Thank you Diane!
It’s so tiny! I hope it works for Blaze!
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Okay sounds good. I’ll stick with the 0.16mm on calipers as our .10 U!
Once we get down to these tiny doses, it’s definitely harder but I’m doing my best! .16mm is tiny!Best of luck with the reduction...it's amazing with the calipers how we can figure out the doses
Hi Patricia! Which syringes do you use? That makes the difference in the measurements. I’m using Relion syringes 3/10mL cc, 31 Gauge, 8 mm length. Each syringe is different for calipers measurements. On these syringes, 1 U is 1.32 mm on calipers (I used the sticky for calipers to find that) so when I was down to 0.25 U, I multiplied 1.32 by 0.25 to get 0.33 mm. I was giving a tiny bit more than that, which was 0.36 mm on calipers, because that was working for Blaze. So when Blaze earned a reduction last night and I was trying to figure out what new dose to give him today, I multiplied 1.32 by 0.10 to get 0.132 mm, but I decided to give a tiny bit more insulin and gave 0.16 mm on calipers this morning.
Okay got it! Yes our actual measurements will be different since we use different syringes but I see what you’re asking now.
Thank you Sue! I figured he would tell me when he’s ready for a reduction so we just kept chugging along on the 0.25 U dose until he told me he’s ready for less juice! And I had a feeling he would ask for a reduction right before we head out of town!Congratulations on the reduction! He's really showing his colors now isn't he! So exciting to watch him make his way down the dosing ladder! Look at all that green!! I sure hope he's on his final leg of this journey...now I see you're going to be away for a few days...oh gosh...why do these things always happen when it's getting good? It's like watching an exciting movie or reading a really great book - pause - nooooo...not right now...but I'm sure that whatever the reason it's important. Wish you could take that handsome dude along with you.
I have to say Sarah, you've done a great job with him...and being off work has been a real blessing for you both!
I hope that green scene continues on his SS. He's looking just fabulous!! Have a great evening!!
P.S. Great job sharing your knowledge of using calipers!! You have indeed learned a lot
I hope it doesn’t throw things off too much. It definitely makes it harder to reduce his dose while we’re out of town for a few days now that we are on 0.10 U. I guess we’ll just have to have the pet sitter give a drop while we’re gone. Not a whole lot more that we can reduce 
I hope it doesn’t throw off all good momentum we have going. 
thank you Sue! Have a good evening!
It does! It was very helpful. I measure a bit differently since I use the right side and essentially measure my “0” (where the top prong is) as the point where I can touch the syringe with the prong. The zero line on the BDs is a bit further from the lip that on yours and wildly inconsistent too, so I don’t really use that as a marker either. It’s hard to describe, but I basically hold the syringe up to the right side and bring the calipers directly to the side of the syringe so the prongs touch. It’s further down from the lip due to the angle of the calipers. Here is the worlds worst sketch of it.
That’s a great sketch! I’m glad all my rambling made some sense. Maybe try it a different way this weekend and see if it works better. I hope it gets easier for you and you find a better way that works for youIt does! It was very helpful. I measure a bit differently since I use the right side and essentially measure my “0” (where the top prong is) as the point where I can touch the syringe with the prong. The zero line on the BDs is a bit further from the lip that on yours and wildly inconsistent too, so I don’t really use that as a marker either. It’s hard to describe, but I basically hold the syringe up to the right side and bring the calipers directly to the side of the syringe so the prongs touch. It’s further down from the lip due to the angle of the calipers. Here is the worlds worst sketch of it.
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Basically just trying to figure out another way because of the inconsistencies in the syringe lips (at this dose those differences could be big!!) + the difficulty in seeing anything smaller than what I’m dosing now using the right side of the calipers!! Your method helps!! I have some testing to do this weekend on options.
