? 2/10 sammy Amps 199 pumps 149

[Sarah and Sammy]

Soo I havent been able to get a human meter just yet. :/ I don't know that I feel quite right about skipping Sammy's insulin dose when he is under 200 but I also feel uncertain about giving him .25 units when he seems to be naturally dropping during the day without insulin.. In the meantime, until I'm able to get a human meter should I be decreasing his dose? If so what would be the next step down?

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/2-4-sammy-amps-147-dont-know-what-to-do-next.225200/

 

[Si am cat mom]

Soo I havent been able to get a human meter just yet. :/ I don't know that I feel quite right about skipping Sammy's insulin dose when he is under 200 but I also feel uncertain about giving him .25 units when he seems to be naturally dropping during the day without insulin.. In the meantime, until I'm able to get a human meter should I be decreasing his dose? If so what would be the next step down?

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/2-4-sammy-amps-147-dont-know-what-to-do-next.225200/

It looks like you are not giving insulin based on the spreadsheet.
Are you not shooting unless he is over 200?
I think that guideline was for new diabetics whose caregivers don't have information/ data that tells them how their pet responds to insulin. I think if you are able to test and have the ability to monitor- then that advice isn't a hard rule. Do you feel like you could adjust your " no shoot" number? Was there a timeline you had about doing so?

 

[Si am cat mom]

also, if you have a question...sometimes adding the "?" mark icon to the title can help others know at a glance that you are looking for advise.

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[Sarah and Sammy]

It looks like you are not giving insulin based on the spreadsheet.
Are you not shooting unless he is over 200?
I think that guideline was for new diabetics whose caregivers don't have information/ data that tells them how their pet responds to insulin. I think if you are able to test and have the ability to monitor- then that advice isn't a hard rule. Do you feel like you could adjust your " no shoot" number? Was there a timeline you had about doing so?

I have been nervous to shoot under 200 because he has been very inconsistent in the past. I would give it a try however I work 6 days a week I'm not sure that gives me enough time to monitor.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

If you look at the Sticky Note on Fine Dosing, there are some pictures of small doses. Take a look at the one called 0.1 units. I would try that on a day when you are home and can monitor.

 

[Si am cat mom]

I have been nervous to shoot under 200 because he has been very inconsistent in the past. I would give it a try however I work 6 days a week I'm not sure that gives me enough time to monitor.

Oh...you can't test during the day because of work - or at night ? I work 12 hour shifts 4-5 days a week overnight, so I just try to grab daytime test when I won't be around at night and nighttime test when I am off to fill in the blanks in my spreadsheet. If you can occasionally grab a nightime test 2 hours after the insulin and the 2 hours after that ( +4 ) , you would have a much better idea of how low the doses are taking them and how your at handles the onset of the insulin. Once you know what the +1, or +2 looks like, you can often feel more confident shooting a number under 200 if for example the +1 number is higher that or close to your preshot number. I tend to not worry as much about my AMps especially because my guys +1 is usually higher, so I know his number should continue to rise before the insulin " kicks in" . You want to try and use the data for being better able to make dosing decisions. Maybe you could try at least a +1 or +2 when you can to start...?