Re: 6/9 Champ AMPS 370, +3 313, +4 309
When there's nothing here to laugh about, all of you can always make me laugh!! :lol: Love the picture Natalia!!
Libby and Sienne - I'm going to feed Champ at PS and then +1, +2, and +3. He'll get 1.5 oz at PS because he hasn't eaten for hours before that and is usually hungry, and then 0.5 oz the other times, keeping his wet food intake to 6 oz for the day. I'll give him a few pieces of boiled chicken or freeze-dried treats for any later pokes. I have lots of +2 pokes on Champ's SS. The only time I do a +1 is if his number is a lower yellow (or lower) because I'm just tired of using up test strips. I've said this before and I'll say it again...who knew test strips would be the most expensive part of FD?!! :roll:
I really don't think his numbers from today are a normal bounce. He's always been a bit of a bouncer, but this isn't what they typically look like. And if you look at his SS, he hasn't really done anything to bounce from. He's dropped into the 40's and 50's before and not had bounces like this. He always has better numbers in the evening so I'm going to wait to see what happens tonight, but if they don't look to good, I'll probably go ahead and change out the insulin. I bought a pen a couple of weeks ago and it's been sitting in the fridge, waiting to be put into the game!! I'm still using the same vial of insulin since Champ was diagnosed so we're on day 75 of this vial. Because he's still getting numbers under 100 with this vial, I think the insulin is still effective, but maybe new insulin will be the kick in the pants that he needs. If his numbers stay yellow to high blue tonight, I'll switch out the insulin tomorrow since I'll have a lot of time to monitor if necessary.
Anyone have any other ideas or have I covered all the bases?!!
One more thing...I'm going to call Champ's vet today and tell him Champ's symptoms with the wobbly legs and see if he has any ideas on what this could be. I've also noticed that Champ's face, especially around his eyes, twitch sometimes, usually when I'm stroking his head on the top around his eyebrows. I've always petted him like this and he's never had this twitchiness before. I know something is wrong with him, but I'm also pretty sure it's not causing him pain. He is a very stoic cat, though, when it comes to pain so I'm not so sure I would know if he was hurting or not. I do know when the twitching in his face is happening he also seems agitated and is prone to bite. I've checked his BGs at these times and they aren't unusually high or unusually low so I don't think there's a correlation with his levels. I'm trying not to worry, but that's next to impossible!!! He's my baby and the only one in my household who doesn't talk back and give me grief!!
