Fluffy Face
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Ended up taking Friday off and got some numbers, Saturday and one additional on Sunday. Yay for more data! Thoughts on her numbers and dose?
Got some more numbers this weekend!
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Ruby&Baco
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Wow good for you!
we looooovvveeeee more data!
Well I see she at 8/20 she had a deep drop and came up and I think she is still bouncing from it considering you're seeing some red and purple numbers there (and blue midcycles)
I would recommend lowering the dose a bit, considering that Fluffy face, aka Serena, had a big drop in numbers on 8/20 so she might have earned a little reduction.
If the reduction doesn't get her numbers nice and steady than I would go up, but I'm guessing she wants a 0.5 dose instead of 0.75. You can keep the 0.5 dose for +/- 3 days. If nothing changes then check on FDMB what people think about the numbers again.
we looooovvveeeee more data!Well I see she at 8/20 she had a deep drop and came up and I think she is still bouncing from it considering you're seeing some red and purple numbers there (and blue midcycles)
I would recommend lowering the dose a bit, considering that Fluffy face, aka Serena, had a big drop in numbers on 8/20 so she might have earned a little reduction.
If the reduction doesn't get her numbers nice and steady than I would go up, but I'm guessing she wants a 0.5 dose instead of 0.75. You can keep the 0.5 dose for +/- 3 days. If nothing changes then check on FDMB what people think about the numbers again.
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Sue and Oliver (GA)
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Yea for data! The midcycle numbers look very nice! And at such a small dose. And yes, she seems to be bouncing for pre shots.
There are several approaches to bouncing. All require a time when you can monitor, except the first. One, just stick it out, wait till she decides those lower levels are okay and settles down. With your life, this might be the easiest thing to do. Two, up the dose a smidge and hope that moves everything down a bit. So maybe one unit on the 400s while sticking with .75 on the pinks. Three, raise the dose overall by a little bit. (This approach assumes it is not bouncing but the insulin dose is not enough and thus is just not lasting the full cycle)
Unfortunately no way to know which approach is best or will work. If you can't monitor, #1 probably best. And since it is early on in the sugar dance, letting things ride isn't a bad idea. If you can monitor at night for awhile #2 possibility. If you can monitor consistently, #3 is an option. Regardless, always go with your gut. And don't raise a lot - no more than .25 in any of the scenarios.
Ha, ha. And then I read Ruby's post and there is another possibility. ProZinc is great in that you can try so many different things, hold one for 3 cycles and then try something else. It is infuriating because there are so many options and only Fluffy knows which one might work.
There are several approaches to bouncing. All require a time when you can monitor, except the first. One, just stick it out, wait till she decides those lower levels are okay and settles down. With your life, this might be the easiest thing to do. Two, up the dose a smidge and hope that moves everything down a bit. So maybe one unit on the 400s while sticking with .75 on the pinks. Three, raise the dose overall by a little bit. (This approach assumes it is not bouncing but the insulin dose is not enough and thus is just not lasting the full cycle)
Unfortunately no way to know which approach is best or will work. If you can't monitor, #1 probably best. And since it is early on in the sugar dance, letting things ride isn't a bad idea. If you can monitor at night for awhile #2 possibility. If you can monitor consistently, #3 is an option. Regardless, always go with your gut. And don't raise a lot - no more than .25 in any of the scenarios.
Ha, ha. And then I read Ruby's post and there is another possibility. ProZinc is great in that you can try so many different things, hold one for 3 cycles and then try something else. It is infuriating because there are so many options and only Fluffy knows which one might work.
All are worth a try if the other one doesn't work. But all are safe!
Fluffy Face
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Thank you both! #1 is certainly the easiest for me with my schedule, and it really hasn't been THAT long on this dose. I think I'll ride it out a bit, and I'll keep trying to get additional numbers on the weekends and evenings when I can. She's gotten pretty used to the ear pricks. I'm also going to try switching her food pretty soon to Dave's Pet Food. My boyfriend's cat went into remission surprisingly fast after switching her to it:
http://davespetfood.com/catalog/for-cats/can-for-cats/premium-meat/
http://davespetfood.com/catalog/for-cats/can-for-cats/premium-meat/
Fluffy Face
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I don't know if it's considered raw. It looked like the usual canned cat food! This one is high protein, very low carb count.
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