Hi Tamara. I got your PM a while back, but haven't been able to be on the board. Sorry!
What I want you to do is look at Ella's spreadsheet. Ignore everything that happened before you stopped giving insulin and started over. That's ancient history at this point, so only look at what has happened after that. I see that you started on a low dose, followed the protocol to increase the dose, then she hit a breakthrough. That's exactly what is supposed to happen! Perfect, not unpredictable at all. Because you worked up to the dose according to protocol, when she hit her breakthrough on 1.5u you could KNOW for sure the dose was safe for her.
Then, in your spreadsheet review, you need to basically ignore 5/23 to 5/25 because there was some inconsistent dosing there. You started again on 1 unit on 5/25, numbers stayed high for a couple of days while the shed filled, and on cycle 6 she hit another breakthrough (right on schedule). She did drop a bit after PMPS, but what happened next? She didn't keep dropping and go low, she surfed. Perfect!
What I'm saying is that Ella is not being unpredictable, she is actually being pretty textbook right now when she is dosed consistently.
What does that mean? It means that in my opinion, you should (a) trust the protocol, and (b) trust your data. Ella is going to be dropping at shot time more often than not, and she will often keep dropping for another hour or two after the shot. It's her pattern, so you are going to have to shoot dropping numbers. But you also know that if you feed her, she can surf. And you know her dose is safe because you worked up to it safely. You're home until +2 most days, right? So if she is dropping after her shot, you have time to feed her to get her surfing. That is a luxury I never had, so take advantage.
Once you've done some studying of Ella's spreadsheet, then click on the spreadsheets of the people who have posted to you today, and especially the people who you think know their stuff. Look for similar patterns on their spreadsheets, and look for how they dealt with them. There is soooooooooo much to learn from others. It's why we're here, so we can take what we have learned from YEARS of helping other cats and try to use that knowledge to help others.
And you are definitely lucky to have Ronnie look after Ella for you. Now THERE is a spreadsheet to study if you want to see what drama looks like. I learned a lot from Luna. LOL!
