3/22 Jetta OT- Need link to OTJ Trial info

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Jacspets

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Hello LL!!

It feels like forever since I posted- oh wait! It has been forever! ;-) Although I don't post much, I still read condos daily and keep up with your furbabies, both old friends and new!

But- to the point of my post, some very unusual and wonderful (anti-jinx) things have been happening in Jetta's world recently (anti-jinx) and I was trying to find the information about OTJ Trials. (anti-jinx) I think I might need it... Jetta's been diabetic for 19 months-almost exactly- and on Lev for about 11 of those months. Until very recently she's been all over the map numbers-wise, never consisent, and hovering between .5 and .75u. But very suddenly everything has changed... Unfortunatlely, her SS is not up to date, as I took it offline to a local excel sheet when I stopped posting since it was easier for me to access. But she's been at 0.10U (or less) and we've skipped a lot of shoots since I travel and she can't be monitored all the time, and she's maintaing normal numbers (anti-jinx). This is something she's never done before...and I've found her numbers go down after she eats (good sign I think-(anti-jinx)). I know I need to give her newly functioning pancreas as much support as possible, but I thought the OTJ Trial info may help me as we head in to very uncharted territory...

Thanks for your help!
and a final (anti-jinx) :lol: nailbite_smile
 
That's great news about Jetta!

There isn't a link. We just re-post the instructions. Here they are:

  • Test at your normal AMPS and PMPS times. Feed multiple small meals throughout the day as much as possible (small meals are less likely to overwhelm a newly functioning pancreas).
  • If your cat is green at your normal test times, no need to test further until the next "PS" time, just feed small meals and go about your day. If he is blue, feed a small meal and test again after about 3 hours. If his number is lower 3-4 hours after a meal, then his pancreas is working!
  • After 2 weeks, if everything is looking good, we have a party!

Sometimes the trial doesn't work the first time and we have to give a little more support in the form of resuming insulin. It's not the end of the world if that happens, we just give him the support he needs. Our goal is a strong remission and it's better to take our time to get that than to rush into remission just to have it fail later on.
 
Thanks SIenne!!! For some reason I had decided it was all much more complex than that.

Another question- Any advice on how long we should stay at 0.10 before embarking on the trial? I was thinking that next time I needed to skip due to inability to minitor I'd consider that our start. Does that seem sensible?
 
Hi guys .. wow, how exciting! We'll have all fingers and paws crossed you guys are heading you know where! Have a great weekend!
 
Thanks Liz and Devon! I've been recruiting all the spare paws and fingers I can find to stay firmly crossed!! :thumbup
 
Hi Jetta-
That is absolutely wonderful news. OTJ is the best (for both sugar baby and mamabean!). We've been OTJ almost 6 months. I'll let others more experienced answer your dosing question but just wanted to pop on and say Congrats.
Hope you have a great weekend
Karen
 
I'd love to see a SS!! The "rule" is that a week in normal (50 - 120) numbers gets a dose reduction so if Jetta is in that range for a week, then it's time for a trial. When it's time, will you do the countdown here? I'm sure CD would like to get a video together and it's the only way we'll know you've started a trial and how it's going.
 
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