I gave him some regular food at +1 when I saw the direction we were headed. Gave him half a can of fancy feast grilled chicken in gravy after your message and just tested. He’s at 109.
. If you could make a note on your SS in the remarks that you fed 1/2 can FF grilled chicken which is approx. 12% carb and test again at +4 to see if he continues to stay flat. I’ll watch for your +4.
Libre suggested he started dropping again so I confirmed with the ReliOn it’s down to 100. Should I feed him more? I’m very scared because his lowest numbers don’t usually happen until later in the cycleGreat job, thanks for the update, looks like he’s flattening out. Nice to see some blues
Got it, thank you. Didn’t know about the variance but that makes a lot of sense and makes me feel better
+4 is 92 on the ReliOn
Sure, I just gave him a little food. I’m good to test again at those times. I will likely be up all night worrying about him anyways. His lowest ever number was at +8 about a week ago. Maybe the food will keep things even though this time. He seems totally fine. Just as hungry and spunky as normal.
Yes that’s the one that terrified me
I was worried this was similar since he had such high numbers yesterday. That makes me feel better though, so thank you again!!
Thank youYou’re welcome, I can completely understand since you’ve not really had many cycles with movement, so it’s easy to get worried when you’re not sure as you get into better numbers. This is a good thing though! The more time he spends in lower numbers the better, and hopefully it will become the norm not the exception. Glad to hear he’s feeling spunky
ReliOn at +5 is 96
That kind of looks like him
. Just out of curiosity does the Libre give you any alarms with these greens? No, I think as flat as he is, he will stay flat or start to rise. The other cycle he dropped and continued until +7-8 where he flattened. See the difference? This time was earlier.
That makes sense. It’s funny you say that because right after my last message the Libre alarm went off and was showing his glucose at 65. I tested with the ReliOn because the Libre is usually good at indicating incoming drops or jumps and it still said 94I tried to find one that might look like his avatar
102 at +6. I can’t thank you enough for your guidance tonight. We both appreciate it so much!
Yes it was nice to see! He is up a bit now like you predicted. Libre says 324 so probably more like 300 (giving him a break from pokes this morning after last night). How did you know he would bounce up? Will it always happen after lower than usual numbers?Nice sunny start for Fluffy this morning
. His +2 today being significantly higher pretty much says he’s not going to be up for shenanigans
This is also very helpful, thank you so so much. I had maybe one more question. With TR and discussing reduced doses, that post mentioned this below:I suppose over the time I’ve been here, seeing lots of spreadsheets and bouncy kitties, mine being one of them, it gets easier to spot. Not that cats are entirely predictable. Even looking back to how Fluffy reacted to hitting greens the last time, it was a good indication he would likely do it again. When a kitty is less regulated in the beginning at least, bounces usually clear within 6 cycles. That said, not all kitties are bouncers, and bouncy kitties over time will spend less time bouncing as they get better regulated, and/or they won’t bounce as high. I already see real progress in his spreadsheet, Fluffy isn’t getting into the high readings, and he isn’t bouncing from just hitting yellows.
I particularly like the description in this post (post #2) Info - New Dose Wonkiness (NDW) and Failed Reductions
When they are bouncing, most definitely you can take a break from numerous ear pokes. Bounces also give the caregiver (you) time to go do something you enjoy
and scary to let the numbers get to 50. Even if they’re saying they have to stay between 50 and 100 for a week sounds crazy to me right now but maybe this is because I’m newer to this.
Yes, I just scheduled the tests for IAA and acro for next Monday since we passed the 72 day mark on insulin. I have been checking out Bell’s spreadsheet lately since they had to go up to the dose we’re at. The high dose is the part that scares me I think. Like if he were to have a pre shot value of 100 or less I would be so scared to give him the regular high dose. Maybe it will make more sense to me when things even out in the future though
. Lots more reading I can send you, but I don’t want to overwhelm you…and you’re supposed to be taking a day off from this feline diabetes thing
I thought i was getting a small break today too, but the libre is up to its old tricks again. Showing a dramatic nose dive to 150 when the ReliOn says he’s at 233… I would love to go it without this thing but I’m a worrier if that wasn’t obvious and I’m not sure how people manage without being able to have some idea of what’s going on all the time. I’ll probably have to put a new one on him because it’s saying “sensor error” even though it should have 8 days leftMost caregivers slowly reduce the preshot level they are comfortable shooting, based on their experience and as they gather data. No one would expect you to shoot a number you’re not comfortable with, especially if you don’t have enough data with lower preshots yet
I'm not sure if you're running into the same issue we are, but our last few Libres have lasted less time because (I think) his fur is growing back more quickly now that he has his 'winter fluff' going in the cooler weather.I’ll probably have to put a new one on him because it’s saying “sensor error” even though it should have 8 days left
Haha thank you. When I adopted him and they said his name was Fluffy I was like eh that’s kinda boring..and tried to make him “Franky”, but he really is so fluffy that he had to be Fluffy
we’re using the 3 and I think it’s resolved itself already. It just makes me not trust them when it happens! It always shows a big dive and then throws the error. Trying to scare me I think
This makes soo much sense!! For the past two I’ve replaced early, I even said to my husband I was shocked how fast his hair had been growing under it. Winter coat really does explain it though!
So far the AMPS was ReliOn and the 233 at 6.5. The rest were libre numbers I started adding to at least track the general curve. I will start a new one
