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JanetNJ

JanetNJ

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Good pm preshots for the last two nights so that's encouraging. We are up to 11.5-12 units which is just NUTS.

Had a brand new bottle of ProZinc only used 7 times break in my hands. Very odd. So that sucks. It was one from the supply closet so at least it wasn't $120 but still.

I put CC on a diet a week and a half ago. I picked her up and she felt heavier then ever which I'm sure isn't helping her numbers or her stiff legs. She had to be close to 18 lbs. I feel like the diet is helping. Ideally she needs to lose 4-5 lbs. I've been trying to limit her to about 250 calories. Discovered she LOVES Pure Bites, so she's happy to get them as treats.

So that's what's happening here.
 
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Sharon14 said:
Ugh on the dose and the broken prozinc! Do you plan on getting the acro test?
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Probably will get the acro test. It's an expensive time of year though. May wait a bit.

The ProZinc. So weird. I was rolling out in my palms and suddenly my hands were wet. The bottom literally fell off of it. Cut my hand a little too. Luckily I keep a little from a previous bottle just in case, and I'm having a new one sent. Chewy raised their price $20.
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It does seem nuts to be shooting that much insulin into a cat but sometimes it's necessary. I got up to 16u with Menace which I never imagined I would be able to do comfrtably. C.C's numbers look like you are making some progress
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. Hang in there. I know how it feels but you got this! ;)

FurBabiesMama said:
Deluxe Grahams
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I used to love Graham crackers for snacking and haven't had them for years. I had to go look up those cookies. Dang I don't think we have Keebler cookies here and now I'm really upset cause they sound SOOOOOOO good! :banghead::( Might have to get the crackers and put my own chocolate on them! :woot:
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
It does seem nuts to be shooting that much insulin into a cat but sometimes it's necessary. I got up to 16u with Menace which I never imagined I would be able to do comfrtably. C.C's numbers look like you are making some progress View attachment 40826. Hang in there. I know how it feels but you got this! ;)


I used to love Graham crackers for snacking and haven't had them for years. I had to go look up those cookies. Dang I don't think we have Keebler cookies here and now I'm really upset cause they sound SOOOOOOO good! :banghead::( Might have to get the crackers and put my own chocolate on them! :woot:
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Chocolate digestives are pretty good, Linda, and we can get them here. ;)
 
Oh Kris, they are milk chocolate and that just doesn't cut it. They used to have the dark chocolate digestives and I loved them but I haven't seen them in years either! Please don't tell me you can get the dark chocolate ones in Ottawa and it's just my stupid supermarkets! :woot:
 
Hey Kris. Just checked out the where to buy the McVitties store locator and the first option I found is a non-existent store just down the street from me. Apparently after living here for almost 40 years, one of my neighbours must have a grocery shop in their basement. :woot: I'm at 240 and the shop is at 171. You'd think I'd have noticed by now! Thankfully there are some other options so I know where I am going tomorrow! Thanks for the tip! :D
 
We can get digestives here in the US as well, but they are often in the "international foods" section of the grocery which cracks me up. I don't know why Americans don't eat them - they are delicious!

and that's crazy about the bottom falling out of the vial! Janet, you just don't know your own strength! ;) I wonder if you could contact the manufacturer about it or if they would just disregard since you didn't purchase from a vet/pharmacy?
 
Well here in Alabama, it's literally called the "British Foods" section...apparently that's as international as it gets for us!
 
Djamila said:
We can get digestives here in the US as well, but they are often in the "international foods" section of the grocery which cracks me up. I don't know why Americans don't eat them - they are delicious!

and that's crazy about the bottom falling out of the vial! Janet, you just don't know your own strength! ;) I wonder if you could contact the manufacturer about it or if they would just disregard since you didn't purchase from a vet/pharmacy?
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I got it second hand from someone on the supply closet forum
 
Here at the Stupid Market there are too many people who won't try anything new so now Falafels are "Meatless Balls". It's next to the Wonder Bread, just over from where half the store is devoted to frozen pizza.
There's nothing better than dragging a kid just old enough and tall enough to read through the pharmacy.
Momma, what's this?
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Meatless Balls?!?!?!?!?! :joyful::joyful::joyful::joyful: That honestly sounds way more disgusting than falafels, so I don't know how much luck that will bring in selling them!
 
