Ohh, she really sneaked in you
i hope you manage to bring her higher soon 
Right now it seems to be - give me something different every time you put a dish down!
I’d have shot already because of Levemir onset being at +4. My Gracie got great overlap and carryover on Lev and you could be seeing that as well. That’s why it’s important to shoot as soon as the BG is over 50 if you’ve only given LC.11:25 +25min 52 - I'm going to stall another 20 without food this time, just to be sure that last lift wasn't from the food she had. Sound right?
Right now it seems to be - give me something different every time you put a dish down!
I'm speculating now...since that's all I really can do. I wonder if she is off her food because she is down in lower BG now? Now I think about it, I think she was like this last time she was hitting low numbers and when I went with the tough love approach (this is what you're getting, eat it or eat nothing) that worked. Will try that again once she gets into decent numbers again today. PS is a TERRIBLE time for nadir!!
Please hold for s/s updates
Great observations! This is exactly what my Gracie did on Lev. It means they are getting that much desired carryover and overlap which is very beneficial to them although can be a bit harrowing at first when they start turning out BGs around or less than 100.Please hold for s/s updates
I understand about shooting as soon as BG over 50 but I hesitated one more 20min interval because a) I'd given some food and wasn't convinced the increase from 48 to 52 wasn't food influenced and b) a couple of weeks ago she seemed to be nadiring (is that a verb?? it is now) at +3/+15. I still can't quite get my head round a nadir at +3 and onset at +4, even if part of my brain knows it makes sense.
Thanks for the guidance!
Thank you! This is a bit out of the blue after the long string of yellows. Also her appetite has been really off the last few days - even the vet wondered if start of pancreatitis, so I'm extra cautious with these low numbers. That's why I like cross-checking with the novamax since it reads about 20 higher, helps alleviate the panic I would otherwise be feeling. Also compared to what has been normal, she isn't really eating a 'decent' meal. But! I completely get what you're saying - just need the 2 parts of my brain to come to terms with each other's opinion.
I would just be really cautious about comparing two meters. They won’t always have the same variance.Thank you! This is a bit out of the blue after the long string of yellows. Also her appetite has been really off the last few days - even the vet wondered if start of pancreatitis, so I'm extra cautious with these low numbers. That's why I like cross-checking with the novamax since it reads about 20 higher, helps alleviate the panic I would otherwise be feeling. Also compared to what has been normal, she isn't really eating a 'decent' meal. But! I completely get what you're saying - just need the 2 parts of my brain to come to terms with each other's opinion.
ETA - fixed the s/s but those 20min intervals are a nightmare converting to decimals so I went with h:mm
Oh yes, I don't do this regularly and I have seen the variance discrepancy at different BGs. Mostly I use Novamax as a backup when she has lower numbers; my longer term goal is to use the Novamax full time
Thank you! It's grown and grown - partly because I couldn't figure a good reliable way of bookmarking everything and then finding it easily again and partly out of paranoia that the site will be down or I don't have internet access when I need the info or for whatever reason don't get info as quickly as I'd like. Every time I see something that looks useful, I find a place for it on Minnie's s/s
but, she's happy enough. Lots of purring and asking to be brushed today!
Yup yup, exactly. I too bookmark things and then forget they even exist. On the SS is better because I look at it everyday.Thank you! It's grown and grown - partly because I couldn't figure a good reliable way of bookmarking everything and then finding it easily again and partly out of paranoia that the site will be down or I don't have internet access when I need the info or for whatever reason don't get info as quickly as I'd like. Every time I see something that looks useful, I find a place for it on Minnie's s/s
She's up a bit after some MC with karo but I think it's going to be work all day long since we only just got to onset
Sorry, Minnie. I am afraid that I was one was the one suggesting a “tough love” approach.11:25 +25min 52 - I'm going to stall another 20 without food this time, just to be sure that last lift wasn't from the food she had. Sound right?
Right now it seems to be - give me something different every time you put a dish down!
I'm speculating now...since that's all I really can do. I wonder if she is off her food because she is down in lower BG now? Now I think about it, I think she was like this last time she was hitting low numbers and when I went with the tough love approach (this is what you're getting, eat it or eat nothing) that worked. Will try that again once she gets into decent numbers again today. PS is a TERRIBLE time for nadir!!
LOL that only lasted a few days. I went soft on her. Now she's reminding me who's the boss.
It's one of Merrick's varieties - 6% carb, 252mg Phos/100kcal.
won't even have the next day's Olympics to watch! You'd hope she'll bounce but....I'm looking back at her s/s. Early July she had a stretch with bounceless limes. She seemed off her food but not nauseous - picky and not eating as much even before BG dropping, the IM suspected possible early pancreatitis flare then a few days later this big old dive. And she's been on the same dose for ages - 20 cycles with one dose of 2u. Mystery cat.
For me, the 30s justify keeping the Novamax as backup monitor, to keep me somewhat sane since I know it reads ~20higher when we're down here. Otherwise headless chicken time. Plus based on her behavior I am always shocked to see the 30s, she just sits there as if nothing's going on.
LOL! Boy am I familiar with that feeling!
I am also totally freaking out about Minnie’s limes today…. But I am trying to play it cool since I know that you can handle it.It's one of Merrick's varieties - 6% carb, 252mg Phos/100kcal.
Yeah...not looking forward to tonight. Shot time 11:20pm
Wish somebody could give me an explanation as to what's going on with her! I wouldn't do anything different but I hate not understanding
Oh boy. Sorry…I thought she was in good shape so left the board for a while. Remember how I said you get a little time after you shoot to get the BG up? And if she’s getting carryover and overlap so that her nadir is around +15, those early hours after the subsequent shot really require watching.
No worries! Thanks for your help first thing when I was more worried. Live and learn, I should have checked earlier but I'm surprised she hasn't wanted to eat at those low numbers - usually she's looking for food, today she would eat if I put it in front of her but wasn't asking for it.
Often when a kitty bounces high by shot time and has earned a reduction, we shoot through the bounce with the higher, not the new dose, as it helps them through the bounce. But, after the day you all have had, I’d reduce at PMPS even if she does bounce high.
Got it, thank you! Agree completely. I'm hoping for a bounce, Minnie is not in the mood for all-night pokeys.
Poor sweetie. Lev duration, especially with a full depot, can last quite a while…as you’ve seen.
Overslept and then today had to stall for nearly 2 hours.
Glad she’s coming up. Long day for you both!
Yeah, that drop at +8 had me worried she would keep dropping until +12 again!
