24 Aug | Girlie | +11-468; AMPS 515 | +1=598; +1.5=524; +2=538; +3=445; +7:30=401; +9=625

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Girlie's mom

Girlie's mom

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No diving Girlie!!:cat:
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Looking at her SS yesterday am she is quite capable of getting from a black to a green in one cycle, so I would leave out some higher carb food for her just to be on the safe side. We know she likes to dive!;)
 
Bron and Sheba said:
Looking at her SS yesterday am she is quite capable of getting from a black to a green in one cycle, so I would leave out some higher carb food for her just to be on the safe side. We know she likes to dive!;)
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My thoughts exactly, Bron. I gave her a stern lecture about NO DIVING ALLOWED TODAY! She looked at me and blissfully purred...not sure how to take that one. She's a stubborn Burmese. :eek:
 
Thanks for all of the good wishes, everyone! Your support helps immensely on this rocky roller coaster of a journey... :bighug:

I super doubled down and erred on the side of caution and gave her HC & MC food to munch on while I was gone. Clearly, that did the trick. I also had a nice chat with her and told her earnestly that she was beautiful, that I loved her and was very impressed with how she'd been going for green, but that today was NOT the day to be an overachiever. She looked at me earnestly and started purring. I actually hated leaving that earnest, sweet little face! It was rather like the one she used to give me as a kitten (see below): "I'm listening; I will be good; I will let you have a Pepsi Max if you cuddle me...do what I want, mom, you know you want to..."

I hope that this doesn't mess her up entirely and that she bounces back from this quickly. I can stay home for the next week straight, so I can just ride all the highs and lows she wants to throw at me.

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Just wondering: do I test too much? I usually do an AM +1, 2 and 3 because she usually does her deep dives by +3. She doesn't mind the tests and the vet said her ears look just fine, so I'm not bruising her or anything. Just curious what the rest of you think...
 
Girlie's mom said:
Just wondering: do I test too much? I usually do an AM +1, 2 and 3 because she usually does her deep dives by +3. She doesn't mind the tests and the vet said her ears look just fine, so I'm not bruising her or anything. Just curious what the rest of you think...
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While you are trying to stop the dives by getting ahead of her and feeding the curve, you need to test quite a bit. You can see by her SS how much better she is doing since you started doing that.
Once she settles down you can do less testing if you like ....but many of us become testaholics!:eek::rolleyes::joyful::p
 
Bron and Sheba said:
While you are trying to stop the dives by getting ahead of her and feeding the curve, you need to test quite a bit. You can see by her SS how much better she is doing since you started doing that.
Once she settles down you can do less testing if you like ....but many of us become testaholics!:eek::rolleyes::joyful::p
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I am a confirmed testaholic...sigh...you helped create a monster, Bron! :D

I think we should start a support group, but it looks like that's what FDMB is for! :joyful::nailbiting::oops::rolleyes::joyful:

Seriously, though, I love testing because it gives me knowledge and that gives me confidence. I'm still on a huge learning curve re: how food affects her, but I wouldn't know any of this or be able to recognise any patterns without the data. And she doesn't seem to mind, so I'm just going to keep poking away... and especially when she's diving!
 
Girlie's mom said:
eriously, though, I love testing because it gives me knowledge and that gives me confidence. I'm still on a huge learning curve re: how food affects her, but I wouldn't know any of this or be able to recognise any patterns without the data. And she doesn't seem to mind, so I'm just going to keep poking away... and especially when she's diving!
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I have been reading alot of newbie posts, wish it was easier to make them understand this (including myself when I started out). It is the key to getting control of kitty's diabetes.
 
Marvin's Mom - Nat said:
I have been reading alot of newbie posts, wish it was easier to make them understand this (including myself when I started out). It is the key to getting control of kitty's diabetes.
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I agree. I wonder what would make someone not want to test? I wanted to test - I was just terrified! I must have watched the video @JanetNJ made a MILLION times before I got the courage on the day the Freestyle Libre implant failed to try it myself. I was SO SO SO SO scared! But Janet gave me real confidence, especially when she said that she'd poked through her cat's ears a lot and it didn't make a difference. Still, Girlie doesn't like it when I do it manually, so I'm still a lancet girl. I even called the emergency vet the first time I did it (they were used to me calling all the time at that point; I hadn't joined FDMB yet so had no one else to ask about things...) for advice, but I decided to follow Janet's instead.

Girlie slept through that one and basically ignores them, so my fear was conquered quickly. But I don't think everyone else is so fortunate, and if you have a cat who REALLY fights you, that would make it hard, I think. Heaven forfend if my moggie, Max, ever gets diabetes: he HATES having his ears touched.

