8/07 Butters PM+3 45/+3.3 49/+3.6 38/+4 61/+4.5 63/+5.5 43/+6 56/+6.5 56/+7 70/+7.5 45/+8 74/+8.7 99

Computer has not been working, I've been writing everything by hand and busy testing and talking to IT support :arghh:.

I think I can finally take a small breather so here is what went down tonight (spoiler alert: it is Butters; she went down tonight big time):

PMPS 160
+2 was 72 Fed 2 tsp LC + 1 tsp MC (16%) gravy
+3 was 45 Fed 1 TBSP HC (26%) gravy + 1 drop of sugar syrup
+3.3 was 49 Fed 1 TBSP HC (26%) gravy + 1 drop of sugar syrup
+3.6 was 38 Fed 1 TBSP HC (26%) gravy + 1 huge drop of sugar syrup
+4 was 61 Fed Nothing
+4.5 was 63 Fed Nothing

I am working on updating her spreadsheet.
 
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I know I gave way too much HC and sugar syrup. At +3 without my computer working I did not want to mess around, so the large amount of carbs was my attempt at aborting her cycle.

I would have expected her to have some immediate reaction to the HC and sugar syrup. She didn't.

We ended up veering off our normal insulin schedule yesterday PM by 45 minutes due to me stalling. Today's AM cycle, I moved back by 25 minutes, which I believe from what I read is fine to do within a full day. I then gave tonight's PM dose 12 hours later.

Could my action of moving her insulin back by 25 minutes this morning have caused this drop. Or is this my big mistake from yesterday (shooting a PMPS 49) coming back to haunt me.
 
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Yes....I have been feeding a tonne, see below:

PMPS 160
+2 was 72 Fed 2 tsp LC + 1 tsp MC (16%) gravy
+3 was 45 Fed 1 TBSP HC (26%) gravy + 1 drop of sugar syrup
+3.3 was 49 Fed 1 TBSP HC (26%) gravy + 1 drop of sugar syrup
+3.6 was 38 Fed 1 TBSP HC (26%) gravy + 1 huge drop of sugar syrup
+4 was 61 Fed Nothing
+4.5 was 63 Fed Nothing

I am trying to monitor and feed her and update the spreadsheet at the same time. My computer has been down.
 
K going back and reading...
you did everything you were suppose to.. carbed appropriately and tested. She just decided to take another dive after the rise you got(61 and 63). The carbs/sugar syrup wore off and down she went. Good thing you kept testing! WTG Mom!! My name is Mandy...I just don't tell everyone:p
 
Briere Fur Mom said:
K going back and reading...
you did everything you were suppose to.. carbed appropriately and tested. She just decided to take another dive after the rise you got(61 and 63). The carbs/sugar syrup wore off and down she went. Good thing you kept testing! WTG Mom!! My name is Mandy...I just don't tell everyone:p
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I won't tell anyone :D.
 
If it was me I'd bump her again with some LC/MC food...no sugar syrup this time. We want her a lil higher...not much though 60's is good. Her insulin she start to wane some after +6.
Butters earned another reduction with that 38. We typically don't like back to back reductions but this is the 3rd cycle since you reduced. If for some reason her reduction fails, you can always go back up.


ETA: Should have said...her insulin should start to wane not she insulin should start to wane
 
Briere Fur Mom said:
If it was me I'd bump her again with some LC/MC food...no sugar syrup this time. We want her a lil higher...not much though 60's is good. Her insulin she start to wane some after +6.
Butters earned another reduction with that 38. We typically don't like back to back reductions but this is the 3rd cycle since you reduced. If for some reason her reduction fails, you can always go back up.


ETA: Should have said...her insulin should start to wane not she insulin should start to wane
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How will I recognize if the reduction fails?
 
thebigfuzz said:
Yay, thanks for coming up a bit Butters!

My phone keeps freezing when I try to look at your SS to see where Nadir tends to happen for you. I would watch to see that Butters keeps rising once the food wears off (similar to earlier).
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I haven't really been able to figure it out. It seems to be a moving target?! I think she sometimes nadirs around +6. Depends on the day. She is very bouncy.
 
Butters & Lyla said:
Her pattern has been a cycle of low numbers followed by a bounce that lasts 2 or 3 days. So I am never sure how to spot a failed reduction. She was low last night's cycle, then bounced high this morning...fastest she has ever cleared a bounce I think.
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Maybe she's starting to get the hang of things. Her lil body isn't protesting as much to the more normal #s.:cat:
 
thebigfuzz said:
Yay, thanks for coming up a bit Butters!

My phone keeps freezing when I try to look at your SS to see where Nadir tends to happen for you. I would watch to see that Butters keeps rising once the food wears off (similar to earlier).
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She isn't rising yet...but holding steady. Is it ok to not feed and then to test again @+7?
 
Briere Fur Mom said:
@thebigfuzz I didn't mean to jump in and take over or anything:bighug:You've been on the board far longer than I. I saw post #9 and thought maybe y'all could use a bit of backup etc. Wasn't trying to step on any toes;):)
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Not at all! Happy to have the company!!! We were not online for long back in 2012 (Elie went into remission fast) and we just returned in May, so I'm sure you know more than me :bighug:
 
Briere Fur Mom said:
Def get the +7. Your choice on whether to feed or not. The only benefit of not bumping her again is you probably be able to stop testing sooner if she rises. Hope that made sense
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I think it makes sense. Because I can't stop testing until I know if she is rising without using food?

She is due for her AMPS and insulin in about five hours...sleep seems to be in scarce supply around here. :coffee:
 
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