it harder for me to stay on top of his steep drops. But I don’t want to jeopardize our momentum either.

 

[Jackie and Biggie]

I see Biggie is keeping you on your toes. I hope you can get a nap in today.

Thanks, Carla! I hope I can, maybe just a little *cat* nap so I can go out and visit my family and run some errands. Hope you and Furball have a good day.

 

[Elaine Lai]

Take the chance to swiftly transition to next week's daytime saving end.

 

[tiffmaxee]

Hi Elise, thanks for weighing in.

What do you feel are the pros/cons of going down .25 vs .5 when he has been speeding down the dosing ladder? I got 3 hours of broken sleep last night and had to feed him HC twice an hour for around two hours and then HC hourly for another two until his bg stayed constant. This was after I started the evening feeding LC hourly. And then he dropped 30+ points in an hour at +5 which I could have missed if I’d have reasonably thought 98@+4 was safe…

Once he got to around +8, still in the 60’s, I felt like the duration might be waning enough to sleep. On Sunday when he was dropping a lot, I had to add quite a bit of maple syrup to his HC to keep him up over a few hours until late in his cycle. I am worried that my exhaustion is going to make it harder for me to stay on top of his steep drops. But I don’t want to jeopardize our momentum either.

If too exhausted then go for it. He’s gone down a lot quickly in dose which is why I would do .25 but you are the one with him so do what you think best.

 

[Jackie and Biggie]

If too exhausted then go for it. He’s gone down a lot quickly in dose which is why I would do .25 but you are the one with him so do what you think best.

Ok, will also see where he is at PMPS…and will get a few tests in between.

 

[Jackie and Biggie]

Take the chance to swiftly transition to next week's daytime saving end.

Good thinking, Elaine. I’m probably one of the few who was not dreading the time change because I’m always running late with his shots anyway. But this gives me an extra opportunity to decide what time is good for us.

 

[Jackie and Biggie]

@Bandit's Mom he had a pretty good day after the morning skip, and I gave 1.75u tonight.

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Good luck with the reduction. Hope you managed a nap?

 

[Jackie and Biggie]

Good luck with the reduction. Hope you managed a nap?

Thanks, I did! Biggie and I had a nice nap and snuggle time. I swear he was probably sleep deprived from all the poking I usually do. Hoping I am doing the right thing, but can always go back up if needed.