She hasnt eaten since around 3-4 am, it is 0630 am
A +2 and a +9 is good enough. Let us see where she is in 20 mins (from the last test).Updated my original post Bhooma, today is a bad day for testing because I'm back at work for day shift again
OH NO, my battery on glucometer just flashed low and I dont have replacements! Not a good morning!! I did not expect it to die after only a month of use. I'm not sure if the batteries will make it to +2. I should just hold and not feed, recheck 20 minutes from last?
Yes. You can get a few tests after the glucometer flashes low battery. But you want to replace it today, if you can.
It should last more than a month! Mine lasts 6 months or more. Just try taking out the battery and putting it back and see?
We are 88 20 minutes later
With SLGS, you skip the shot below 90.
Got it, no shot this morningWith SLGS, you skip the shot below 90.
At some point when you can catch your breath, you may want to think about following TR. Let's discuss this when the morning is less crazy!
ETA: She has earned another reduction and you would go down to 1U tonight.
thank you for helping me breathe. Again! We will have breakfast now lol
We have shot below 90 before but I'm not sure if that's before we decided to SLGS or I just was completely ignorant regarding what I should have done. Regardless, we cannot test like we did the day that we gave insulin below 90. We are able to test constantly that dayWith SLGS, you skip the shot below 90.
At some point, when you can catch your breath, you may want to think about following TR. Let's discuss this when the morning is less crazy!
ETA: She has earned another reduction and you would go down to 1U tonight.
There is a 15-20% variance in meter readings, so 83 is not very different from a 90 or 92 that you shot last night. The good thing is that she has flattened out quite a bit and it looks like a +2 is a good-enough indicator of what her cycle will be like. So you don't need to test every hour.
Thank you!!
My partner did not get a test this morning at what should have been +2 if she had insulin. I would have liked to see the data without insulin but at least she didn’t have insulin and not get her testThere is a 15-20% variance in meter readings, so 83 is not very different from a 90 or 92 that you shot last night. The good thing is that she has flattened out quite a bit and it looks like a +2 is a good-enough indicator of what her cycle will be like. So you don't need to test every hour.
I don't know if it's only the food change or whether her pancreas has suddenly kick-started (that happens in some cats where they go from pinks and yellows to blues and greens almost overnight!), but she is doing very well and holding all these back-to-back reductions. She is down from 3.5U to 1U in a week! So hopefully the skipped shot will not affect her very much.
Like I keep saying, at some point, she MAY not hold the reductions and you want to think about following TR then. Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
Yes to both
You can get one at +9.
Belle is doing very well despite the skipped shot. You can probably continue to take reductions per SLGS and consider TR when it looks like you need to be more aggressive. It's possible that Belle is on her way to becoming diet-controlled. Time will tell.
Belle is doing very well despite the skipped shot. You can probably continue to take reductions per SLGS and consider TR when it looks like you need to be more aggressive. It's possible that Belle is on her way to becoming diet-controlled. Time will tell.
What exactly do you mean by "aggressive"? I am about to read through the TR protocol again for my own SA
Was just about to say, we are away maximum 8 hours per day if I am working day shift only. I am somewhat of a shift worker so I do work nights and evenings, which allows me to be home more during the day but those shifts are few and far between. I get worried when I cant test as much
Just a cute picture of Belles to say thank you for everythingThought you might be asleep Bhooma
ADORABLE!
I should be! It's half past midnight!Thought you might be asleep Bhooma
TR is aggressive in that you decrease only when the BG drops below 50 and you don't take back-to-back reductions. It does require more monitoring because it allows you to hold a dose that would see the cat in normal numbers. For now Belle seems to be doing fine with SLGS. Considering that and your testing constraints (work schedule), let's look at TR if and when SLGS does not work for her. For now it is
Fantastic, we've just gotten a +10 test and it was 113, she last ate around 3 hours agoADORABLE!
She looks like she's saying stop clicking and start feeding!
I should be! It's half past midnight!
TR is aggressive in that you decrease only when the BG drops below 50 and you don't take back-to-back reductions. It does require more monitoring because it allows you to hold a dose that would see the cat in normal numbers. For now Belle seems to be doing fine with SLGS. Considering that and your testing constraints (work schedule), let's look at TR if and when SLGS does not work for her. For now it is
If she's hungry, feed her now. No food after this - so that you don't get a food influenced PMPS.
She doesn't seem like she is interested but I'll try a little to keep her from getting too hungry
Just kidding. Not sure why I said that, she will always eat if you put it in front of her lol
Am off to bed! G'night!
86 at +2, another reduction tomorrow morning to .75
It’s serious effort but worth it! I’m so glad I found you guys!This girl is flying down the dosing ladder. Congrats.
