5/9, Susie, 278 AMPS

Summer and Susie (GA)

Summer and Susie (GA)

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Anyone have any tips on getting air bubbles out of syringes? I watched the video and I hold the syringe up (needle facing upward). I tap, tap, tap and then go to expel the air bubble and excess insulin but sometimes it seems I am only expelling the insulin and not the air bubble. I also push the syringe plunger all the way in before I load the insulin. I think this might be part of my problem. I can't get all the tiny air bubbles out and my vision is not the best even with the light box, the lighted magnifying glass and my own glasses.
 
Summer and Susie said:
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/5-8-susie-258-amps-please-see-post-34.247110/#post-2787396

Anyone have any tips on getting air bubbles out of syringes? I watched the video and I hold the syringe up (needle facing upward). I tap, tap, tap and then go to expel the air bubble and excess insulin but sometimes it seems I am only expelling the insulin and not the air bubble. I also push the syringe plunger all the way in before I load the insulin. I think this might be part of my problem. I can't get all the tiny air bubbles out and my vision is not the best even with the light box, the lighted magnifying glass and my own glasses.
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I have the same problem! I do all that stuff, too, and yes you just push out insulin instead of the air bubble which seems to be lodged in there! I get a lot less air bubbles with the B-D syringes, but still there’s usually a tiny one in there. Argh!

now, what about Susie’s labwork?
 
this is probably something you already do, so excuse me if I am giving you really basic info.
I use to be really stingy with the insulin, so draw as little as I could and tried to get the tiny bubbles out. But I think when the bubbles are small is really hard to get rid of them, and they don't bunch right under the needle is you see what I mean?
These days I press the plunger really hard before inderting the needle on the vial, and hold it as I enter with the needle. That reduces the number of bubbles I get. Then after I draw it, I push the plunger a few good units down do there is alot of head space and tap. that usually concentrate all the little bubbles into one big one. Thann I corkscrew the plunger back up slowly until liquid comes out, and by then usually the big bubbles are gone. That usually helps reduce the bubbles for me. But don't sweat if they are very small!
 
@Suzanne & Darcy I did get the "in house" lab results but am upset because I am missing many reference ranges and the reference ranges I did get are different from the previous ranges I have received with past blood test results. I don't know what is going on but I will never ask for in house test again. I may go ahead and enter the results I received and just use the previous reference ranges I was given in the past.
Suzanne & Darcy said:
I have the same problem! I do all that stuff, too, and yes you just push out insulin instead of the air bubble which seems to be lodged in there! I get a lot less air bubbles with the B-D syringes, but still there’s usually a tiny one in there. Argh!

now, what about Susie’s labwork?
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I did the best I could with posting the labs on her ss. There is much confusion about the "in house" lab results and what I have been getting when the labs are sent out. Bottom line, if yesterday's labs are correct, ALT went down quite a bit but white cell count nudged up. Glucose came down too but that doesn't surprise me as she had a good day yesterday.
 
Hercule's mum said:
this is probably something you already do, so excuse me if I am giving you really basic info.
I use to be really stingy with the insulin, so draw as little as I could and tried to get the tiny bubbles out. But I think when the bubbles are small is really hard to get rid of them, and they don't bunch right under the needle is you see what I mean?
These days I press the plunger really hard before inderting the needle on the vial, and hold it as I enter with the needle. That reduces the number of bubbles I get. Then after I draw it, I push the plunger a few good units down do there is alot of head space and tap. that usually concentrate all the little bubbles into one big one. Thann I corkscrew the plunger back up slowly until liquid comes out, and by then usually the big bubbles are gone. That usually helps reduce the bubbles for me. But don't sweat if they are very small!
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Thanks, Karen. You would think the tapping would raise all the little bubbles to the top. I think what I will do is instead of expelling excess insulin in a downward motion I will hold the syringe up before expelling so hopefully the tiny bubbles are more at the top.
 
Summer and Susie said:
Thanks, Karen. You would think the tapping would raise all the little bubbles to the top. I think what I will do is instead of expelling excess insulin in a downward motion I will hold the syringe up before expelling so hopefully the tiny bubbles are more at the top.
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I do this, too... still can't get the tiny air bubbles out... but usually with the B-D syringes I only get one tiny air bubble anyway and I've given up getting it out. I used to get a lot of bubbles with the UltiCare syringes.
 
Summer and Susie said:
@Suzanne & Darcy I did get the "in house" lab results but am upset because I am missing many reference ranges and the reference ranges I did get are different from the previous ranges I have received with past blood test results. I don't know what is going on but I will never ask for in house test again. I may go ahead and enter the results I received and just use the previous reference ranges I was given in the past.

I did the best I could with posting the labs on her ss. There is much confusion about the "in house" lab results and what I have been getting when the labs are sent out. Bottom line, if yesterday's labs are correct, ALT went down quite a bit but white cell count nudged up. Glucose came down too but that doesn't surprise me as she had a good day yesterday.
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Well, if that is correct, then I am happy about the ALT, but her white count is still way too high. My vet would have her on an antibiotic if her white count was that high. I just don't think the convenia is addressing whatever is the source of the infection. I'm sad about that. I wish your vet would try some baytril or clavamox (not liquid with sugar.) But that Convenia will still say in her for a while (it's been two weeks since the last injection, right?)
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Darcy always used to be higher on the second day after an increase. I hope you enjoyed your family gathering, Summer.
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Yes, we had a nice Mother's Day dinner but I had to cut it short to get home to test, shoot and feed Susie. I'm tired. Ate too much. Susie has been high all day so I'm thinking I might get a good nights sleep tonight.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Well, if that is correct, then I am happy about the ALT, but her white count is still way too high. My vet would have her on an antibiotic if her white count was that high. I just don't think the convenia is addressing whatever is the source of the infection. I'm sad about that. I wish your vet would try some baytril or clavamox (not liquid with sugar.) But that Convenia will still say in her for a while (it's been two weeks since the last injection, right?)
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Yes two weeks since the last injection and I understand it stays in the system a lot longer than that. I dread trying to give her pills especially with her swallowing situation.
 
JaxBenji said:
FWIW I don't think this is a good idea. Reference ranges vary by lab & equipment. Your vet should be able to give you reference ranges for their lab/equipment.

Hope you had a good afternoon :bighug:
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Thanks for this information. When I speak to my vet I will tell him I need him to provide me with all the reference ranges. So many were blank.
 
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