12/29 Chloe AMPS 269, +2 = 400

Roberta and Chloe said:
I've been using the same pen for close to 3 months.
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Your spreadsheet says you started a new pen on 11/2 so that's not even 2 months yet. But if you think the insulin has lost efficacy, try a new one. If the numbers don't change, go back and finish the original one

Diane Tyler's Mom said:
I'm no expert at all but looking at your spreadsheet do you think she's been on 0.5 u way to long?
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She's had a few PS's in green so .5 may be too much...or it may be too little. There's no way to know what's going on without more testing.
 
Chris & China (GA) said:
Your spreadsheet says you started a new pen on 11/2 so that's not even 2 months yet. But if you think the insulin has lost efficacy, try a new one. If the numbers don't change, go back and finish the original one



She's had a few PS's in green so .5 may be too much...or it may be too little. There's no way to know what's going on without more testing.
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Hi @Chris & China (GA) Thank you and yes I agree she needs to test more , both cycles :bighug::cat:
 
The only way to know for sure is to test mid-cycle - day and night. From the numbers on the SS, that looks to me like the missing piece.

I've used insulin pens until they run out - the pen I'm using now has an expiration date of July 2020 - it's been in the fridge the entire time - and as you can see it's still effective. Today's new synthetic insulins rarely go bad and are designed to take lots of abuse - people carry them in their pockets/purses in all kinds of situations (however they only carry them for a month)...we refrigerate our pens to allow them to last much much longer since we typically use so little. So unless it was frozen or left in a very hot place (think stove top or car dashboard in the blazing sun)...then it's much more likely it's the cat and not the insulin.
 
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