Happy New Year! Could someone please have a look at Cookie's spreadsheet? He is in blue and green numbers on 0.25u prozinc. How long does he have to be in these numbers before I can stop insulin? I tried to stop insulin before, but his levels went up after 3 weeks without insulin. Any feedback is appreciated!
One housekeeping chore please. Drag those 2021 tabs over to the far left please. Thanks. I think that Cookie is a bit too high still to stop the insulin completely. I don't think he is ready for a dose reduction to 0.1U either. Ideally, you want to see pre-shot tests consistently <100, preferably in the 80-100 range before you stop insulin.
Thanks... I updated the spreadsheet. Will his curve flatten out when his numbers get lower? I don't want him to go into hypo by shooting 0.25u at 100.
Looks like Mango already is getting a pretty flat curve. Use your best judgement in deciding to give him an insulin dose or not. I would not shoot if the BG level is <100 mg/dL either. There is one smaller dose you can try. That would be 0.1U of insulin. It's hard to measure in a U40 syringe, but you can practice with a used syringe and some colored water. See if you can get as close to the bottom black line on your U40 syringes as you can. These pictures show a U100 syringe, but the concept of plunger placement near the bottom of the line, nearest the needle, is the same with a U40 syringe. These U100 syringes have half unit markings on them. Not sure if you use U40 syringes that have the half unit markings on the syringe barrel. Do the best you can, to keep that dose consistent.
