Attempting TR using PZI.... anyone else? First week numbers

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Don't feed, and test again to make sure you have a rising number.

You will want to shoot a reduced dose once his bg is going back up.
 
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I gave the 1U (didn't see the part about the reduced dose).... He had eaten a lot between the tests, so maybe that accounts for the change.... In anycase I'll check again at +6 and again preshot this time before he eats.....
 
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he did really well overnight, and during the day it was looking good, but he was back in the +350 range tonight at pmps. Overall a good weekend I think...... maybe someone with more experience can look at his chart and see if sticking to 1U is good. He was dipping down into the green/blues last night so I don't know about upping it.... just dissapointed with the 376 tonight.

It seems like overnight he does better than during the day if you look at his chart.

So I'm thinking maybe 1U at PM and 1.25-1.5U AM?
 
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I think it is looking pretty good. Those low numbers last night could have been the 1 unit on a lowering number. (He could have still been going down at +12 instead of up.) I would get some more numbers before you increase - still hard to find a pattern in his numbers.
 
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ok sounds good. I'll stick to the 1U for now. His symptoms (excessive drinking/peeing) are def. way more under control so I'm happy and I *think* the numbers are pretty good all around
 
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missed testing last night in the middle of the night :( needed a good night sleep, exhausted from being up everynight testing and then early in the morning to shoot. Back in the +350 range this morning, have gotten pretty high PS numbers the past two cycles. Not sure why
 
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Hard to be sure. It could overall high or he could be dipping low at night and bouncing. Try to get a mid cycle number at night (I know - it's hard!)
 
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ahhh he is all over the place. I feel like I'm doing something wrong?! I will def. be checking is +6 tonight....
 
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Actually I like today. Started a little high but is down around 200 for a preshot. Yes, a mid cycle number would be great.
 
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pretty good 24 hours, higher again this amps. It is seeming to be a bit of a trend......

Just wondering IF it could have to do with eating schedule?

Right now he gets fed at 7am, 5pm and 10pm. I have the 5 compartment automatic feeders so I could split the night meal into two, HOWEVER he generally doesn't finish quite everything so there is always "grazing" food around, even overnight so I can't be 100% sure meal time has anything to do with the pattern I'm seeing.

He is most active during mid afternoon- early evening (the time I"m most often home...pattern stays the same when I'm home on the weekend) so maybe this has something to do with it???
 
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Yesterday it certainly could have been shooting right around 200 which gave you a very healthy nadir. Could be the food. Could be a bounce. Does he graze during the day also?

If it continues to be a pattern, we could look at moving the am shot earlier. But the numbers aren't bad!
 
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He gets fed at 7am, but never finishes it all. If I'm not going to be home at 5 I set the automatic feeder, if I am going to be home at 5 I just feed him. Usually there is still a tiny bit of breakfast left over at the 5pm feed which means he is grazing a bit during the day! Same with overnight (10pm feed, often a little bit left in the morning).

I am giving him 6-6.6 oz FancyFeast/DM mixed together per day, but I would say he eats about 5-6oz a day total. There is always more available to him though, he just isn't eating it all.
 
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So not much we can change with the food. We will just work with the numbers.

Can you start a new thread? Yours is getting long and it may be that people not doing TR aren't looking at it. Most people post daily with the subject line their amps and any questions they have.
 
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I followed Dr. Hodgkins' TR a few years ago using PZI, and my cat went into remission after 16 days. I saw your early post that you posted in YDC (not a lot of traffic there). You are already getting a lot of good advice here so I don't know if you are still interested in this but Dr. Hodgkin and several of the old timers from YDC have set up a new forum - Diabetic Cat Care.

I had to revised the original sliding scale - increase the dose for low BG numbers and REDUCE the dose considerably for high BG numbers.
 
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