8/28 Lightning PMPS 221, +2 146, +3 114, +4 123, +5 115

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Pamela and Lightning

Pamela and Lightning

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Yesterday's Condo
8/27

Not much happened last night, only did a few tests because he was still riding the high yellows. AMPS this morning was decent, although I'd rather it be yellow than pink!! I'm very pleased with the +3 though! It's the lowest +3 he's been in a few days. I tried something new today, not sure if it really means anything....but usually I give 1/2 can FF after his PS and today I figured, what the heck, I'm going to change that. He has been dropping (if at all) very slow in the AM so I thought maybe I'm giving him too much food at once and the shot isn't kicking in til a few hours later, so I'm hindering him dropping on his own. So I only gave 1/4 can at PS and then the normal 1/4 can every hour after that. So I didn't deviate too much, but with the +3 number I got, I can't help but think it might've worked. I saw on Mocha's condo yesterday the food manipulation conversation so I guess it prompted me to start thinking more about that. I know I don't really "get it" either but would like to see if I can figure out how it works with Lightning. He's kind of a roller coaster lately so its been rough to even think about, but I guess I'll try anything at this point!

OK, enough blabbing....gotta get to my errands...Hope everyone has a great Saturday!!
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, +3 222 new food schedule

I like it.
And that post from Jill is a made for bookmarking :-D

Good luck with this experiment!

Have a good day!
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, +3 222 new food schedule

Yup! I cut and pasted it into a word document and have it in my "Lightning" file on my computer!! :-D I have a lot of those kinds of files I snagged from here! They are great reference tools!!
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, +3 222 new food schedule

Very good Pamela! Food is your friend...LOL.. I like to say that! But it's true! It can be a little more work for the Bean, but it seems to work very nicely on most kitties. Some tend to drop quickly and the mini meals do better to keep them steadier...at least we try to kep them from dropping too quickly that way.
Food 2-4 hours before a preshot can lower the numbers too when that is needed. I started getting up with my Raja at 4am to give her a snack. her AMPS were lower in the morning after the food intake. I found that she got lower numbers after a full 4 hours....some see a drop within 3. She had a sputtering pancreas at that time. I kept that +8 snack for a long time and then moved it up to 3 am which is our +7 for Shadow. That usually helps slow the deep drop that he experiences at nadir at times.
Yes, food changes can make a difference...good job...nice to see you trying it out! :razz:

ETA: Here is the link to the post from Jill in Mocha's condo yesterday for anyone who missed it...
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=23446#p234616
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, +3 222 new food schedule

Keep experimenting! Remember to give any change in feeding schedule several days to work and then evaluate. Also, keep good notes. It may be important to know what the carb content is of the food, even if it's a matter of a 4% vs. 5% carb food.
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, +3 222, +5 168 new food schedule

Yah!! A blue!! I was trying to wait until +6 for my next test, but I really need to get going on some errands so I went ahead and did my +5. And I'm glad I did. I gave him 1/4 can more of 3% but now in hindsight I'm wondering if I should've increased the carb count. Since I still really don't know when his nadir is I'm wondering if he's still dropping....hhhmmmmm...

Guess I better make my errands quick and get back for another test by +7 at least!
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, PMPS 221 - LC carb% question..

Well not to think that the food thing is working already...but it's working!!! Gave Lightning 6 installments of 1/4 can 3% ea and his PMPS was only 221. I'm SOOOOO happy!! Not going to let it get to my head though....cause who knows what tomorrow will bring. Not sure if I'm going to try the same thing for PM though, I think I'd rather start off with a little more food at the beginning because he typically drops pretty fast (if he drops at all) in the PM. So I gave 1/2 can 3% at PS, but I'm thinking I probably should've given a little higher carb. I need to find a good carb % to go to when I see a BG like that. I stock 3,4,5% LC and then I jump to 10% MC. I feel like going from 3% to 10% might be too much....any thoughts? Does anyone have a good "mid" LC they can recommend? Or am I now thinking WAY too much into the numbers? I don't want to get neurotic or anything (already have enough of that with the BG numbers, don't need it with the carb % too!) ;-)
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, PMPS 221

I love to see somebody thinking and trying to learn what works for their cat. :smile: All I can say is to keep records on your SS of what you're doing, and eventually you'll see what the food is doing for Lightning.

Nice PMPS. :smile:
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, PMPS 221

Good job Pamela!! I too food manipulate - Mannie is fed small meals for the first 4 hours of the day. It has made such a difference for him - I have a horrific bouncer, and this has helped even out the curves. And those that mentioned making notation of the carb consistent: yes ! is important too - if you ever need help, those that help you will want to know that. as an fyi - it has taken some time to make all this bring Mannie down to the blue and green range. While the benefits of feeding this were obvious early on, the total desired effect does take come time - so kudos to you, but patience too. and of course there are exceptions - like numbers in the 50's - i will be feeding more often, just not the four installments.

very nice pmps!
 
Re: 8/28 Lightning AMPS 313, PMPS 221

Thanks Libby and Michelle. I have a special column in my SS for food and I've been putting the carb % in there for each meal. It's definitely been a help! Patience is ALWAYS my problem, but I swear I'm working on it! :)
 
A nice blue surf for Lightning!! SOOOOO happy!!! +5 went down just a bit from +4, so I'll probably head to bed and wake up in an hour or two and see what he's up to. Hopefully he doesn't dive (even though green would be nice to see)...just don't want it to affect tomorrow's AMPS with a bounce. No bouncing Lightning!!
 
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