6/2 Johnny PMPS 168 ~ +2 (106)...exciting night ahead?

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Good job last night with feeding LC with the initial greens. That's exactly what you want to do to see if Johnny will start surfing!
 
Re: 6/2 Johnny AMPS 218 ~ +3 (152) +6 (76) +8 (112)

Nice day Johnny had and a good start to the pm cycle (yeah, I peeked). You could have another exciting night, eh?
 
Re: 6/2 Johnny AMPS 218 ~ +3 (152) +6 (76) +8 (112)

Don't say that, Joyce! ;-)

Question: Are the low evening numbers (if we get them, knock on wood!) an indication of stepping down in dose...or just pure fun? :razz:
 
Well - depends on how low..... Gotta earn those dosecreases and 50's and 60's dont earn it - that just gives you the fun. Of course you could do what some peeps do - and retest til you get the number you like :lol:
 
Do you have med carb or high carb?? How about mixing HC gravy with LC to raise this up? The carbs you need are in the gravy.
You need to feed this 41 & is a definite dose crease...
 
He ate 1 tsp of LC FF happily after the last test. And went on to lick the spoon that delivered it.

We have some high carb FF. Is there a key word to identify "medium" FF?
 
I use FF Elegant medleys chicken tuscany is med carb & I use it to bring Moonie up--Look at the janet & binky food charts to see what MC ff would be --For tonite, if you have any hc ff(grilled, roasted,sliced, or with gravy ff) will help in addition to the lc--
Just keep this up, testing & feeding every 15 min-20 min to see how he is coming up--
A little Karo syrup or honey mixed in with food or right on gums for a quick bring up at really low numbers-
Doing the lc will help, & keep the bounce low.
You are doing a great job--I'll stay on with you-The rise is good & he loves the lc ff--let's see next test
Lather, Rinse repeat--That's what we call what you are doing tonite :mrgreen:
 
Janice & Johnny (starfishj) said:
He ate 1 tsp of LC FF happily after the last test. And went on to lick the spoon that delivered it.

We have some high carb FF. Is there a key word to identify "medium" FF?
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Been here, done that. I'd agree with Roni- try and get Johnny to eat even a tbsp of gravy between each test- it really does bump up the #s. If you don't have any HC or gravy, mixing a tiny bit of syrup with some LC will do the trick too.

Most importantly, try to test again in 15-30 minutes so you can see how his #s are reacting to the food, and that he doesn't drop below the 40s.
 
He just ate 1+ tsp of FF Grilled Tuna with Gravy (with some extra drizzling of gravy). And he'd be happy to eat a lot more.

We'll test again in about 20 min.

Thanks for the support! I am soooo grateful.
 
Karo/syrup on the gums will only cause a quick spike and a quick crash. There are times when you may want to get numbers up quickly -- like in a true hypoglycemic event. That's not what's happening here.

Food levels BG out. Karo/syrup mixed into food or HC food provides the combo of a HC (or high glycemic index) and protein that will give a better bump up in numbers and will encourage surfing. If you haven't eaten all day and are getting light headed, you don't want to chug down a soda. You'll get the quick benefit of the sugar and feel lousy in an hour. You do want to eat a (complex) carb and a protein -- carb raises BG quickly and the protein will help to keep the numbers up since it takes longer to be metabolized.

Medium carb depends on your cat and how sensitive Johnny is to carbs and where in the cycle you are and how fast the drop is. Generally, LC is below 10% but most of us feed a lot lower than 10%. HC is over 15% and preferably 18%. So, medium carb can be anywhere in between. However, some beans will feed 8% as MC. Jill can feed Alex LC and get a bump up in numbers. If the drop is big and early in the cycle, you may need a higher carb count to slow things down. It may not take as much effort later in the cycle.

You know the drill with low numbers -- lather, rinse and repeat (test - feed - and do it all over again in 15 - 20 min.). You're doing great!!
 
Janice-You did a similar night like this on 5/24/10 & handled it very well--Tonite is the same-Lather , rinse repeat!
You are always in Control--As long as you have LC.MC,HC food, karo or honey (which I see you used once-great) and
test strips--you have all the tools to bring Johnny up to a nice number tonite--
He is responding well here & all in all had a Great Day!!
On a mini dose already, now you will get a dose decrease--Dont know what they will recommend,the usual decrease is 0.25U bringing you to a new dose of 0.25U, but I''ll leave that to dose helpers--
So in the morning, get Johnny's amps & post for dosing advice in your subject line, so you can be advised re: dose change--OK??
Great Job!!
 
He's at 57 at +4.

He's lapping up another tsp of the grilled tuna FF. We can give him more and he'd eat it, but not sure how it might inflate his numbers. I want to make sure he's okay for the night and not contribute to any bounces tomorrow, unless necessary. If needed though, I'd order this stripey boy a pizza. :)
 
Sorry for the repeat posts....this site is acting strangely for us right now. 66 at +5. More MC (I think!) FF. Keeping a close eye and feel equipped for lower numbers....in case this doesn't post.
 
Janice & Johnny (starfishj) said:
Sorry for the repeat posts....this site is acting strangely for us right now. 66 at +5. More MC (I think!) FF. Keeping a close eye and feel equipped for lower numbers....in case this doesn't post.
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Keep up the hard work! I'm up monitoring too.

By the way.... when you say "MC I think FF".... which type do you mean?
 
It was grilled tuna Fancy Feast with gravy. I was questioning whether it was HC or MC.

He was 66 at +5.5. Not unlike last night, so we're going to leave some food out and head to bed. Thanks for the rally call tonight!

He's shot is due at 8am (central). I'll check in with an AMPS around 7:30 so there can be talks about dosage.

Goodnight!
 
Janice & Johnny (starfishj) said:
It was grilled tuna Fancy Feast with gravy. I was questioning whether it was HC or MC.
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Night!

Generally, I consider that one an HC, but maybe on the lower end of it or so (maybe 16%?). Fish is usually slightly lower than other meats, but the whole gravy part bumps it up a lot.

When doses are concerned, I'm certainly NOT an expert- but based on the advice I've been given, BG's in the 40s generally mean a dose decrease. I wouldn't be surprised to see more experienced beans thinking that in the morning. Best advice I can give is to get a +11 and post- that way people will have the most time possible to chime in before AMPS. at the very least, your plan for the 1/2 hour before shot test is a good one.
 
I would think that even the bounce and the foods and gravies may be showing right now, they are all just temporary. The foods and gravies don't last long, and the bounces will clear.
The main thing is to know that the dose Johnny received was able to take him quite low.
That being said, how I would see it is that I don't want to be going that low again, so decrease and Johnny will get into a safer zone.
There's still the bit of shed to drain, so you should be OK.
I have been reminded on a few occasions that if it is not enough insulin, there's always more where that came from! If the decrease does not take or hold after giving it some cycles to settle, then you can always go back up.
I don't know how you are seeing it, but it's looking like Johnny feeling a bit better and wants to go down for a bit.

Pats and scratches for Johnny, and some relief for you now.
And ya, what Roni said :lol:
 
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