3/16 - Gryphen - PMPS 136 +2 76 (can't reduce .25)

[bobjoh]

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Hello! The saga continues!!

Gryphen went below 90 again tonight, but I can't reduce an additional .25, because we are only on .25U!

Her numbers are always higher in the AM; that has remained consistent, so the lower PM numbers do not make me nervous like Alphyne's do.

In any case, thoughts on how to handle Gryphen's numbers? I don't have much left to reduce!!

Thank you (again)!

 

[Hercule's mum]

What kind of syringe you are using?

I use calipers, so manage to keep reductions below 0.25. Maybe you want to consider one?

Meanwhile you could go for the plunger just bellow the zero line, it is supposed to be a 0.1U dosage. Look at some pictures here:
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...info-proper-handling-drawing-fine-dosing.151/
(scrolll down for some syringe pictures)

 

[bobjoh]

What kind of syringe you are using?

I use calipers, so manage to keep reductions below 0.25. Maybe you want to consider one?

I use UltiCare Vet Rx syringes with 1/2 unit markings. I did buy calipers initially, so do have them, just haven't tried using them yet.

So I should reduce to .1 tomorrow?

Thank you!

 

[JaxBenji]

Perhaps @Wendy&Neko or @tiffmaxee can advise on reducing to 0.1 on SLGS. Nice cycles for just a wee bit of insulin!

 

[tiffmaxee]

I would try .10.

 

[tiffmaxee]

 

[bobjoh]

 

[bobjoh]

Thank you all! Hoping for a bit of stability tomorrow!!

 

[Wendy&Neko]

I agree with Elise. Good luck with the new dose.

 

[Hercule's mum]

I would support you trying the calipers. I found since I start using mine, that the same length of syringe could be less than 0 sometimes, and as much as 0.25 in other syringes. So I think for cats that are on small doses such variation in the markings can be a big difference in the dose they actually get.