8/8 Templeton AMPS 191 +2 78/81 +3 47 +3.25 53/56 +3.5 72 +4 68 +5.5 67 +6.5 58 + 7 52 +8 81 +10 96

Fed HC 20% FF gravy lovers at 47. 1 TBS of just the gravy. Still ravenous so gave him a bit of LC.
Waited 15 minutes, then got 53/56. Fed 2 tsp of the gravy and 2 TBS of the solids.
Will test in 20.
 
I've got my eyes on you now. :) Let us know what the next test is. You may want to switch to medium carb if you have and he's still in the 50s. Keep him surfing without bumping up too much with high carb.
 
smorgasbord said:
Thank you! Glad the HC didn’t skyrocket him.

I’d like to know for the future, what should I have fed at his +2?
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That was a big drop. MC is always good at +2 if you ever see a 100+ point drop even if it wasn't to a green number. When Ruby was starting to get regulated and prone to dropping early in her cycles, I would feed her 7-8% carb at shot time to help the insulin along and prevent the steep drops and the subsequent bounces. ECID though. You'd have to experiment to see what works for Mr. T. :)
 
PerfumedCatMom said:
That was a big drop. MC is always good at +2 if you ever see a 100+ point drop even if it wasn't to a green number. When Ruby was starting to get regulated and prone to dropping early in her cycles, I would feed her 7-8% carb at shot time to help the insulin along and prevent the steep drops and the subsequent bounces. ECID though. You'd have to experiment to see what works for Mr. T. :)
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Thank you. Very good insight. I'll keep all of that in mind for the future and I guess we shall see what works for him.

Thanks again!
 
81 after the 14% MC. Surprised he isn't higher. Maybe he really didn't want to be pulled up. Or carbs don't bump him too much. That's something I haven't quite learned yet.
 
smorgasbord said:
81 after the 14% MC. Surprised he isn't higher. Maybe he really didn't want to be pulled up. Or carbs don't bump him too much. That's something I haven't quite learned yet.
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Ruby was not sensitive at all to carbs at the beginning. I was feeding her 28% carb food to bring her up. After she got tightly regulated I could give her MC when she was in the 40s and she’d pop back up. Carb sensitivity can change with time. This is why taking good notes and having data to back it up can be helpful.
 
smorgasbord said:
81 after the 14% MC. Surprised he isn't higher. Maybe he really didn't want to be pulled up. Or carbs don't bump him too much. That's something I haven't quite learned yet.
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It's still trial and error for me, too - plus the food has to be something she'll eat. I'm probably repeating myself, but what seems to work for Minnie is a few drops of karo syrup mixed into the MC food.

Sorry you're going through this but it's comforting to have all this company today!!
 
Liz & Minnie said:
It's still trial and error for me, too - plus the food has to be something she'll eat. I'm probably repeating myself, but what seems to work for Minnie is a few drops of karo syrup mixed into the MC food.

Sorry you're going through this but it's comforting to have all this company today!!
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It's always a learning experience, and yes, they have to want to eat it!

It was quite the day around here, huh. I see you've finally hit the triple digits. We will hopefully be catching up soon!
 
smorgasbord said:
So I shouldn't be bummed about failing to feed him MC at +2 and letting him get below 50?
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Looking at the cycle that followed after, it looks like it took some effort to keep him up, so maybe the reduction was a matter of time.
But in future, a drop like that at +2 would warrant MC, if not HC :-)
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Looking at the cycle that followed after, it looks like it took some effort to keep him up, so maybe the reduction was a matter of time.
But in future, a drop like that at +2 would warrant MC, if not HC :)
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Hmm, yes. There's something to be said for needing to adjust the diet to keep them safe. It may work today, but that's not what we want to be doing on a regular basis, we want him to be ok on the dose without any intervening.

I learned a lot today, so if this happens again, I'll be able to do better after a 100 point drop at +2. Each day is another note on the SS, and one less question I'll have!
 
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