? 6/27 Black | PMPS 98

zerovector

zerovector

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I upped his dose to 1.25u this morning, and it seems to have had an immediate effect - OR, this bounce that hit for some reason finally gave up. However, at +11, 77, I suspect he'll be green for AMPS. This would be the first time I shoot a green. Is this safe to do? I don't sleep through the night so I can catch his +3 and +6, I just want to make sure that it will be safe to shoot by people who can spot the trends better than I can.
 
When did he last eat?

If you can monitor, you can shoot any number over 50 with TR. You would not want to wait till +3 to test though. Is the AMPS due in 30 mins? I will be around so will watch for it.

ETA: Do you have enough strips, higher carb food (MC, HC, honey/karo/syrup)?
 
Bandit's Mom said:
When did he last eat?

If you can monitor, you can shoot any number over 50 with TR. You would not want to wait till +3 to test though. Is the AMPS due in 30 mins? I will be around so will watch for it.
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PMPS is due in 5 minutes. The reason I wait +3 for testing is for the most part is BG does nothing at all until +3, then really gets a move on one way or another +4 to +6.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
When did he last eat?

If you can monitor, you can shoot any number over 50 with TR. You would not want to wait till +3 to test though. Is the AMPS due in 30 mins? I will be around so will watch for it.

ETA: Do you have enough strips, higher carb food (MC, HC, honey/karo/syrup)?
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Also he last ate 15 minutes go, then 45 minutes before that....he eats a lot
 
I guess my issue is, was the increase premature? I don't think the 1.25 dose from today would immediately impact him this way. So I'm wondering if this dose is already too high.
 
zerovector said:
Also he last ate 15 minutes go, then 45 minutes before that....he eats a lot
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That would mean that the BG at +11 was food influenced? I guess no one has told you that you do not feed 2 hours before the shot. The reason behind that is that you don't want to take a decision on whether to shoot or not based on a preshot number that is influenced by food.

All the food he ate was low carb?

zerovector said:
PMPS is 83.
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Can you monitor if you shoot? Have enough supplies - test strips and higher carb food?
 
Bandit's Mom said:
That would mean that the BG at +11 was food influenced? I guess no one has told you that you do not feed 2 hours before the shot. The reason behind that is that you don't want to take a decision on whether to shoot or not based on a preshot number that is influenced by food.

All the food he ate was low carb?


Can you monitor if you shoot? Have enough supplies - test strips and higher carb food?
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Yes. It's hard to get him to not eat, generally he does not eat before his AMPS but he grazes throughout the day, and his normal "dinner" time is 5-6 but then he still will beg for food. And yes, it is all low carb. He eats cooked meat mixed with EZcomplete.
 
zerovector said:
I guess my issue is, was the increase premature? I don't think the 1.25 dose from today would immediately impact him this way. So I'm wondering if this dose is already too high.
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No, the increase was not premature. It was 7 cycles after the last green. If it too much, he will let us know by earning a reduction.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
No, the increase was not premature. It was 7 cycles after the last green. If it too much, he will let us know by earning a reduction.
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I just tested him again and he is at 79, so he dropped, although I know with the accuracy of most testers this can be the same number more or less.
 
zerovector said:
I just tested him again and he is at 79, so he dropped, although I know with the accuracy of most testers this can be the same number more or less.
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He has been flat with meter variance since +10. If you can monitor, I would suggest you shoot the full dose. Do not feed him a lot with the shot. We want him to be willing to eat through the cycle, if necessary.

Get a +1.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
He has been flat with meter variance since +10. If you can monitor, I would suggest you shoot the full dose. Do not feed him a lot with the shot. We want him to be willing to eat through the cycle, if necessary.

Get a +1.
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He usually has a midnight snack at +3 so lets hope - he is not always hungry and he ate his normal fill today, I had no idea he'd react this way. Looks like I won't be sleeping today.
 
He won't eat anything right now - he is a difficult cat. If he is not hungry there isn't anything you can do to interest him. When he's hungry, he's unstoppable. If I give him the shot now it will be without food until he decides he wants to eat.
 
zerovector said:
Just tested, 98 before shot. Gave shot.
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Heading up quickly. he might just bounce. Test at +1.

zerovector said:
He won't eat anything right now - he is a difficult cat. If he is not hungry there isn't anything you can do to interest him. When he's hungry, he's unstoppable. If I give him the shot now it will be without food until he decides he wants to eat.
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I know what you mean. Bandit is like that too. Still, you want to withhold food 2 hours before the shot - even if he screaming to high heaven. Thay way, he might just eat with the shot and later in the cycle.

ETA: Please remove the ? from thread title and update it with the PMPS? Thanks! :-)
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Heading up quickly. he might just bounce. Test at +1.


I know what you mean. Bandit is like that too. Still, you want to withhold food 2 hours before the shot - even if he screaming to high heaven. Thay way, he might just eat with the shot and later in the cycle.

ETA: Please remove the ? from thread title and update it with the PMPS? Thanks! :)
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Bounce should be his middle name, his numbers are always like a yoyo
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Heading up quickly. he might just bounce. Test at +1.


I know what you mean. Bandit is like that too. Still, you want to withhold food 2 hours before the shot - even if he screaming to high heaven. Thay way, he might just eat with the shot and later in the cycle.

ETA: Please remove the ? from thread title and update it with the PMPS? Thanks! :)
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You called it, he bounced pretty hard.
 
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