? 85 pmps

You did great, Lindsay! You got her up to a good number without stuffing her, just what we want in case you need to prop her up with a little more food for a bit longer.
 
That's great! Hopefully, that means that your +30 minutes test (or 20 :) ) will be good, too, since the gravy will be kicking in about that time. If it is, hold off on the food to see if she can stay up on her own.

Here's the "hypo clock" I read about (I think from Chris and China?):
From the lime:
+30 minutes: re-test. Keep doing this until she gets above the lime (you've already done this!)
+ 30 minutes from the safe number: retest
a) if still in good numbers, retest in 60
b) if back in the limes, feed and restart your clock and test in 30 minutes

(The point is you have a two hour clock from the low test.)

One caveat: since she hit the lime so early in the cycle, if it were me, I'd run the clock for a little longer this time . . .
 
Yay!

Okay -- I'm going to give a second caveat to the hypo clock! :D Since you gave her the gravy right before the *last* test, re-test in 30 minutes, and use *that* test to see if you go the +60 minutes route or the +30 minutes/restart the clock route.

(And the collateral benefit to this is that it gets you another 30 minutes deeper into the cycle -- win/win!)

I think she's going to be good! (Hear that, Zoe? You be good!)
 
Jenna Josie said:
Yay!

Okay -- I'm going to give a second caveat to my hypo clock! :D Since you gave her the gravy right before the *last* test, re-test in 30 minutes, and use *that* test to see if you go the +60 minutes route or the +30 minutes/restart the clock route.

(And the collateral benefit to this is that it gets you another 30 minutes deeper into the cycle -- win/win!)

I think she's going to be good! (Hear that, Zoe? You be good!)
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She was NOT happy with me last test. Do you think her pancreas is kicking in? where do we go from here? So tomorrow morning drop to .25?
 
Yep. It's been observed that they get Very Crabby when they're feeling a little woozy!

And yes, I think her pancreas decided to work this evening but forgot to let anyone else know.

She's definitely earned a reduction after tonight's shenanigans! Let's see how things go for another bit tonight, and we can talk about tomorrow . . .
 
LindsayF said:
She’s currently eating more
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Her regular snack, yes? I think she’s going to coast along here, but if you can get one more test in an hour, that would be great. Then I’m sure it will be fine, and you can both get some rest.

As for tomorrow, I think you shoot at 5:00 central (Chicago) time? She’s definitely earned a reduction, but I wondered she will bounce up again from tonight’s lime. Even so, I would definitely reduce, and my only thought is that if she is *not* bounced up, then it gets tricky. I think that a cat getting insulin should get insulin, but I would be nervous if she’s low’ish given how she seems to be running down the dosing scale. (Remember last week when you were giving 1.5? ;)). What is your schedule tomorrow? I assume you have to go off to work?
 
Jenna Josie said:
Her regular snack, yes? I think she’s going to coast along here, but if you can get one more test in an hour, that would be great. Then I’m sure it will be fine, and you can both get some rest.

As for tomorrow, I think you shoot at 5:00 central (Chicago) time? She’s definitely earned a reduction, but I wondered she will bounce up again from tonight’s lime. Even so, I would definitely reduce, and my only thought is that if she is *not* bounced up, then it gets tricky. I think that a cat getting insulin should get insulin, but I would be nervous if she’s low’ish given how she seems to be running down the dosing scale. (Remember last week when you were giving 1.5? ;)). What is your schedule tomorrow? I assume you have to go off to work?
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Yes I do shoot at 6am EST. And yes I work 8:30-500
 
If she's bounced up, that's easy: .25. If she's not, then I would post for opinions. I think that @JanetNJ and @Rachel are often up at that time and could maybe weight in.

Do you happen to have food timers you could leave for her? If not, can you leave food out for her, or does she scarf-and-barf? Do you have other cats who would eat any food you left out for her?
 
I can run home at lunch to make sure she has food. I have 3 other cats. I usually make sure there is food before I leave and there is almost always a little left when I get home.
 
That's a nice curve she has started. It will be interesting to see if she flattens out for PMPS, staying around where she is now (which may indicate that she's clearing the bounce), or is she finishes off the curve and comes back up.

Will check in with you about shot time!
 
Sorry! We got distracted battening down for the looming thunderstorms ... Yes, that’s what I would have done despite the high PS because 1) it was just last night that she went so low so fast (yes, on a much lower BG, but still ... ) and 2) I think she could stand a little consistency right now so that we can see where she might settle — she’s literally had seven different doses in seven days, the little trickster!

My guess is that despite last night’s dive, the .25 just didn’t last long enough for her, which is how she got so high between today’s +6 and the PMPS.
 
Hmm. Well, at least you should have a relaxing night, which I’m sure you both could use after last night’s adventures. :)

She’s high, but that’s still quite a big drop for +3 when considered as a percentage ... about 40%, I think?
 
Jenna Josie said:
Hmm. Well, at least you should have a relaxing night, which I’m sure you both could use after last night’s adventures. :)

She’s high, but that’s still quite a big drop for +3 when considered as a percentage ... about 40%, I think?
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Yes that’s what i Thought too!
 
Darn — doesn’t look like her pancreas decided to work today.

What syringes do you have, btw? U40 or U100? Full or half markings?
 
I'm sorry our schedules don't sync up very well! I think that you did the right thing to hold the dose at the 165, and I don't know why she's bounced up so high at +2! She's had some really big food spikes today. Nothing's changed in her diet, though, right?

But overall, since her adventurous night 48 hours ago, even though she's bouncy, her pre-shots are coming down: from black (ugh!) last night to yellow this am to blue this evening. Maybe she's settling into the dose?

I asked about syringes earlier because she may be a cat who needs tiny adjustments, and switching to U100s -- the ones with the half markings -- allow for that. You have to be careful, but there's a conversion chart, and it's actually very easy. It may be worth thinking about. U100s are available at pharmacies, and a lot of order them online from adwdiabetes.com.
 
Jenna Josie said:
I'm sorry our schedules don't sync up very well! I think that you did the right thing to hold the dose at the 165, and I don't know why she's bounced up so high at +2! She's had some really big food spikes today. Nothing's changed in her diet, though, right?

But overall, since her adventurous night 48 hours ago, even though she's bouncy, her pre-shots are coming down: from black (ugh!) last night to yellow this am to blue this evening. Maybe she's settling into the dose?

I asked about syringes earlier because she may be a cat who needs tiny adjustments, and switching to U100s -- the ones with the half markings -- allow for that. You have to be careful, but there's a conversion chart, and it's actually very easy. It may be worth thinking about. U100s are available at pharmacies, and a lot of order them online from adwdiabetes.com.
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No changes in diet!
 
Oh Zoe. Lindsay, you're doing great. Hang in there. It's not easy when you get a bouncy cat. I'd leave her at 0.25 tomorrow (Friday), and then this weekend if she's still running high, you can try bringing the dose back up.

I agree with Jenna that the u100's might be needed here. It's so hard to be accurate with the u40 whole unit syringes, and for bouncy cats, being precise in the dose can matter. A lot. Do you happen to have a WalMart near you? They sell the u100's for about $13/box so it's not too much of an investment to give them a try.
 
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