144 pre-shot, first time. Advice?

[Karen&Rocket]

Hello Rocket has been on a fairly high dose of ProZinc (4.5U 2x/day) for a little over a week. His dosage has been raised slowly at the advice of both of his vets due to high, fairly flat curves. Anyway, we had his teeth cleaned a week ago (cleaned, a little gum infection, but no extractions), and this morning, about an hour and a half before his AM shot, we got a 144. This is the first time he's been low before his shot. I realize this could be a false reading, so I'll test again right before his shot in about an hour. If it's still low, any advice? I've read lots of threads here about skipping, waiting half an hour, or lowering the dose, but since he's on a good-sized dose, I want to be extra careful. I should mention that I fed him a half can of FF after testing... I probably should have waited on that.

I only started home testing less than a month ago, so my spreadsheet doesn't have too much info (and Rocket can be a little hard to handle sometimes). But his numbers were so high last few weeks, seeing blue is a shock. And, I've never had a low number pre-shot, so I just want to make sure I do the right thing.

Oh, I should mention he probably got a fur shot night before last, so that may have affected yesterdays numbers. First-time fur shot since February. Anyway thanks for any advice you might have!!!

 

[Karen&Rocket]

Never mind; he's up to his old tricks. 461 at pre-shot time. Should I assume the low reading was wrong?

 

[Peacock]

I wouldn't assume it is wrong. Keep filling in the data in between shots as you can, and we will get a better understanding of how Rocket is handling his insulin.

 

[Karen&Rocket]

I wouldn't assume it is wrong. Keep filling in the data in between shots as you can, and we will get a better understanding of how Rocket is handling his insulin.

Thank you. I'm going to test a few more times today, and over the next few days plan on getting at least pre-shot and a midday number or two. And some overnight numbers if possible. My biggest fear (and hope, depending on how I look at it!) is that his dose is too high since his dental.

 

[Yong & Maury GA]

Also, if you ever get an "odd" test number, don't be afraid to immediately re-test. There are such things as wonky test strips; just to add something else to our daily mix .