11/24 Paws AMPS 92 +2 72 +6 72 | PMPS 85 NS +3 73

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Stalled 20, 94.
Neither really, yet. TR was the plan but I've gone BCS a bit too much for that to be accurate.
Gonna keep stalling for now, I think.
 
Yeah I'll be around but I have to go buy more retail strips. Burned through the last 50 so fast and the cheap ones don't arrive til tomorrow.
 
Technically he earned a reduction of .25 by falling below 50 last night, which of course takes you to 0. You could try giving a drop. To get a drop, push the plunger in as hard as you can, insert into vial, and release the plunger, keeping a little "pull" pressure on the plunger so the insulin won't get sucked back into the vial.
 
It's been a slow drop this AM, so I think he'll be fine on a drop, but take a +1, and +2 to keep an eye on where he might be going.

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Paws, you overachiever you! I'm curious to see how he does on one drop! What are great dose that would be, right?
 
Mandy & Rex said:
I'm late to the party. The next dose was 0.1u as recommended by @Wendy&Neko last night.

However, if you already shot, then monitor like @Alicia & Maggie said.
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Alicia & Maggie said:
Technically he earned a reduction of .25 by falling below 50 last night, which of course takes you to 0. You could try giving a drop. To get a drop, push the plunger in as hard as you can, insert into vial, and release the plunger, keeping a little "pull" pressure on the plunger so the insulin won't get sucked back into the vial.
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Usually we go from 0.25 to 0.1;), as Wendy mentioned last night

Pictorial guide using a U-100 syringe marked with half units:

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As you have shot a drop, just see how he does. It might be good to try and hold on to the dose, he was in highish blues just a few cycles ago, continuing insulin support can give the beta cells a chance to recover better and help ensure a strong remission.

With the +2 being lower it looks like an active cycle, if you haven't already, I would have tried to encourage him to surf in safe greens by giving a little of his regular LC/ a couple of teaspoons and checking again at +3.
 
He seems to be doing well so far, tracking yesterday's mid-cycle almost exactly. Missed the +3 and late on the +4 b/c I fell asleep... yesterday was a LONG day!

As for dose, I'm continuing to be a BCS b/c every time I shoot something above what my wife thinks I should, I end up having a PJ party. Maybe Paws just loves his gravy. Or the attention. :rolleyes:

Based on what we're seeing, I'm hoping that all Paws really needed was the switch from half of his calories coming from 35%+ carb dry food, to all of his calories being 3% carb or less wet food, and needed a little insulin help to push him along the way, to help get his own system back in order. But only time, love, attention, and a LOT of test strips :arghh::arghh::arghh: will tell.
 
Looking good today Paws! :D

Our experience here is that the longer we can safely keep kitty on insulin, and give those healing beta cells some support, the stronger the remission. Typical spreadsheets would be a sea of green. A week more like today would be just right.
 
If you look at George's ss, march/april 2016 you see as he approached remission he was the sea of green that Wendy was talking about.

He took his last reductions rather slowly, earning them by spending a weeks in healthy numbers (between 50-80 human meter), It doesn't look like Paws is going for that method, but if you could manage to keep him a week on some insulin, it could be really helpful long term.

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As for dose, I'm continuing to be a BCS b/c every time I shoot something above what my wife thinks I should, I end up having a PJ party. Maybe Paws just loves his gravy. Or the attention. :rolleyes:
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LOL there's no remission that isn't earned with a PJ party or two. :p
Hang in there.
 
Yeah he had a great AM cycle. I decided to skip tonight bc his PMPS was 85 and his evening cycles have always been far below his am. His +2 105 was after devouring dinner, and +3 was just 73, so not too upset in my continued BCS. We'll see what he is in the am, for now I need some sleep.
 
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