Cinna's SS looks great. I got to the point where I couldn't trust the libre so had to spot check with ear pricks. It's great for showing trends, but in our case, wasn't accurate at lower numbers. How are you managing with the 0.10 dose? I'm not convinced I'm giving Dimi any less than I gave at 0.25, but trying with my tired eyes to see a difference.
Yeah, it's great for trends but sometimes it goes a bit crazy on individual scans lol. That 0.1 vs 0.25, it's tricky. A magnifying glass helps. I figure getting the dose exactly accurate to 0.1 or 0.25 isn't as important as being consistent. For me, 0.1 is the top of the plunger touching the bottom of the zero line, and 0.25 is a sliver of space between the top of the plunger and the bottom of the zero line. I also check the plunger consistently lines up fully on the zero line before using a syringe. So that's how I'm doing it.
I really think ear pricks are more reliable. Even if accurate that’s food influenced. The .25 is no longer in play. Let’s see green by +3 Cinna.
Yeah, ear pricks are way more accurate; I've spot-checked with ear pricks enough to know when to be suspicious of the Libre. What I don't understand about the food reaction is that his other meals cause a drop, but the +0/+1/+2 meals do not seem to do the same thing.
Anyway, the latest updates:
+2 71 (I was on a work call, then the vet called, and I totally spaced giving him his +2 meal)
+3 100 (gave him some food after scanning)
The vet called because I'd noticed Cinna was still drinking a lot of water; I collected a urine sample and took it in for testing on Monday. She meant to call me then and spaced it; she was really apologetic; she then told me she's moving back home out of state which is terrible news, she's been really great to work with. Fortunately, they have other great doctors at the same clinic.
So the bad news is Cinna has a UTI, the good news is that everything else is looking good. I was really worried he was going to throw a kidney or liver issue at me. I will be picking up some antibiotics today to get it taken care of.
Maybe that is why his bg is a little up? I'm not sure this is entirely the cause of the excessive drinking; I think maybe the budesonide is contributing to that, but I guess we will see. Just happy everything else was looking good!
