12/13 Silver AMPS 407 PMPS 383; + 4=293. Can the bounce be cleared already? How will I know?
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Alicia & Maggie (GA)
Member Since 2017
Silver, you look much better in blue...
Tracey&Jones (GA)
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That is a good sized bounce! Hope Silver comes back down quickly. This dose is getting some movement happening!
It took a while but that was my fault with the fur shot and late shot so close together. I Do hope I see a blue again tonight.
Tracey&Jones (GA)
Member Since 2016
May take a few cycles for Silver to clear that bounce...keep the faith..it will happen again!
So question. He’s high for a few cycles due to bouncing - so when he comes out of the bounce and gets the blues again - it is STILL going to be a lower than usual number because he’s bounced high. So he will just bounce again. And again. How do you break that cycle and start getting flat lows again?
Tracey&Jones (GA)
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If you want some data and have the strips around you can. If the strips are an issue...yeah, maybe one mid cycle to see where he is at, just to confirm any movement at all.
yeah. Strips are like gold in Canada. If I can avoid some testing then that’s good.
Stacy & Asia
Member Since 2017
I think you have to reverse your thinking: high numbers don't cause them to go low, low numbers can cause them to go high (bounce). Yes, he may bounce again and again and again, it's jut part of the deal. It's not a bad thing, it means he is responding to the insulin. The idea is the more time he spends in lower numbers, he will readjust to make that his new normal and the bounces should lessen. Some cats are just bouncier than others and it sure can be frustrating, but there's nothing to be done on your end other than wait for the bounce to clear.
Tracey&Jones (GA)
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I am in Edmonton. I get Jones' for $100 for 200 strips. Are you using a pet or human meter?
I pay $51 for 50 strips. But considering that only lasts two weeks it’s breaking my budget. I can’t afford to test as much as I should and am getting up to my neck in debt.
Tracey&Jones (GA)
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A buck a strip is expensive. I went the human meter because the cost was less. I do have insurance of Jones but I still get to pay the 10% and GST on any qualified expense. It adds ups.
At least the Lantus you can get cheaply at Costco. I picked up 5 pens for $95 vs the $70 a pen the vet was charging me.
Stacy & Asia
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You should see those blues again. Now we just need to get an idea how long it takes Silver to clear a bounce. It could be a matter of hours, it could be several cycles. Maybe you don't need to do a full curve, but I would get a few tests in just to have that data, it's useful to know how long it takes for him to clear a bounce.
Actually I am using a human meter. That’s Accucheck Aviva. I’ve just found a place on eBay where I can order them for 30 USD for 59 but I’d have to wait a month for them to arrive as it’s in India!
I’ll get a few day time ones in on Saturday if I can. He is in the high pinks tonight so not a happy mummy. I was so pleased with those blues.
Oh and I didn’t know you could get Lantus at Costco. I’m not a member tho. I pay $80 for a vial. I can only buy five pens at a time I believe? And I’m truly hoping I don’t need that much. I’ll consider it when this vial runs out tho.
It's hard in Canada to find a place that will sell a single cartridge - better deal than the pens. They are a pen refill, so less waste. Sometimes you can find someone near you willing to share a pack. I don't think you have to be a Costco member to use their pharmacy.
Numbers wobble around during a bounce, but if you see blue again, then you know it's cleared. Paws crossed for a better AMPS tomorrow.
Tracey&Jones (GA)
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I am with Wendy, I don't think you need a membership to go to the pharmacy. They only ever check at the door...which on a busy Saturday you could probably fly right in! Or do you have a friend with a membership
They didn't check at the pharmacy when I went up there. No prescription needed. Just showed the old pen with the prescription on and said it was for a cat. Done.
I should of just asked for the cartridge...will need to do that next time if it is necessary.
I use the GE200 - it take a bigger drop of blood but it was what I got when I was in the "deer in headlights" faze. The strips are $40.88 for a 100 and every once in a while they will have a 10% discount on from the manufacturer. That is at my local co-op pharmacy. Free lancets and sharps bucket every time I go in too. Convenience is another factor.
Nice price. Yes the Aviva was all I saw in Walmart when I went shopping for one. I’m used to it now but strips are pricey for sure.I am with Wendy, I don't think you need a membership to go to the pharmacy. They only ever check at the door...which on a busy Saturday you could probably fly right in! Or do you have a friend with a membership
They didn't check at the pharmacy when I went up there. No prescription needed. Just showed the old pen with the prescription on and said it was for a cat. Done.
I should of just asked for the cartridge...will need to do that next time if it is necessary.
I use the GE200 - it take a bigger drop of blood but it was what I got when I was in the "deer in headlights" faze. The strips are $40.88 for a 100 and every once in a while they will have a 10% discount on from the manufacturer. That is at my local co-op pharmacy. Free lancets and sharps bucket every time I go in too. Convenience is another factor.
LuanneP
Member Since 2017
@Juliet I got my FreeStyle Lite Meter at Walmart for free a few weeks ago & the strips are about $70 for 100 strips. I told them I heard they give them out for free so the cashier got me one. I had no idea they gave them out for free until someone on this board mentioned it.
I got a free Aviva meter last week from Shoppets Drug mart with the purchase of 100 strips. Cost me $85. Seems to be cheaper buying 100 strips st a time rather than 50.
Tracey&Jones (GA)
Member Since 2016
I have only ever been offered a 100 at a time.
Me too - but I know they DO them in packs of 50 so I ask my pharmacy the day before to order and they get it in for me. I don’t usually have $85 up front at once. $50 more manageable.
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