11/16 Julia AMBG 129, +19/53, +21.5/83 Skipped but now what?

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Happy Caturday!

We did not mean to disappear for a month but things have been so busy and crazy that I just managed to get 3 weeks of numbers in the spreadsheet today so we do what we can. We've been shooting a S0.1 for the longest time and though the AMPS and PMPS are blue, Jules does get down into the 50's and 40's on occasion so the nadirs are okay. She still has to go in the bathroom at night but we're thinking of easing up on that to see if she'll go to her box if left out. Of course I think that contributes to her blues as once she's out she heads for green with no problem. The last two times we left her out at night she pooped on me and peed on Mom so we're understandably hesitant. I could possibly have adjusted a dose somewhere in this time period but she's never missed a shot and so we manage. Until last night when I realize I had 2 test strips left. Whoops. I planned to use her last one for the AMPS this morning and then run out for test strips but I neglected to set my alarm as I was so tired and fell asleep beforehand. We woke up about 2.5 hrs past her ideal shot time and decided it would be a skipped shot as we don't have it in our schedule to shoot a PM shot at 10:00 at night. Today was pretty great surprisingly.

AMBG 129 @ +14.25
53 @ +19
80 @ +21.5

I loved that 53. Julia at LC as usual all morning in addition to her preening and purring her brains out. Now the big question is do we just hop back on her dose tonight? I don't know if the 53 and 80 is still depot helping or pancreas helping or what? We're fine with whatever is best for Julia of course. I don't want her off insulin if she's not ready.

There have been many losses on the FDMB and are thoughts and prayers are with all families.
 
Re: 11/16 Julia AMBG 129, +19/53, +21.5/83 Skipped but now w

Julia's numbers are great! I'm wondering, has anybody talked with you about feeding a snack at around +9 of each cycle? If the pancreas is working, that snack can sometimes help them pull down those higher preshots.

I would probably resume insulin, especially if she keeps rising, but then try adding a +9 feeding to see what happens. Play it by ear, though.
 
Re: 11/16 Julia AMBG 129, +19/53, +21.5/83 Skipped but now w

Thanks, Libby!

I went ahead and shot and the +24 was 99 so not too shabby!

We know about the +8/+9 snack and try to feed later in the cycle as time permits. The PM going into AM cycle it's not feasible as I'm in the middle of the 4 hrs of sleep I get each night. We try to do it going into the PM cycle but with the chaos we live in it's not consistent. My Dad is bedridden and we care for him 24/7 so, it just depends on the day and how things are going. Seeing the success we had today without insulin I'll definitely try to be consistent about that snack though. Maybe if we can get her more consistently in greens I'll try to decrease the dose by a drop and see how she does.

Thanks again!
 
Re: 11/16 Julia AMBG 129, +19/53, +21.5/83 Skipped but now w

Is there any chance that Julia would use a timed feeder? I'm not a big fan of suggesting that people disrupt their sleep but if a feeder would work, it's something you may want to consider.
 
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