I'm glad Mimi had a good day! I know there was a lot of info last night, I hope we didn't overwhelm you. Not sure if you saw Sienne's post this morning on yesterday's thread, but many people find when they shoot lower numbers, the cycles stay relatively flat. A lot of emphasis is placed on keeping under 100 because you are trying to keep them in the range of non-diabetic cats to give their pancreas more time to heal.
I've been thinking a little more about that, when I was out walking the drooler (my dog)...some of my best thinking happens then
, as well as the suggestion for feeding the higher LC and shooting. Maybe I'm oversimplifying it, but by giving insulin, and having carbs available via multiple snacks, you are giving the pancreas time to rest, it doesn't need to do any work because you are using a small amount of insulin to manage things. And the more time your pancreas can relax and not have to work too hard (consider it a mini-vacation) the more healing it will do. Right now, it's still having to work albeit not as hard as it was when you were in the 300 or 600s! More time to rest and heal is really what you are aiming for.
So now that I've added more info to ponder, here's the thing. IMHO, the best anyone can do is to give thoughts, suggestions, share experience, so you can make an informed decision. If you shoot, you'd have to be prepared with some higher carb food, maybe syrup, test more often to see how the cycle is going and intervene if necessary if the numbers drop below 68. I can't encourage you to shoot for two reasons 1) it is common practice that the person who encourages you to shoot stays with you, and I'm not able to do that tonight unfortunately. 2) you hold the syringe and you are the one who does all the hard work so I really want you to feel comfortable if and when you do shoot a lower number than you are used to. That said, a while back you did shoot a 98, while I realize the cycles were quite different then, there is not much difference between 98 and 87
