5/27 Pete (AMPS 165 / +3 112 / +6 59) New low reading

CrazyKaitLady

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I checked Pete at +6 and got tests at 65 and 59. He just got food (he gets snacks on a timed feeder at +3 and +6) and I'll be able to monitor him to make sure he goes up so I'm not worried about hypo at the moment but would definitely appreciate some guidance on how to handle tonight's shot. I know 59 isn't hypo but it's the lowest reading I've ever had with Pete.

He's been at 3.5 for 13 cycles now but the numbers are kinda wild because there were two bounce-and-recovery periods in there (one I think was stress induced? the other a low/missed dose due to fur shot). My brain wants to jump to a dose reduction but per TR guidelines, "if kitty drops below 40 (long term diabetic) or 50 (newly diagnosed diabetic) reduce the dose by 0.25 unit"...so as long as he's not in the 30s or 40s, I should stay the course, right?


Sidebar, Re: newly diagnosed vs. long term... Pete was originally diagnosed in Oct 2023 and was on I believe 2u of Lantus twice a day with LC wet food, but that was with a previous owner and he came to me after a DKA on 4/3/24 that kinda reset everything, so I'm going to treat him as "newly diagnosed" for these purposes.
 
A car that is within a year of diagnosis is a newly diagnosed kitty. So considering the Oct 2023 date of DX, Pete is newly diagnosed.

A skip, token dose or fur shot resets the cycle count when you are following TR, since they disrupt the depot.

Since you are now seeing nadirs in the 50s, you would hold the dose unless he drops below 50 and earns a reduction.

Looks like he is slowly heading up. With TR, you can shoot any number over 50 and you have shot a 72 previously. There's a good chance that he will bounce or stay flat.
 
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