? 178 oscar

[josette]

Do I give a shot? This is the lowest ever. I had increased from 8 to 8-1/2 last night when he was 325 at pspm +5

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Have you fed him? Can you get another test 20 mins after the last one? Can you monitor if you shoot?
With TR, you can shoot any number over 50 (on a human meter), if you can monitor.

Link to previous post:
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/spreadsheet.273412/

 

[josette]

Have not fed yet. Usually feed at 7. Yes I can test again in 20

 

[Bandit's Mom]

178 was not his AMPS but a little before? Can you monitor if you shoot?

 

[josette]

Yes I can watch him. Shall I feed him

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Yes, then please feed him and give him the shot. Don't fill him up. Feed some of his breakfast at +1 and +2.
Also test at +1 and +2 since you are shooting a lower than usual preshot.

And please take off the 911 now? Thanks!

 

[josette]

Shall I give the 8.5 like last night or go back to 8?

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Stay with 8.5U. He has not earned a reduction. Finally he is seeing better numbers.

 

[josette]

Okay and I will test in an hour.

 

[josette]

Sorry I panicked. Thank you. I will test at +1

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Sorry I panicked. Thank you. I will test at +1

No need to apologize! Shooting lower numbers is scary at first. We've all been there

 

[josette]

Should I see a higher or lower number at the +1, cause I am already anxious.

 

[Bandit's Mom]

You might see a small food bump. But you might also not if he's clearing a bounce.

 

[josette]

353 at AMPS +1

I will test in another hour. He is having some boiled chicken right now. Earlier he ate about 1/4 of small can of FF pate.

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Looks like he's bouncing. Makes me wonder if that 178 was a bad strip.

 

[josette]

I will check again at +2.

 

[josette]

347 at AMPS +2

 

[Bandit's Mom]

You can stop testing till PMPS

 

[josette]

I will do one more at 10 to see how it’s doing and thanks so much for your help. I was going to do a curve today but in case the strip was faulty I better wait. Next time that happens I will wait a few minutes and test again using a different strip before I start panicking!

 

[Bandit's Mom]

I will do one more at 10 to see how it’s doing and thanks so much for your help. I was going to do a curve today but in case the strip was faulty I better wait. Next time that happens I will wait a few minutes and test again using a different strip before I start panicking!

You needn't wait a few mins. Any time you get an unusually low number, get a second test immediately to check if it was a faulty strip the first time.

 

[josette]

I was going to wait a few minutes for the meter to reset but yes I understand.
Anyway his AMPS+3 was 337