Bounce or no duration?

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Last night with a pre-shot of 382, Bud dropped to 79 at +4, retested and it was 84. So I grabbed a +5 to make sure he wasn’t dropping too low and he was 189, retested at 194. Could this possibly be a bounce since it’s the lowest number I’ve seen in weeks, or could Bud’s nadir really be at +4 meaning I am not getting much duration out of the ProZinc?
 
In my opinion, you were probably looking at a bounce. That's a pretty good drop. Did you feed Bud when you saw that +4?
 
Any time you get an odd test number, re-test. Glucometers are not the most accurate devices and may give a reading on insufficient blood without letting you know.
See my signature link Glucometer Notes for more info on them.
It could be a bounce, but I'm more inclined to think it was a bad test. The spreadsheet doesn't seem to show much in the way of bouncing elsewhere.
 
I didn't feed Bud when I saw the 79, but there was food out so he could have eaten, not sure. I haven't seen a drop like that in a long time but it was the first cycle of raising his dose from 1.2 to 1.4 units.

@BJM i did retest both numbers at +4 and +5 and the tests were within 5 points of each other. Should I stick to the 1.4? I guess some more tests later tonight will give us a better idea on that huh?
 
On a pre-shot of 350-400, the 1.4 looks good.

He may be a cat that does well on a sliding scale, where higher pre-shot glucose gets a higher dose.
 
He was 401 this evening so I'll try to grab a +4 and +5 again tonight. I was wondering if maybe Bud would do well on a sliding scale. Hopefully I will start seeing pre-shots of less than 350 to test that out! ;)
 
I think the reason he bounced was because he hadn't seen "green" in a while.
The number wasn't "too low" but his pancreas and liver felt like it was.

I like to fall back on the words of Dr. Lisa when this sort of thing happens. It basically comes down to "repeatability". If this keeps happening, then maybe the dose is a little strong. But if it isn't a pattern, then don't react to a one-time occurance by adjusting the dose.
The exception to that of course would be if you see numbers that drop below 50. In that case you should probably scale back the dose.

The reason I asked about food was to find out if the increase in BG that followed was the result of a boost from food.

At this point, I don't see "short duration" on your spreadsheet. Today, I see a dose that worked really well.

Whenever I saw a green number on Bob's meter, all I did was smile a lot. It can be nerve wracking, but as long as you know what to do to deal with low numbers when you need to, I think you're good to go.

I don't think I've seen a cat in the 3+ years I've been around that didn't "bounce". But eventually they stop doing so.

To me, sliding scales work well with Prozinc. They do require a good amount of historic data, and " instinct" on your part as well as mid-cycle tests whenever you can get them.
 
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