4/11 Gus ? On Bounce Dose
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Beth & Atlas
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
This Lantus Chart helped me get my patience in check....
When I viewed it and studied it, it became apparent we were making progress as I often think we get caught up in the day to day numbers and miss the shifts down and the breaks from the higher numbers.
I hope you find it inspiring too.
http://www.tillydiabetes.net/images/Lantus_Start_Graph.jpg
http://www.tillydiabetes.net/en_6_protocol2.htm
This Lantus Chart helped me get my patience in check....
When I viewed it and studied it, it became apparent we were making progress as I often think we get caught up in the day to day numbers and miss the shifts down and the breaks from the higher numbers.
I hope you find it inspiring too.
http://www.tillydiabetes.net/images/Lantus_Start_Graph.jpg
http://www.tillydiabetes.net/en_6_protocol2.htm
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
Yay!! Lantus does teach patience -- whether you need to learn it, or not!
Yay!! Lantus does teach patience -- whether you need to learn it, or not!
Michelle and Mannie (GA)
Member Since 2009
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
Go Gus!! This is too great!
Go Gus!! This is too great!
Lisa and Do Lou (GA)
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
Wonderful Gus keep it up :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Wonderful Gus keep it up :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
CD and BigMac
Member Since 2009
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
What a beautiful thing to see on this Monday morning! Way to go Bev (and Gus too, hee, hee!)
I'm doing a happy dance for you. There is still a long way to travel, but this is a great sign!
What a beautiful thing to see on this Monday morning! Way to go Bev (and Gus too, hee, hee!)
I'm doing a happy dance for you. There is still a long way to travel, but this is a great sign!
PeterDevonMocha
Member Since 2009
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
Hi guys .. :RAHCAT :RAHCAT :RAHCAT way to go Gus!
Hi guys .. :RAHCAT :RAHCAT :RAHCAT way to go Gus!
Jason & Belle (GA)
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
dancing_cat dancing_cat dancing_cat
dancing_cat dancing_cat dancing_cat
Laurie and Mr Tinkles
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
Yippee! Nice to see a yellow, Bev!
Yippee! Nice to see a yellow, Bev!
Christie & Willie (GA)
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
Such happy news!! Go Gus!! So true on FD teaching patience. I joke that I have to put my patience pants on... Marjorie says we can get them at Chico's, so I'm looking for a coupon. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Gus will probably bounce off this new low... if he does, don't be discouraged. It's all part of the process (or, as we call it, Liver Training School, or LTS).
Such happy news!! Go Gus!! So true on FD teaching patience. I joke that I have to put my patience pants on... Marjorie says we can get them at Chico's, so I'm looking for a coupon. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Gus will probably bounce off this new low... if he does, don't be discouraged. It's all part of the process (or, as we call it, Liver Training School, or LTS).
Sherry & Zoe (GA)
Member Since 2009
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
Nice yellow!! Good job Gus....and of course Bev! flip_cat
Nice yellow!! Good job Gus....and of course Bev! flip_cat
julie & punkin (ga)
Member Since 2011
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!!
isn't that great news!?! you're seeing progress - and really, this seems pretty fast to me. how encouraging
it's a marathon not a sprint! it's a marathon not a sprint! (repeat as necessary)
isn't that great news!?! you're seeing progress - and really, this seems pretty fast to me. how encouraging
it's a marathon not a sprint! it's a marathon not a sprint! (repeat as necessary)
bev5477
Member Since 2011
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
To celebrate...Gus let me post his picture. I was trying to decide which pic to use so I was thumbing thru a bunch from pre-diagnosis. I never noticed at the time but he a little more than chubby! It must have happened so gradually that over the course of time, he just looked normal. No wonder he got FD!? Avatar is from yesterday. Thanks everyone for helping Gus. What a great feeling to have a group like all of you behind the hard times and the good ones.
To celebrate...Gus let me post his picture. I was trying to decide which pic to use so I was thumbing thru a bunch from pre-diagnosis. I never noticed at the time but he a little more than chubby! It must have happened so gradually that over the course of time, he just looked normal. No wonder he got FD!? Avatar is from yesterday. Thanks everyone for helping Gus. What a great feeling to have a group like all of you behind the hard times and the good ones.
Rocket & his Mom
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
:RAHCAT congrats on the yellow!!! yay!!! this is the start of a long road....one of patience for sure...but stay the course and you will learn the dance with FD....we all do...whether we like it or not
nice picture of Gus! he is handsome!!!
:RAHCAT congrats on the yellow!!! yay!!! this is the start of a long road....one of patience for sure...but stay the course and you will learn the dance with FD....we all do...whether we like it or not
nice picture of Gus! he is handsome!!!
julie & punkin (ga)
Member Since 2011
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
aw, love his little black nose splotches! what a sweet face!
aw, love his little black nose splotches! what a sweet face!
Michelle and Mannie (GA)
Member Since 2009
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
what a cutie! I love the nose splotches! awesome.
what a cutie! I love the nose splotches! awesome.
Perry and Sooty
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
Excellent! Well done, you guys !!!! "Gorgeous Gus", huh!!!!
Excellent! Well done, you guys !!!! "Gorgeous Gus", huh!!!!
mybuddybinks
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
EXCELLENT!!
love his half-mustache!
EXCELLENT!!
love his half-mustache!
Amy&TrixieCat
Member Since 2011
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
Excellent job, Gus!!!
Excellent job, Gus!!!
Christie & Willie (GA)
Member Since 2010
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Yellow!! New Picture
Such a handsome boy, your Gus is!!!
Such a handsome boy, your Gus is!!!
Re: 4/11 Gus +3 268 1st Bounce!!
Yes, Houston. We have lift off!
A bounce is a result of the liver panicking. Gus is so used to being in high numbers that his body considers the highs "normal." When numbers drop lower or drop quickly, the liver reacts in a protective manner and releases a stored form of glucose and counterregulatory hormones which spikes BG up. This is a normal process. That's the good news. The bad news is that it can take up to 72 hours for a bounce to clear.
Yes, Houston. We have lift off!
A bounce is a result of the liver panicking. Gus is so used to being in high numbers that his body considers the highs "normal." When numbers drop lower or drop quickly, the liver reacts in a protective manner and releases a stored form of glucose and counterregulatory hormones which spikes BG up. This is a normal process. That's the good news. The bad news is that it can take up to 72 hours for a bounce to clear.
Laurie and Mr Tinkles
Member Since 2010
Yes, you will want to hold the dose while the bounce clears. Hopefully it will clear quickly!
Finally getting here to tell you, Bev, how happy I am to see Gus coming down!!! Fantastic!!! This is such an awesome thing! And yes, the bounces can take 72 hours (six cycles). I've learned the hard way that you want to wait it out ...boy is that tough!! :lol: :lol: Hoping for great things for Gus the next few cycles....maybe he'll clear fast.
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