nckitties3
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Yeah, went btb, I feel lousy today.
It dawned on me I have to go to court tomorrow and now my anxiety is kicking my butt.
It dawned on me I have to go to court tomorrow and now my anxiety is kicking my butt.
8/15 Lucian AMPS 171,+6/131,+9/99,
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nckitties3
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Re: 8/15 Lucian AMPS 171,+6/131
@Robin, in reference to your comment on Sno's condo yesterday, a +5 or any other is just as relevant. You don't need to stay up. He is just as apt to nadir at 5 as he is at 6. Early tests, +2, 3 etc are very important to figure out onset. I didn't realize this myself at the beginning. The only test that are needed at a specific time are preshots, to be sure it's safe to shoot. All the others are data needed to determine onset, nadir, etc. All those things can change with every cycle, so no matter when your able to get a test, get it, even if it's an hour after a shot. Get what you can, don't worry about when it is, except for pre shots. Someone else may be able to explain it better, but even if you got a test at a different time each day,eventually you would be able to see a pattern and see what it is he's doing during a cycle. Hope you understand what I'm saying, I didn't at first, but understand more now after all the tests I've done. And even after 8+ months, I still don't see what others with more experienced eyes can see on Lucian's SS.
Hang in there girl! :YMHUG:
@Robin, in reference to your comment on Sno's condo yesterday, a +5 or any other is just as relevant. You don't need to stay up. He is just as apt to nadir at 5 as he is at 6. Early tests, +2, 3 etc are very important to figure out onset. I didn't realize this myself at the beginning. The only test that are needed at a specific time are preshots, to be sure it's safe to shoot. All the others are data needed to determine onset, nadir, etc. All those things can change with every cycle, so no matter when your able to get a test, get it, even if it's an hour after a shot. Get what you can, don't worry about when it is, except for pre shots. Someone else may be able to explain it better, but even if you got a test at a different time each day,eventually you would be able to see a pattern and see what it is he's doing during a cycle. Hope you understand what I'm saying, I didn't at first, but understand more now after all the tests I've done. And even after 8+ months, I still don't see what others with more experienced eyes can see on Lucian's SS.
Hang in there girl! :YMHUG:
RobinCot
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Re: 8/15 Lucian AMPS 171,+6/131
Ok so I could get a +1 one day and a +2 the next and a +3 the following day and so on... That makes sense. I could give that a whirl!
Thanks Debbie.
PS - I think they shrink the charts and squint at the colors and see trends that way. At least that's what I read from one of them somewhere... ;-)
Ok so I could get a +1 one day and a +2 the next and a +3 the following day and so on... That makes sense. I could give that a whirl!
Thanks Debbie.
PS - I think they shrink the charts and squint at the colors and see trends that way. At least that's what I read from one of them somewhere... ;-)
nckitties3
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Or take off their glasses and look from a distance. ;-)
Lucian had a bad problem with spiking the last couple hours of a cycle, on Lantus, I don't mean a bounce, I mean 300 pts in an hour or 2, putting up to 5-600+. I tried using R to combat that and it helped a quite a bit, but required even more testing ( like every 30 mins for 2 hrs) and an additional injection. It became apparent that Lantis did not work long enough and that's when I switched to Lev, but I would not have known what he was doing and why, if I had not been able to do the multiple end of cycle tests.
Snoball doesn't have any of the severe issues that Lucian had, at least not that I see, so not being able to test 12 times a day is not a big deal IMO. I think Sno acts like the 'normal' sugar kitty and will get squared away before long without the desperate measures that it took for Lucian.
Preshot tests, one before bed, whatever time that is and any time you can sneak in another is fine for work days, you do what you can and that's all that is expected. Personally, I don't see the need for a curve every weekend, they usually recommend every 2 weeks or so, depending on how he's responding. Me? Never did a curve such as everyone expects, because Lucian was so crazy. I did 1 curve that consisted off a test every hour for the 12 hr cycle and have never done another. As much as I test, it isn't needed. It is important to those that work and can't test often to do every 2-3 weeks, just to know exactly what he's doing and when. That way you know if he needs a reduction or increase or if there is something else you need to address.
You have to understand, my experience is NOT the norm, my experience is with Lucian.
Lucian had a bad problem with spiking the last couple hours of a cycle, on Lantus, I don't mean a bounce, I mean 300 pts in an hour or 2, putting up to 5-600+. I tried using R to combat that and it helped a quite a bit, but required even more testing ( like every 30 mins for 2 hrs) and an additional injection. It became apparent that Lantis did not work long enough and that's when I switched to Lev, but I would not have known what he was doing and why, if I had not been able to do the multiple end of cycle tests.
Snoball doesn't have any of the severe issues that Lucian had, at least not that I see, so not being able to test 12 times a day is not a big deal IMO. I think Sno acts like the 'normal' sugar kitty and will get squared away before long without the desperate measures that it took for Lucian.
Preshot tests, one before bed, whatever time that is and any time you can sneak in another is fine for work days, you do what you can and that's all that is expected. Personally, I don't see the need for a curve every weekend, they usually recommend every 2 weeks or so, depending on how he's responding. Me? Never did a curve such as everyone expects, because Lucian was so crazy. I did 1 curve that consisted off a test every hour for the 12 hr cycle and have never done another. As much as I test, it isn't needed. It is important to those that work and can't test often to do every 2-3 weeks, just to know exactly what he's doing and when. That way you know if he needs a reduction or increase or if there is something else you need to address.
You have to understand, my experience is NOT the norm, my experience is with Lucian.
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