3/12 Richard AMPS 250 +7 392 PMPS 396

[Alex&Richard]

03/11 Shot time is 7:30 daily.
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Hello,

Yesterday PM Richard got into yellow and blue rapidly. Today morning AMPS was in yellow but +1 is pink again. Reduced dose a bit as AMPS was unusually low. Also trying to slowly move to LC food. RC diabetic is ~14% mixing with 4-7% caragan & RC instinctive jelly (hope calc & labels on food are not too far off...)
Feeding schedule: main portions before shot, grazing afterwards. Trying to not feed after +6+7 (hard to track at night though).

Does this look like a bounce? Was it better to keep the dose regardless of low AMPS? Are such big drops expected (400 -> 100 -> 400)?

Would very much appreciate any tips how to make to make the curve flatter!

Sleepy boy

CGM

Warmest regards,
Alex

 

[tiffmaxee]

Looks like a bounce. You could have stalled for 20-30 minutes without feeding and you would have seen the bg rise. Meter variance can be 20% so that was safe bg to shoot even though lower than usual.

 

[Alex&Richard]

Looks like a bounce. You could have stalled for 20-30 minutes without feeding and you would have seen the bg rise. Meter variance can be 20% so that was safe bg to shoot even though lower than usual.

Thanks a lot! Will keep it in mind for the next time! I'm still very new to all this, so constantly in panic to not cause hypo...

 

[tiffmaxee]

Thanks a lot! Will keep it in mind for the next time! I'm still very new to all this, so constantly in panic to not cause hypo...

I get it. That’s why I suggested stalling. Your +1 shows you that could have risen. Better to be safe always. It will take a little time to make the curve flatter. You are seeing some long streaks of blue and that is exactly what will make the curve flatter. Seeing that do early is very encouraging.

 

[Allie & Gen]

It takes awhile to start to get the hang of all this, and plenty of cats' systems take some time to adjust smoothly as well, especially when there's another variable like a food transition in progress! Good advice above about stalling. You'll start to recognize patterns as you gather more data ... identify bounces, how your cat responds to carbs and when the insulin tends to kick in for him, etc. It tends to be a bit erratic at first, though, so hang in there; this is a process that takes some patience (but, it looks like you're off to a great start)!