General timing questions

[Jan D & Squeaky]

Hey folks,

How to be consistent with timing? How important is that? How to make changes when necessary?

The story: We're using Lantus and I've been told it works best within a 15-minute window each time. Guess that would be 15-minutes before and 15 minutes after the last time, so it's really a half hour window.

We're having a lot of trouble with timing. We have an 11-year tradition of:
*mouse-playing before medicine (inhaler), then eat.

So this is now changed to
*mouse-playing, then BG test/inhaler, then eat, then insulin shot.

Problem is, nowadays, I never know if he's going to play for a half-hour, or not at all. Also sometimes my own schedule goes bezerk, or an important phone call happens, etc.

So we're back at 10:00 shooting schedule, but I need to get it to be 8:30 by next Tuesday morning for a doctor's appointment I could only get at 9:30 (or else it's November.) If I move it up 15 minutes at a time, we won't make it. But I can't always rely on being able to move it up 15 minutes. If he starts playing, I like to let him play because that's his fun. He doesn't always play every time any more so it's very special when he does. Also he needs the exercise!

Thoughts about this?

Thanks much,
Jan

 

[Lisa and Witn (GA)]

As long as you are testing before every shot you do have some flexibility in time. While it is better to try to keep the dose time consistent, life and sometimes our cats don't make it always possible.

 

[Larry and Kitties]

Late this summer My work schedule (temporary, part time Census) required me to periodically shoot up to 3 1/2 hrs early. m I use Levemir which is similar to Lantus. I just had to look at the PS BGs and reduce the dose is dictated by the specific BG in order to help prevent going too low after the short cycle. Based on your SS I wouod not expect to have to reduce the dose.

 

[Jan D & Squeaky]

Late this summer My work schedule (temporary, part time Census) required me to periodically shoot up to 3 1/2 hrs early. m I use Levemir which is similar to Lantus. I just had to look at the PS BGs and reduce the dose is dictated by the specific BG in order to help prevent going too low after the short cycle. Based on your SS I wouod not expect to have to reduce the dose.

As long as you are testing before every shot you do have some flexibility in time. While it is better to try to keep the dose time consistent, life and sometimes our cats don't make it always possible.

Thanks for your answers. So do you think if I have a personal time window, say between 8 and 10 and always aiming for 9, that would be good enough?

 

[Larry and Kitties]

That wouod be OK but is not optimum but sadfully, our cats are not the only thinks we have to worry about.
One just has to take intoi account that when you give insulin after a short cycle thand give the your standard dose, the BG may may drop lower than normal during the next, longer cycle