So sorry Janet! I was right in the middle of dinnertime for my own cats and just now popped in. I see you dropped to 11.5 which I think was fine. I might have been tempted to do 11.75 like last night since that seemed to work well...but at the same time, you want to be safe and with that lovely drop today, I can understand that 11.5 might be a bit safer. That might be best anyway since who knows if she dropped a bit more last night and that caused that bounce this morning...so overall, I think 11.5 was a good decision. :)
 
Rachel said:
So sorry Janet! I was right in the middle of dinnertime for my own cats and just now popped in. I see you dropped to 11.5 which I think was fine. I might have been tempted to do 11.75 like last night since that seemed to work well...but at the same time, you want to be safe and with that lovely drop today, I can understand that 11.5 might be a bit safer. That might be best anyway since who knows if she dropped a bit more last night and that caused that bounce this morning...so overall, I think 11.5 was a good decision. :)
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thanks. Now she's up and I wish I had done more. Eh well. It's a crapshoot sometimes.
 
Ah well...as you say it's a crap shoot. You did the best you could at the time and I probably would have ended up suggesting the same thing. CC has always been a tougher case, and you do a great job with her. Good news? You can get a good night sleep without worrying if you want. :)
 
How exciting to see that green on C.C.'s sheet! Looks like you are finally honing in on her "sweet spot" dose wise which is great. Go C.C. Show your Momma what you can do! :D
 
Should I lower the dose a bit starting tomorrow? Hit another light green tonight. Currently steering her up (setting a timer. I took nightime cold medicine because I'm sick) zzzzzz :)
 
Oh man Janet. :blackeye::(They do pick the most inopportune times to throw low greens and it's a b***h getting up to test when you're feeling poorly. I think it's best you reduce a little (at least 11.75u or even 11.5u) so you can get some rest and C.C stays safe. She's been seeing a lot more decent numbers lately and with 2 drops below 68 in the last few days I think she's earned a small reduction.
 
Late to the party, but yes I think a decrease would be good. You want to find a good dose that doesn't drop CC too far so you have to watch her like a hawk, but still get her into good numbers! :)
 
Rachel said:
Late to the party, but yes I think a decrease would be good. You want to find a good dose that doesn't drop CC too far so you have to watch her like a hawk, but still get her into good numbers! :)
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Ok so I am home sick today which let me see that 11.75 may be too much as she's down to 65 at +5. So I'll stick with 11.5 and test over the weekend. She had a bit of a bounce number last night but was finally under 300 this morning! So nice to finally see some progress
 
When you get to those higher doses, your dose adjustments can be done in 0.5u or even full units as needed because 0.25u is really a drop in the bucket when you are giving that high a dose. Glad to see C.C.'s progress and hope you get feeling better very soon. :)
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
When you get to those higher doses, your dose adjustments can be done in 0.5u or even full units as needed because 0.25u is really a drop in the bucket when you are giving that high a dose. Glad to see C.C.'s progress and hope you get feeling better very soon. :)
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Yeah if I wasnt home today I would have gone down 0.5. I figured I was here to steer
 
She had a 220 preshot this morning. I'm going to be home again (still sick... Going to the dr later) but I lowered her to 11. I didn't want her going too low.
 
I'm liking the fact that her preshot was a yellow...NOT that you're sick! I hope you feel better soon, Janet!
 
Kris & Teasel said:
CC is trying to help you feel better by giving you nicer numbers. I hope you get over your cold/flu soon.
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Ok so I'm glad I'm home. I reduced her to 11 this morning. At 2.5 she was 118 which is quite a drop from 220 at preshot. so I gave her 1.5 ounces of high carb food and then left to drop my son at school. Now we are at +3.25 and she's down to 85 despite the high carb food. Looks like I'll be doing quite a bit of steering this morning.
 
Exciting but good you're home. She's definitely starting to respond much better. If it's a case of IAA that's beginning to "break" she might head down in dose a lot in a short time. You know what to do with lower BGs, Janet.
 
Kris & Teasel said:
Exciting but good you're home. She's definitely starting to respond much better. If it's a case of IAA that's beginning to "break" she might head down in dose a lot in a short time. You know what to do with lower BGs, Janet.
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I'm really surprised her IAA test was neg. She's down to 69 at +3.5 and enjoying some forbidden gravy food. The grilled cheese ff stuff is like 21 carb.
 
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