Hi Lindsay, I agree with Sienne, I think you're doing pretty well for someone with a crazy schedule! I see you are having to skip shots with 0.5u, reducing to 0.25u so you can try to shoot twice a day makes sense to me. I understand not wanting to shoot a low number and go to work. I know his number this morning was low, but if you are able to monitor, maybe on a day like today you could try a BCS (reduced) dose if you aren't comfortable shooting the full dose? I'm not sure you realize that you could use that third option, rather than shoot the full dose or skip. Trying it on a day when you can monitor will let you see what happens, so you might be more comfortable shooting at least a reduced dose when he is in lower numbers and you have to go to work.
It looks like Phoenix's pancreas may be sputtering...producing some insulin, but not enough or not consistently enough to do the job on its own. I suspect that you will see higher numbers again tomorrow morning after skipping two shots (maybe not, these kitties love to keep us guessing!). You want to try to shoot some insulin, even if it's only a drop, as much as possible so you can keep some insulin in the shed, and keep his numbers down. I understand that you work crazy hours, and you won't be home sometimes to monitor....you have to be comfortable with what/when you are shooting. But the more you can shoot some insulin, the more time his pancreas will have in the healing range (50-120) so it can get strong enough to take over the job on its own.
Does that makes sense? Please ask questions if not...sometimes I'm as clear as mud! :razz:
