Megan and Boots (GA)
Member Since 2015
Hi all in L&L Land!
So after our scare the other week (4/29's low numbers), we've been trying to settle back in, but things are a little out of whack with our Boots. Now mind you, he's still not getting totally crazy readings, with sky high numbers and super lows (at least not that we're catching in our checks), but he isn't as reliable as he used to be (the last go-round when he went OTJ for a few months in 2016). We found often repeated patterns in his cycles then, but not so much this time around. He seems a little more variable - some days, lows around +5, others, lows at +3, etc.
Because we both work full time outside the home, the only time we're able to do really full curves (8am - 2am, so 18 hours or so) is on the weekend (Saturday AMPS through til we pass out at night!). We're going to try to do more full curve days on Saturdays coming up, to see if we can spot patterns, but if you check his SS lately, it's just a mess of randomness, so it seems.
The other factor that might play into this is that we've been a little inconsistent with his dose, in large part because we have been panicking when he has a low-ish reading and we can't be around to monitor (see 5/8 AM and tonight's PM dose). Yesterday morning I actually ducked out of work at +3 because I was paranoid, and I really can't be doing that often (y'know - if I'd like to keep my job - and that job does help pay for the insulin, after all!
).
Any advice? Like I said, we're going to try to do more regular curves to see if we can re-establish some patterns, but he's just been so all over the place recently, and it's throwing us for a loop. Nights are hard (I am MEGA cranky without enough sleep). Of course, we'll set an alarm and get up to check him if we need to, but lately I don't even feel confident knowing when we need to, because I am not even sure when he'll hit his lows anymore. Do I just need more curves to try to get a better sense of his cycles, if they have maybe changed a bit (since last time, or just recently)?
Going to go sneak in a +3 now before (hopefully) heading to bed.
Hope all are having a good evening!
So after our scare the other week (4/29's low numbers), we've been trying to settle back in, but things are a little out of whack with our Boots. Now mind you, he's still not getting totally crazy readings, with sky high numbers and super lows (at least not that we're catching in our checks), but he isn't as reliable as he used to be (the last go-round when he went OTJ for a few months in 2016). We found often repeated patterns in his cycles then, but not so much this time around. He seems a little more variable - some days, lows around +5, others, lows at +3, etc.
Because we both work full time outside the home, the only time we're able to do really full curves (8am - 2am, so 18 hours or so) is on the weekend (Saturday AMPS through til we pass out at night!). We're going to try to do more full curve days on Saturdays coming up, to see if we can spot patterns, but if you check his SS lately, it's just a mess of randomness, so it seems.
The other factor that might play into this is that we've been a little inconsistent with his dose, in large part because we have been panicking when he has a low-ish reading and we can't be around to monitor (see 5/8 AM and tonight's PM dose). Yesterday morning I actually ducked out of work at +3 because I was paranoid, and I really can't be doing that often (y'know - if I'd like to keep my job - and that job does help pay for the insulin, after all!
). Any advice? Like I said, we're going to try to do more regular curves to see if we can re-establish some patterns, but he's just been so all over the place recently, and it's throwing us for a loop. Nights are hard (I am MEGA cranky without enough sleep). Of course, we'll set an alarm and get up to check him if we need to, but lately I don't even feel confident knowing when we need to, because I am not even sure when he'll hit his lows anymore. Do I just need more curves to try to get a better sense of his cycles, if they have maybe changed a bit (since last time, or just recently)?
Going to go sneak in a +3 now before (hopefully) heading to bed.
Hope all are having a good evening!
