Calley's number went high....first time in weeks...why?

[Kris10mo]

Calley's numbers these past two days have been real high. Not sure why. Could something as simple as pushing back the AMPS by one hour make everything go wacky? She has not been in the 300's for a while and then today she measured 403. WTH???

She vomited today for the first time in a week. About two hours after she ate her morning meal.

Poor Calley

 

[BJM]

With Lantus, we generally recommend shifting by either 15 min per shot or 30 min per day.
Shooting earlier acts like a dose increase.
Shooting later acts like a dose decrease.

If you shot earlier, and it was too much due to overlap, Calley may be bouncing form going too low or dropping too fast.

 

[Kris10mo]

So when I sleep in later than usual and I give insulin as soon as I get up....then do I still keep it at 12 hours between shots or do I keep the PM shot at the regular time she usually gets it regardless of when she got the AM shot?

So....say like today I didn't get her AM shot until 8am....two hours later than usual. So then tonight I gave her PM shot 12 hours after the AM at 8pm.

Her numbers have been in the 300/400 today......I think her vomit was due to scarf and barf. I found her in my bed this morning waiting for me to wake and feed her. She never does that.

 

[BJM]

Exactly. Or, when you can anticipate it, you shift the shot later by 30 min per day, then shift back 30 min per day. Given weekends are only 2 days, it isn't much sleeping in, though.

You do this for Daylight Savings Time, too.

Its better to keep on a strict 12 hour schedule, though. I would get up early on Saturday, dose Spitzer ... and go back to bed.

Some cats are very sensitive to slight changes, so shifting 15 min per shot will have less impact on the overall cycle. With a LOT of data, it can be possible to construct a different dose schedule and folks have done it, just rarely.