Has anyone heard from D and Baby?
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We're here and we're good! Between taking care of kids and cats and dog; trying to catch up on housework and errands that I've been neglecting and actually cooking a meal instead of russelling (sp?) something up between forced cat feedings, this is the first chance I had to turn my computer on all day.
Good news! Baby is eating on his own. I did not have to syringe feed him once today. I came downstairs to him demanding food and he ate half a can of cat food immediately and then went on to eat well all day. And he seems more himself, too. I don't know if it's strictly the appetite stimulant or if he has managed to get over some hump or what, but I'm counting my blessings today.
Thank you for thinking of us -- it is so nice and so appreciated! I actually hit the "on" button on my computer once, thinking I should at least post a "hurrah, he's eating" note so you all could rejoice with me, but I could not get back to it until now.
I think since he's eating, I'm going to need to up his dose of insulin at some point soon, because his numbers remain pretty high. But I have to go into the office tomorrow and won't be around to monitor, so it will have to wait until the weekend. I will post a condo for that, though.
A big thanks to everyone for their help getting Baby Boy eating again!
Good news! Baby is eating on his own. I did not have to syringe feed him once today. I came downstairs to him demanding food and he ate half a can of cat food immediately and then went on to eat well all day. And he seems more himself, too. I don't know if it's strictly the appetite stimulant or if he has managed to get over some hump or what, but I'm counting my blessings today.
Thank you for thinking of us -- it is so nice and so appreciated! I actually hit the "on" button on my computer once, thinking I should at least post a "hurrah, he's eating" note so you all could rejoice with me, but I could not get back to it until now.
I think since he's eating, I'm going to need to up his dose of insulin at some point soon, because his numbers remain pretty high. But I have to go into the office tomorrow and won't be around to monitor, so it will have to wait until the weekend. I will post a condo for that, though.
A big thanks to everyone for their help getting Baby Boy eating again!
julie & punkin (ga)
Member Since 2011
it's good to hear from you! we get attached to kitters and their people - so glad to hear Baby's doing better.
Karrie and Maverick
Member Since 2010
Wonderful news!!!!!!
Sam and S'mores
Member Since 2011
It was a wonderful way to start the morning when I checked Baby's SS and saw that he ate by himself all day! You have done amazing work, and should be very proud.
Going forward, you should find some time to read the TR protocol here before you adjust the dose at all. You will see that we strongly advise waiting 5-7 days before adjusting the first dose, and then 3-5 days between subsequent dose increases, and that is ONLY when the number are high continuously for that time period. When the numbers drop into the green, the count gets reset completely. In your case, this morning's dose would complete day 2. However, because Baby went so low on Wed, we would like to see any "bounce" to high numbers clear before we really started counting. Yesterday's Red numbers may be artificially high as Baby's body's reaction to the previous day's low number.
Looking how strongly Baby responded to small numbers of 1 and 1.25u doses, we definately want to see if the full effect of the 0.75u is enough for Baby.
This may seem unnecessarily slow when we have so much data on our cats, but Lantus builds up in the cat's system very slowly, so Baby is still not getting the full effect of the current 0.75u dose for at least a couple more days. From each shot of Lantus, you have seen the part of the shot which takes effect in the first 12 hours, with a peak around 6 hours, but less obvious is the significant amount goes into the "shed" and gets released over the following few days. Literally, the Lantus forms little crystals at the injection site which slowly dissolve over a few days. This slow release is precisely what makes Lantus work so well to keep BG low and stable, but it does require patience to let the shed build up or empty when you change the dose.
STICKY: LANTUS & LEVEMIR - INSULIN DEPOT -AKA- STORAGE SHED
And again, GREAT JOB!
Going forward, you should find some time to read the TR protocol here before you adjust the dose at all. You will see that we strongly advise waiting 5-7 days before adjusting the first dose, and then 3-5 days between subsequent dose increases, and that is ONLY when the number are high continuously for that time period. When the numbers drop into the green, the count gets reset completely. In your case, this morning's dose would complete day 2. However, because Baby went so low on Wed, we would like to see any "bounce" to high numbers clear before we really started counting. Yesterday's Red numbers may be artificially high as Baby's body's reaction to the previous day's low number.
Looking how strongly Baby responded to small numbers of 1 and 1.25u doses, we definately want to see if the full effect of the 0.75u is enough for Baby.
This may seem unnecessarily slow when we have so much data on our cats, but Lantus builds up in the cat's system very slowly, so Baby is still not getting the full effect of the current 0.75u dose for at least a couple more days. From each shot of Lantus, you have seen the part of the shot which takes effect in the first 12 hours, with a peak around 6 hours, but less obvious is the significant amount goes into the "shed" and gets released over the following few days. Literally, the Lantus forms little crystals at the injection site which slowly dissolve over a few days. This slow release is precisely what makes Lantus work so well to keep BG low and stable, but it does require patience to let the shed build up or empty when you change the dose.
STICKY: LANTUS & LEVEMIR - INSULIN DEPOT -AKA- STORAGE SHED
And again, GREAT JOB!
Michelle and Mannie (GA)
Member Since 2009
YAY!!! Glad all is well, adn that baby is eating. Good news!!
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