My vet still doesn't think I need to test that much, but then again, she LOVES the FDMB SS and she LOVES looking at all of my data. She doesn't agree when I talk about bounces and dives and feeding the curve, but I think these are things she's just unfamiliar with. I haven't gotten the courage up to tell her yet about the FDMB; I think she just thinks I'm a SS genius. :cool:

The thing that convinced me was what Janet and others have emphasised so often: that it was essential to keep her safe and shoot safely. The one hypo we had terrified me, and she so ill while they were trying to stabilise her in hospital, and I decided I would do whatever it took to take care of her at home instead. The idea of shooting in the dark, not knowing she might have a low number - and possibly putting her in danger - was enough to convince me that it was the best way to keep her safe and learn how to manage her and move her towards a healthier little body.

Let's face it: I'm also a bit of a control nut, so the more knowledge - and within reason, therefore, control - I have over this disease, the better. That's one of the reasons I love the FDMB: every time I come here I learn a little more and I know Girlie is better off for it. :-) And I love the support - you all are such good people. I would still be a basket case if I hadn't joined in and you all hadn't been so patient with me at first. :bighug:
 
Kris & Teasel said:
Her kitten picture is so cute! Girlie is being taken care of very well. :)
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I can't remember now who I borrowed this expression from - some wonderful person on FDMB: she's my heart kitty. I love her - there are no words for how much I love her and there's nothing I wouldn't do to help her on this journey.

Your kitty looks gorgeous! So beautiful! :-)
 
Girlie's mom said:
I agree. I wonder what would make someone not want to test? I wanted to test - I was just terrified! I must have watched the video @JanetNJ made a MILLION times before I got the courage on the day the Freestyle Libre implant failed to try it myself. I was SO SO SO SO scared! But Janet gave me real confidence, especially when she said that she'd poked through her cat's ears a lot and it didn't make a difference. Still, Girlie doesn't like it when I do it manually, so I'm still a lancet girl. I even called the emergency vet the first time I did it (they were used to me calling all the time at that point; I hadn't joined FDMB yet so had no one else to ask about things...) for advice, but I decided to follow Janet's instead.

Girlie slept through that one and basically ignores them, so my fear was conquered quickly. But I don't think everyone else is so fortunate, and if you have a cat who REALLY fights you, that would make it hard, I think. Heaven forfend if my moggie, Max, ever gets diabetes: he HATES having his ears touched.

My vet still doesn't think I need to test that much, but then again, she LOVES the FDMB SS and she LOVES looking at all of my data. She doesn't agree when I talk about bounces and dives and feeding the curve, but I think these are things she's just unfamiliar with. I haven't gotten the courage up to tell her yet about the FDMB; I think she just thinks I'm a SS genius. :cool:

The thing that convinced me was what Janet and others have emphasised so often: that it was essential to keep her safe and shoot safely. The one hypo we had terrified me, and she so ill while they were trying to stabilise her in hospital, and I decided I would do whatever it took to take care of her at home instead. The idea of shooting in the dark, not knowing she might have a low number - and possibly putting her in danger - was enough to convince me that it was the best way to keep her safe and learn how to manage her and move her towards a healthier little body.

Let's face it: I'm also a bit of a control nut, so the more knowledge - and within reason, therefore, control - I have over this disease, the better. That's one of the reasons I love the FDMB: every time I come here I learn a little more and I know Girlie is better off for it. :) And I love the support - you all are such good people. I would still be a basket case if I hadn't joined in and you all hadn't been so patient with me at first. :bighug:
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so glad the video helped give you confidence to give testing a try. :) Maybe I'll have to make a new one with a "camera person" so people could actually, i don't know, SEE WHAT IN THE WORLD I WAS DOING during the actual test. ah well. I guess it get's it's point across. and really my main purpose was to give folks the confidence to give it a try and emphasize the importance of testing.
 
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JanetNJ said:
so glad the video helped give you confidence to give testing a try. :) Maybe I'll have to make a new one with a "camera person" so people could actually, i don't know, SEE WHAT IN THE WORLD I WAS DOING during the actual test. ah well. I guess it get's it's point across. and really my main purpose was to give folks the confidence to give it a try and emphasize the importance of testing.
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Well, I have to admit, what I most wanted to see was how and where you actually poked your kitty! :p Still, you gave such great information and were so calm and reassuring: that message came through loud and clear and was so very reassuring. :-)
 
Girlie's mom said:
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Well, I have to admit, what I most wanted to see was how and where you actually poked your kitty! :p Still, you gave such great information and were so calm and reassuring: that message came through loud and clear and was so very reassuring. :)
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well I showed the blood drop so that should help... but I probably should do some editing and reshoot the poke and test.
 
Goodness knows I'm doing enough of it again every day now that she's out of remission. (sigh)
 
JanetNJ said:
well I showed the blood drop so that should help... but I probably should do some editing and reshoot the poke and test.
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Your original video is fantastic - it gave me courage and reassurance and really impressed on me how vital it is to test. The message is more important than the actual gory close-up. :):bighug:
 
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