3/5: cedric AMBG 147, PMPS 311, +3 289
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MommaOfMuse
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Re: 3/5: cedric AMBG 147
Oh Hai Dallas good to see you helping Mom type.
Yeah with as much as you are gone, I'm not sure I would have shot either, but at least he is coming back down again.
Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang
Oh Hai Dallas good to see you helping Mom type.
Yeah with as much as you are gone, I'm not sure I would have shot either, but at least he is coming back down again.
Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang
MommaOfMuse
Member Since 2010
Re: 3/5: cedric AMBG 147
That is always a possiblity with the skipped shot...what I would suggest next time you get a low preshot that you aren't comfortable giving a full 1u on, what about giving a half dose or a .5u? That way at least he has some insulin on board and yet shouldn't drop him too low while you are away. Or even reducing his dose to .75u and holding to see it that gives you a shootable number both am/pm.
Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang
That is always a possiblity with the skipped shot...what I would suggest next time you get a low preshot that you aren't comfortable giving a full 1u on, what about giving a half dose or a .5u? That way at least he has some insulin on board and yet shouldn't drop him too low while you are away. Or even reducing his dose to .75u and holding to see it that gives you a shootable number both am/pm.
Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang
Re: 3/5: cedric AMBG 147
Agree with Mel. 1/2 dose will make him safe and won't result in a huge bounce 12 hours later.
Understand that you are away for a long time, and that you worried about how low Cedric would go. But, a smaller amount should give you some consistency.
All the best to Cedric and Dallas.
Claudia
Agree with Mel. 1/2 dose will make him safe and won't result in a huge bounce 12 hours later.
Understand that you are away for a long time, and that you worried about how low Cedric would go. But, a smaller amount should give you some consistency.
All the best to Cedric and Dallas.
Claudia
hmjohnston
Member Since 2011
Re: 3/5: cedric AMBG 147
I give a half dose whenever Sneakers is too low to comfortably shoot a full dose- for her around 120 I drop it some. Under 100 I drop it 50%.
I give a half dose whenever Sneakers is too low to comfortably shoot a full dose- for her around 120 I drop it some. Under 100 I drop it 50%.
nckitties3
Member Since 2013
Re: 3/5: cedric AMBG 147, PMPS 311
That's not that bad hon. I had to give Lucian 1/2 his dose the other day and he jumped up to over 600 by pmps. He's high, but it could be much worse.
As Mel tells me........take your blessing where you can. :YMHUG:
That's not that bad hon. I had to give Lucian 1/2 his dose the other day and he jumped up to over 600 by pmps. He's high, but it could be much worse.
As Mel tells me........take your blessing where you can. :YMHUG:
hmjohnston
Member Since 2011
Re: 3/5: cedric AMBG 147, PMPS 311
It took me the first couple of low PS's to actually get up the nerve to shoot less instead of nothing.
I think the lowest i shot a full dose was 132- and it was 23u at Sneakers second highest dose (highest was around 33u).
The first time or two you don't want to do anything hoping that Mr. P is kicking in but then you realize they just get higher at the other end so you decide you do have to do something different. I've had a sliding scale for dosing for my pet sitters when I'm not available so build one up for you.
It took me the first couple of low PS's to actually get up the nerve to shoot less instead of nothing.
I think the lowest i shot a full dose was 132- and it was 23u at Sneakers second highest dose (highest was around 33u).
The first time or two you don't want to do anything hoping that Mr. P is kicking in but then you realize they just get higher at the other end so you decide you do have to do something different. I've had a sliding scale for dosing for my pet sitters when I'm not available so build one up for you.
MommaOfMuse
Member Since 2010
Ah hon you are just getting a taste of really dancing with a sugarcat...Cedric spoiled you rotten too just like Maxwell did me by going OTJ in just a short period of time..we were both lucky there, but see I adopted another sugar cat so Maxwell didn't need to come out of remission to make me feel like a newbie all over again...lol
Shooting low to stay low is really scary the first few times you do it, whether you are shooting a full dose into a green preshot or hoping you reduced enough to keep them down but not too far down.
Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang
Shooting low to stay low is really scary the first few times you do it, whether you are shooting a full dose into a green preshot or hoping you reduced enough to keep them down but not too far down.
Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang
nckitties3
Member Since 2013
I'm so sorry to hear about your other baby and understand why that would scare you. I had the same thing happen a couple years ago, so I am very skittish too. That's why I shot a half dose for Lucian, I was home, but had been up almost all night and knew I would be asleep for several hrs and his numbers were really wonky at the time.
Now, I would shoot a lesser dose, but maybe 75% instead of 50%, just because he went so high afterwards. But you never know until afterwards and you have to do what you think is safest for your kitty.
Big Hugz! :YMHUG:
Now, I would shoot a lesser dose, but maybe 75% instead of 50%, just because he went so high afterwards. But you never know until afterwards and you have to do what you think is safest for your kitty.
Big Hugz! :YMHUG:
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