8/18-Fitzel +5.3-61/+6-82/+8.5-72/+10.5-115/PMPS-90

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Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32

Geez - just because Mommy is having issues - Fitzel decides she has to dive into the deep end of the green pool. :cry:

Be back in 20 minutes to half and hour to update. nailbite_smile

Shai and Fitzel
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32

We are. We're back in the zone. Altho' we've only done this once before when we got our first dose reduction.

I hope you are able to sit this one thru.
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32

Fitzel, come up to a safe number! And that would be a dose reduction! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Only one drop for Fitzel! Hope you're doing ok, Shai. Thanks for the pronunciation lesson. :-D
Liz
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32

So here's the scoop...

You need to be repeat testing every 20 - 30 min. You test, feed some HC, and repeat. You do this until you get 2 consecutive readings that are above 50. Then you can space out the testing a bit more. (We refer to this as "lather, rinse, repeat.")

Please take a look at this post on handling low numbers.

When you get your next test, please add the information to your subject line so we know what's going on with Fitzel.
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+20min-61

Yeah - up - but is that too far up in only 20 min?

btw: how does one put up increments in the Subject line that are less than half an hour?

@Liz - you're welcome re: pronunciations. :-D Re: dose reductions - yikes. One drop? Really worried about doing that consistently without pushing the plunger and knowing for absolutely sure it's one and not two - of course then the insulin is no longer in the syringe. :shock:

@Sienne - thank you for checking in on us. And thank you, as always, for the wonderful info you provide. :smile:

I'll be testing Fitzel again soon.

Shai
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+20min-61

61 is perfect. But keep testing because her because it could come back down when the karo wears off.

I would put this in the subject line:
8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61

Maybe ask for input on how to measure 1 drop? We don't have that problem (and it's a good problem to have :-D :-D ).
Liz
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+20min-61

20 min would be a .3 so the 61 is at +5.3. If it were 15 min., it would be +5.25.

How much the numbers bump up depends on how much HC you fed and how sensitive Fitzel is to HC. Some cats are very sensitive to carbs. Jill's Alex can get a 30 point bump from freeze dried chicken. Some cats get a good response to a medium carb food and others need HC. It varies from cat to cat. It may also depend on where in the cycle you are. It's all part of the learning curve.

It's not too far up. Ideally, if you can keep Fitzel surfing in the 60s, that would be great. It is important to keep testing. As the HC wears off, numbers may wobble around.
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82

That's funny. Racci did the same thing and dove to 32 at +5. :lol:

Melanie & Racci
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82

No surfing the 60's....

Coming up so fast to an 82 makes me think she's going to come down equally hard after the Karo wears off. She's really unpredictable with the Karo and HC. If you look on her SS - when she hit 31 once, her next test was only 34, and that was with the same treatment.

Thank you on how I should put minute increments in the subject line. I didn't think what I did was right.

I'm not going anywhere and will be testing to see what happens when that Karo and HC wears off. She wouldn't let me put the Karo on her gums so I dabbed a bit on her lips - and she got it from there. She ate 1 teaspoon of HC food (with gravy). Right now, she's sleeping next to the computer which is better than hiding under the piano.

I agree Liz that the whole one drop issue is a great problem to have. I shouldn't be whining. :smile:

I got some great pics of what 1 drop and 2 drops look like in a previous condo. I'll have to go dig those up and revisit. I trust the info and the pictures, but not so much myself. As it is, I use a jewelers loop to measure what she gets now and I go through several practice plungers (in the air of course - what a waste) before I'm ready to trust what I have in that syringe is what I'm saying I'm giving her.

Which of course, leads me to wonder - did I get it wrong this AM? Did I accidentally give her too much? One or two extra drops? nailbite_smile nailbite_smile

Shai
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82

I don't use gravy-based food. It upsets Gabby's stomach. I use either Karo or honey. I just give her about a teaspoon of LC and add a drop or two of syrup. I don't rub it on her gums even when she's at 30 (like today).

It's also entirely possible that Fitzel will bounce, and that's what you may be seeing. Only time will tell.
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82/+8.5-72

Melanie I wonder why you and I didn't get the memo re: BG in the 30's at +5?
Our babies sure did.

Sienne - yep she's on her way down. I might have to re-think my hypo kit. Thanks for some good input.

My wifi is on the fritz (not to be confused with Fitz) so I'm typing and updating on my iPhone. Please excuse the typos and strange sentences.
Shai
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82/+8.5-72

Glad to see FItzel came back up, way too much excitement today! And now you get a dose decrease. We are shooting 0.1 which is one droplet as best we can tell, I wear 2 pairs reading glasses to measure it :cool: . We have practiced it many more times than actually shot, keep needing to convince myself that one little itty bit is left and I will be able to get it into the cat. Good luck and hope you and Fitzel have an uneventful no bounce evening!
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82/+8.5-72

So many of you in the below 32 club today..... ohmygod_smile

Maybe I'll jog someone else's memory here, since I can't remember exactly where I saw it about trying to load a drop or so in
a syringe.
But I saw someone talking about basically sticking the syringe in the vial and not drawing insulin inside but just letting the needle fill.
They were talking about the technique of doing so.
It might have been in the Think Tank. Marge sent me over there for additional reading.
I will try to spend some time looking for it but perhaps someone else will say, " Oh yeah, here that is......"
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82/+8.5-72/+10.5-

I think we're out of the woods. :-D
@Liz - guess the waves got a bit much and Fitzel decided to head back to the lagoon.

@Leslie - boy can I relate to test, test and re-test what's really in the syringe before we give that shot. I think I shoot as much up at the light fixture above my kitchen sink as I do into Fitzel.
You might want to try a pair of jeweler's glasses instead of two sets of reading glasses. Or maybe I should get two sets of reading glasses since you're managing the whole one drop thingy.

I'm really nervous about getting that and just that much insulin into Fitzel. It's so daunting sometimes to know each and every time I draw insulin into a syringe I'm also holding my kitty's life in my hands.

@Jane - so glad you didn't disappear. How's Karre doing @ the falls? Such a resilient kitty - that goes for his Bean too!

Shai
 
Re: 8/18-Fitzel -AMPS-132/+5-32/+5.3-61/+6-82/+8.5-72/+10.5-

Hi Rhiannon - sorry I missed your earlier post. Yeah too many 30 somethings today.

Thank you for the lInk. I'm hoping our wifi will work soon so I can stop finger typing on this $&@¥ phone.

Hope you and Shadow have a good night. Shadow's daytime numbers looked great.
 
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