6.28 Fa/amps 360/+5,355/+11,229/pmps 247/+5,275
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Come on down Fa, get out of the pinks!
fafa's mum
Member Since 2019
229/12.7 at +11. I had to give Fa a bit of food as she kept meowing for food.
To make amps/pmps more accurate, we should not give them food 2 hours before insulin. Is this right?
@Wendy&Neko @Bron and Sheba (GA)
It’s a bit hard when we are at home though.
To make amps/pmps more accurate, we should not give them food 2 hours before insulin. Is this right?
@Wendy&Neko @Bron and Sheba (GA)
It’s a bit hard when we are at home though.
Bron and Sheba (GA)
Member Since 2015
It is best not to give food for the 2 hours preshot but it looks like you took a BG before the food and got 229 so you know it was a shootable number and it went up to 247 at PMPS.
Looks like she might be coming off the bounce.
Looks like she might be coming off the bounce.
fafa's mum
Member Since 2019
Thanks Bron. I will remember now it is 2 hours . Might need to avoid being at home at that time.
It’s great to see 247 and hopefully she can get some blues from 8unit.
Sue and Luci
Member Since 2017
Why is it harder when you're at home?
fafa's mum
Member Since 2019
Oh I meant Not to give her food 2 hours before insulin. Work days are fine but when I am at home, she will keep asking for food.
I kept some zero carb snacks around if Neko insisted I give snacks. Or during the day, I'd try to feed a bit around +9 or +9.5, to keep her going until dinner. Her nadir was sometimes around then too.
fafa's mum
Member Since 2019
what food is zero carb can I ask?
I gave raw kangaroo at +11 today when she wanted food. Then pmps was higher than +11. I am not sure it’s because of the food or not.
I'm not sure what you have in Australia. Kangaroo is a bit higher carb protein, by just a percent or two, than some other proteins. As Bron said, as long as you test before giving the snack, it was fine to feed. The no feeding for two hours before preshot is guidance we give new members. Once you understand how much food will bring them up, you have a better idea whether or how much her preshot numbers are inflated by food, so you can figure out if it's safe to shoot.
Sue and Luci
Member Since 2017
If Luci is driving me crazy within that time frame, I'll give her one or two pieces of freeze dried chicken or salmon...that usually keeps her quiet until test time...otherwise I'll feed her around 3:00 or 3:15 which is just outside of the two hour time frame for us...you'd probably have to set an alarm to remind you to take up any leftovers though. Just some suggestions...
fafa's mum
Member Since 2019
Oh I was not aware that kangaroo is a bit higher carb than some other protein.
I can surely test if I have to give her snack close to insulin time. Fa was over 180 most of the time before insulin, so I was not too concerned about if it was safe to shoot before.
is chicken breast lower in protein? I normally give her from kangaroo/lamb/turkey/occasional chicken (in case of skin allergy). Our vet does not seem to like the idea of feeding her lamb though.
fafa's mum
Member Since 2019
Thanks Sue. Setting an alarm is a good idea. I can try to feed her around 3:30pm and usually that’s fine to last her till 6pm insulin time.
Chicken breast is a good option for a snack.