12/31 Eddie AMPS 142 +4 268 PMPS 355 +6 382

Jodey&Eddie&Blue

Jodey&Eddie&Blue

Member Since 2021
Good morning,

I feel terrible this morning. I was exhausted yesterday after a number of middle-of-the-night events with Eddie during the week (even just disturbing sleep with alarm + not able to get back to sleep, never mind dipping low enough for reduction). Then I had the fiasco with the tree roots in the sewer line. Just so tired.

Last night I tested him, gave insulin, took Max (dog) out for a walk, came back and at PM +45 mins, fell dead asleep and did not set alarm. I'm so disappointed with myself as it looked like Eddie might be in for breaking the bounce, which he obviously did but what were the numbers???? Did I blow it @Wendy&Neko ????

Anyway, here we are in the blue zone this morning:

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/12-30-eddie-amps-257-pmps-149.272415/#post-3030183
 
You didn't blow it! The bounce likely broke. If you look at 12/28, I suspect the cycle was similar.

For some people, "sleep testing" is more challenging than for others. Getting back to sleep can be difficult. As important as it is for you to take care of Eddie and Blue, it's just as important for you to take care of yourself.
 
Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
You didn't blow it! The bounce likely broke. If you look at 12/28, I suspect the cycle was similar.

For some people, "sleep testing" is more challenging than for others. Getting back to sleep can be difficult. As important as it is for you to take care of Eddie and Blue, it's just as important for you to take care of yourself.
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Thank you for that vote of confidence. The sleep thing wouldn't be so challenging if it were not for the fact I have a full-time demanding job and am on my own. Every once in a while, wham! it catches up to me. Like last night, I really didn't expect to go unconscious without setting alarm but I guess as soon as I got horizontal, it was end of story. When I get up in the night, I become fully awake, usually, which is why it's harder to get back to sleep especially when I know I've got a full day ahead of me in only a few hours. :):cat:

Anyway, thanks, again. Eddie's on a bit of an upswing but if we're lucky, the SRT will do its job...
 
For some reason, I didn't get your tag, but wandered in anyway. ;)

Yes, sleep is hard, though over time I did manage to learn how to get back to sleep. And yes, it would have been good to get a test overnight. It did look like Eddie was both breaking a bounce and filling the depot from the BCS.

What saved me and my sleep was learning to read patterns in the before bed test. Neko didn't onset until around +5, and that was after my bed time, but I did learn what a +3 or +4 (before onset and at bed time) compared to her preshot meant for the rest of the cycle. That way I could crash in those cases where her before bed test was high enough, and it wasn't a cycle I expected an active cycle. Learning your cat, and learning your cat's BG patterns are what maximizes your sleep. Post SRT is harder on caregivers, but also riskier for the cat. Once you start classes back again, you may wish to be more cautious with the reduction points.
 
I completely understand. My situation was much the same with Gabby -- I was a sole caregiver with a cat that liked to dive into low numbers. At one point, I commented that sleep was vastly overrated! The only thing that saved me was that I carried a pager for years before Gabby was diagnosed. I was used to responding in the middle of the night and turning over and going back to sleep. It helped with testing!
 
Wendy&Neko said:
For some reason, I didn't get your tag, but wandered in anyway. ;)

Yes, sleep is hard, though over time I did manage to learn how to get back to sleep. And yes, it would have been good to get a test overnight. It did look like Eddie was both breaking a bounce and filling the depot from the BCS.

What saved me and my sleep was learning to read patterns in the before bed test. Neko didn't onset until around +5, and that was after my bed time, but I did learn what a +3 or +4 (before onset and at bed time) compared to her preshot meant for the rest of the cycle. That way I could crash in those cases where her before bed test was high enough, and it wasn't a cycle I expected an active cycle. Learning your cat, and learning your cat's BG patterns are what maximizes your sleep. Post SRT is harder on caregivers, but also riskier for the cat. Once you start classes back again, you may wish to be more cautious with the reduction points.
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I think one of the issues is that Blue and Eddie being on different insulins (Lantus/Levemir), the nadirs are different. Eddie's are way harder to read and that may be a function of the SRT and I get what you mean by "riskier" if only because Know Thy Cat in the wake of SRT is challenging! Like, I know what to expect with Blue and his Lantus. But I feel with Eddie I'm always dealing with wild cards!
 
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