11/28 Tilda AMPS 76, +2 53, +3 49, +6 53, +9 56 PMPS 55

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/11-27-tilda-amps-70-2-58-3-52-7-62.283999/

Reduction this morning Go Tilda Go!

 

Congrats on the reduction! Tulsa managed to earn this in row ways! No question.

 

Yay Thanks! My phone autocorrects her name to Tulsa too haha

She's been sleeping so soundly this morning I didn't "feed the curve" like I usually do and she just tested 49 at +3. I've been using 14% at the beginning of her curve then I switch to 7% the rest of the day. What would you recommend in this situation? I theory she's been dropping under 50 but I've been keeping it up with food...

 

This is still the effect of the previous depot. The depot takes 4-6 cycles to adjust to a reduction. With TR you don't take back-to-back reduction because of this. For now, you would continue with 0.5U - though it's highly likely that she will continue to go down in dose with the food change.

 

Perfect, thank you! It's ok to feed the curve right? Future questions will be how to handle this with a pet sitter in two weeks. She's currently getting lots of "breakfast in bed" haha

 

Yes it is. Sometimes you have to intervene with higher carbs to flatten the curve and keep them at a good dose. But if you find that it's taking a lot of higher carbs to keep her over 50, it might be better to lower the dose. How much 14% food is she getting now and when in the cycle? Do you think she can tolerate a full transition to 7%?

 

Got it. She's getting about 50/50. The 14% is about 5oz total and another 5oz 7%. She gets the 14% at each shot and then at +1 and +2 usually. By +3 she usually wants both. She's a good grazer after +3 so I leave both foods out and she usually goes for the 7%. I think she could tolerate fully 7% but it's high in phosphorus and she has early CKD... I have new foods to trial (~5% and 4%) that are lower in phosphorus but need to see if she'll have an allergic reaction to them... the overlapping conditions are fun

 

You could try further reducing the 14% and go down to 0.25u from tonight.

 

I didn’t even catch the autocorrect, lol.

 

This makes sense to me as well... I think I've been floating her along with the 14% and I've not done that as much the last 24hrs and she's dropped below 50 twice.

 

Congrats on the reduction Ali

 

You might still have a little trouble keeping her over 50 till the depot adjusts to the reduced dose. The 0.75U depot could affect numbers for up to 4 cycles after the reduction.

 

Thanks! I’ll keep an eye on her. I appreciate all the help ❤️