I think I get confused on which parts of SLGS I’m supposed to follow exactly, and where I’m supposed to speed things up. Since Jackson had DKA to start, I was advised to increase his dosing more rapidly at first despite being on a SLGS feeding routine. Actually, of course TR was recommended first of all - and I absolutely agree with the desire to get kitty healthy faster! Jack has caused me a lot of lost sleep and worries! But my life and work schedule simply do not allow for intense monitoring every day, especially using numerous ear pricks to get exact low numbers, nor does it allow for the numerous small measured meals required. I am simply not home for long hours. On the other hand, I do have better insight into his numbers and patterns through the day than many SLGS followers thanks to his Libre (other family members do help with scanning that with the reader). So I kind of have been feeling betwixt and between on my methods and plans.
The good news is that the original intense fear of ketones returning has seemed to be null and void - once he recovered and had been on insulin for a bit, I’ve never seen any in his urine. I was checking daily for a while, now more like every couple days. I think it helps that he’s free fed, as I understand it that keeps ketones away, even if it makes regulation a slower process. So maybe I don’t have to be as worried about being quick. Maybe it would be better for his body for me to just stick to SLGS rather than trying to hybrid the methods.
It’s just been hard for me to know what to do, always. I worry when he’s been in pinks all day, and especially when he hits reds. I really worry about the reds. But trying to take him too low with TR dosing, without the ability for in-the-moment monitoring and feedings in response, is also dangerous. More immediately dangerous. I’m just always a bit torn, and it’s hard to stay patient.
