apollonia-artemisia
Member Since 2022
Hi again!
So Cadmium was at 100 for his AMPS yesterday. I lowered his dose to try to start the tapering off process, but it went down too quickly for his nadir (vet does not want him to get below 75 as he is very newly diagnosed) so I got him to have extra food with a small amount of nutri-cal gel. It came back up, but then later spiked up. Regardless, I gave him an even lower dose. Because I wasn't able to monitor him today because of being out of the house, he didn't get his morning dose. The vet was saying that with 0.5U he could just be taken off of insulin for a couple of days, as its more dangerous to go too low than be too high, and see how he reacts to it- as long as its not in the 500-600s range. She said 200-300s would be acceptable. He is currently at 412, and will check again prior to dinner (in about two hours).
What I don't know is what should I do if it stays in the 400s, as it is in between those values?
Based on his spreadsheet I'm also not entirely sure if he's having a somogyi effect overnight, bounce, or was taken off too suddenly for his needs to be addressed. If it was just based on blood glucose numbers alone and how much his insulin dose was, I would say somewhere between 0.5 and 0.75 would be ideal- but of course thats not the only factor!
Thanks!
So Cadmium was at 100 for his AMPS yesterday. I lowered his dose to try to start the tapering off process, but it went down too quickly for his nadir (vet does not want him to get below 75 as he is very newly diagnosed) so I got him to have extra food with a small amount of nutri-cal gel. It came back up, but then later spiked up. Regardless, I gave him an even lower dose. Because I wasn't able to monitor him today because of being out of the house, he didn't get his morning dose. The vet was saying that with 0.5U he could just be taken off of insulin for a couple of days, as its more dangerous to go too low than be too high, and see how he reacts to it- as long as its not in the 500-600s range. She said 200-300s would be acceptable. He is currently at 412, and will check again prior to dinner (in about two hours).
What I don't know is what should I do if it stays in the 400s, as it is in between those values?
Based on his spreadsheet I'm also not entirely sure if he's having a somogyi effect overnight, bounce, or was taken off too suddenly for his needs to be addressed. If it was just based on blood glucose numbers alone and how much his insulin dose was, I would say somewhere between 0.5 and 0.75 would be ideal- but of course thats not the only factor!
Thanks!
Plus, hes used to getting his breakfast at that time for several years. Maybe I'll try setting an alarm for his +4 or +6 to test his glucose, at the very least for tonight? I feel better about testing his glucose while a bit groggy than I am about giving his injections, theres many ways that can get messed up! 