3/14 Ben AMPS 120 +3=80 +5=69 +7=90 +10=129 PMPS=110. . AM Curve today..

[A Fae]

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...-2-105-4-73-6-75-9-93-reverted-reduce.260611/
I've been re-reading the feline diabetes home page and the sticky posts here on the FDMB. The more educated I am the less likely mistakes will happen.
I treated Old Groovy Cat for Feline CRF for 2 1/2 years til he was 20 with help from the Feline CRF group. I got that, I'll get this.
Just a little slower, and a bit older now.

 

[tiffmaxee]

Nice looking ss. Ben is looking good.

 

[A Fae]

Nice looking ss. Ben is looking good.

Thanks we're giving it our best. Life gets away from me at times.

I just gave myself a scare. The first +5 test was 36 WT? So I tested again at 68, third was 69. OK, that's what I expected

 

[tiffmaxee]

Good job retesting. It’s scary when you see an unexpected BG and many times we reach for the hc and don’t get another test. You have got it do give yourself credit.

 

[A Fae]

You have got it do give yourself credit.

Thanks, after the brainless reduction I did for one cycle, I'll be triple checking for a while
I was thinking a cherry chocolate chip ice cream cone each time I catch something and don't slip and fall in it. I just happen to have a carton in the freezer. That should help retrain ma brain

 

[A Fae]

Ok, testing every 2-2.5 hrs I'm better understanding what his insulin and glucose are doing. To me it looks like today the insulin is wearing off in the past hour.
Trying to understand this complicated bio machine. If I once learned the Krebs cycle (also called the citric acid cycle) and the electron transport chain for how ATP is made for energy, I can get this one too.
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[A Fae]

Touchy touchy, had to give pill pockets for testing treats since I tested 6 times today. Now he doesn't wanna see me!
OMW to get meat for treats.
I'll do PM curve at a later date.

 

[Bandit's Mom]

I'll do PM curve at a later date.

You want to get at least 1 test per cycle. If he is resisting tests, you can stop testing once he flattens out/starts rising. So this morning at +7.

A test at +2 can act like a crystal ball of what the rest of the cycle is going to look like.

• If the +2 is about the same as the PS, it's usually going to be a pretty normal cycle - gradually down to nadir and then gradually back up to the next PS.
• If the +2 is a lot higher than the PS, that usually means there's a bounce starting and it's usually OK to take a little bit of a break from testing.
• If the +2 is (a lot) lower than the PS, that's your early warning that it could be an "active" cycle and numbers might go a lot lower later in the cycle and it's important to try to get more tests.

Of course, some cats have an onset later in the cycle like +2.5 or +3. In that case, a test at +2.5 or +3 would be a better indicator than a +2.