Carlton 6/27 PMPS 295|+2 251|+4 156

[Foster Momma]

I needed to be away for work and my daughter was having a hard time home testing Carlton :/ she continued giving him the 1.5u. Now that the Libre is done what times are the most effective when home testing? When I work 5x per week I am only able to test for the pre shots and up to 4hrs after the PMPS. On my days off 2x per week I have a little more flexibility during the day to test.
@Bron and Sheba (GA)
@Chris & China (GA)
@Gus the Furminator

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Hi Jennifer, Always get the preshot BGs to see it is safe to give the dose.
What time do you walk out the door in the morning? are you able to get a +2 or a +10 later in the afternoon?
Getting a +4 in the PM cycles is great. That will tell you if you need to test later in the cycle. For example, this current cycle....looks like he could go lower and is good data for during the week when you work. If you can I would get +6.
Will he have access to food during the day when you are not there.

 

[Gus the Furminator]

Ya, for Gus I found getting that +3 (his usual onset) was a great way to see if it was going to be an active cycle, this of course depended on his preshot number (if it was lower I would get one sooner +1/2)

If that onset test was trending higher I’d usually give him a break… though I did become a bit of a test-aholic and I’m a nighthawk, so I would usually get a before bed test in also. As Bron mentioned, on your days off and when you are home in the evening, the more day at you get the better you’ll be able to catch those trends for when you are away.