3/28 Malki AMPS 124, +1 142, +3 104, +5 95, +9 112 PMPS 175, +3 149

Chris & China (GA) said:
Are you going to be home and able to test all day (if necessary)? Do you have medium and high carb foods, Karo/honey/syrup? Got plenty of strips?
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Her retest figure is still 6.9/124
Yes I have medium carb, high carb, glucose syrup (Karo), and med and high carb dry just in case. And a billion strips haha
And yes will be home all day
 
Well your choices are to skip, to stall another 20 minutes to see if she comes up more, shoot a lower dose (which won't guarantee she won't go too low today) or just go ahead and shoot the scheduled dose and get tests at +1 and +2 to start with.
 
Chris & China (GA) said:
Well your choices are to skip, to stall another 20 minutes to see if she comes up more, shoot a lower dose (which won't guarantee she won't go too low today) or just go ahead and shoot the scheduled dose and get tests at +1 and +2 to start with.
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I'm thinking I will go with a lower dose but not sure whether to do .5 or .25 have never shot when she's this low before so I'm pretty flustered
 
Just going to do a token dose because it's 45min past her AM shot time already and I need to put my big girl pants on and make a decision
 
I know it's scary at first....you see your cat drop from 350 to 100 and you think "if I shoot the same amount at 150, she'll drop to below zero!"....but it doesn't work that way. Actually, lantus works best when given at lower Pre-shot numbers.

Giving a token dose doesn't mean she wouldn't drop too low either because the depot is still going to be affecting her but I understand if you'd feel more comfortable doing a token dose....but still get the +1 and +2
 
Thank you so much for the reassurance
Hopefully after today I'll have a clearer picture of what happens when shooting at this low a number. She's keeping me on my toes that's for sure.
Have set a 1hour timer and going to snooze til then
 
Chris & China (GA) said:
I know it's scary at first....you see your cat drop from 350 to 100 and you think "if I shoot the same amount at 150, she'll drop to below zero!"....but it doesn't work that way. Actually, lantus works best when given at lower Pre-shot numbers.

Giving a token dose doesn't mean she wouldn't drop too low either because the depot is still going to be affecting her but I understand if you'd feel more comfortable doing a token dose....but still get the +1 and +2
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+1 is 142 so following her normal thing so far of rising slightly after her brekkie

Should I do a +2 next or +3?
 
She's so close!!
I'm using all my self control to not mince her ears to get another reading haha

I've been so happy with the trend of her numbers lately, I'm so glad I listened to the forums advice on dose reductions because 2U would have, you know, I don't even want to say the word. It would have been FAR too much for her tiny body.
 
I'm basically a slave to her haha,
So, Malkovich is on all wet food.

* 1 can Fancy feast pate at AM after shot - it takes her usually til +3 or +4 to finish the can as she's a grazer

* Raw snacks at AM+3,+9 (if she's finished first her can and then what I put out at +3) They consist of little pieces of chicken liver, giblets, wing tip, neck, or a plain canned sardine, with a meal completer mixed in (Raw Meow Mix)

* By AM +10 she's normally finished those off which is good as I need to withdraw food at that point

* Then I do the PMPS and shot and she has 1 can of Ultimates Indulge (an Australian 1% carb wet food)

* Then Raw snacks again at PM+3 or +4 if she's finished her can

* And raw snacks at +6 when I go to bed (midnight)

* She has dried single ingredient beef liver treats before each test and shot and runs to her "spot" for them each time. Or sometimes Meat Mates treats which are 100% meat.

It's currently just before AM+5
 
Oh yeah..forgot you're on the other side of the world.

My point was just if it's a usual time that she'd get fed, you should go ahead and let her have her food at the regular times.
 
miribluebeard said:
I wish every day was smooth like this!!
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Patience, young Grasshopper!
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I'm back again. What a pain I am.

I have a question re what to do in the event of possible PMPS values. I am uncomfortable doing the full 0.75U if her values are as low as this morning. (I don't have a car and don't have transport options after dark as I live on the outskirts of town on a mountain)
My question is, I know you're not supposed to chop and change on glargine, and Im fairly sure skipping altogether isn't the most desirable choice. In saying that, though, what cut off values should I use to determine whether to give a .25, .5 or full 0.75 shot? I was trying to do TR but I'm still not confident on shooting at low values especially when I have no transport options.

For reference PMPS values will be checked in 2 hours time from the time of this post (we are currently at +10)
 
How would you feel about 0.5 units? If you were following SLGS instead of TR, she would have earned a reduction a couple nights ago. Note that the numbers you saw today were primarily due to the depot of the 0.75 units dose, and not the 0.25 you shot today.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
How would you feel about 0.5 units? If you were following SLGS instead of TR, she would have earned a reduction a couple nights ago. Note that the numbers you saw today were primarily due to the depot of the 0.75 units dose, and not the 0.25 you shot today.
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I think I would be more comfortable with a .5 than the full .75. unless she's in the greens or something at shot time then I'd be a bit scared...
Obviously if she's done her normal shoot for the stars evening climb I'll stick with the 0.75 just getting my ducks in a row now while I have a clear head as I tend to panic easily haha
 
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