I am having trouble with sprees sheet that tonight pre shoot.
Why would you stall he's low he needs to eat doesn't he ? I didn't shot anything because he dropped dangerously low last night and it was 11.6 and I shot so tonight I am not needing advice
I monitored all night last night and was up to 4 am and I am not shooting tonight he is eating but I am not giving insulin why would I monitor ? Especially after going so low last night I updated the spreed sheet and I tested morning and night only today
I already feed him because I do it while I test ear I put food out then draw insulin and last night when I shot at 11.6 he crashed and now I am too scared and I can't possibly stay up again all night what can I do now ?
. It's ok to skip shot when you get PS under 200 (Sorry forgot you use mmol/L, so under 11.2) . You still want to grab a before bed test, if able, to see how he's doing on his own without insulin 
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Ok so should I check again and shoot any insulin ? I'm scared he will crash and I don't know if I can stay up all night again ....The purpose of stalling is to see if the BG number is rising on it's own, just running a little late
Ok so he's eaten and I didn't stall should I still check again and shoot anything today or not ?The purpose of stalling is to see if the BG number is rising on it's own, just running a little late
. It's ok to be confused, it's A LOT to take in and learn. He's going lower because you switched him to a lower carb diet that's why it's important to be home monitoring when kitty is on insulin and doing a diet change. 4.2 is a very nice number. 2.8 is the "take action" number on human meters. I think I left you the Hypo instructions on your Intro post. If you get a 2.8, you'll want to feed a little higher carb wet food, not necessarily go straight for honey/karo, wait 20 minutes and retest. Read over that when you are a little less stressed so you are prepared. Anxiety can get the best of some of our brains 
. If it happens you can make a 9-1-1 post here on the Main thread asking for assistance 
This way, as said above, you can "stall". But stalling you'll see what his numbers are doing without the influence of food. Then we're all speaking the same language. *face palm* LOL)
If he's already eaten, then don't shoot if you're not able to test a few more times. But you should be testing BEFORE you put the food down
Also, when quoting your numbers, be sure to use the "our number multiplied by 18" number
But for tonight, just don't shoot, and start fresh tomorrow. When is the next time you could do a curve? Every 2 hours between your AMPS and your PMPS (not every 4 as suggested by the vet
Thanks for clarifying for me I am new and trying to take in all in and after crashing last night he scared the crap out of meNot if you're already past 15-30 minutes of normal shot time. He won't crash if he doesn't get insulin, so try to relax tonight
. You are skipping tonight's shot but getting another test before you go to bed, and resuming tomorrow unless he gives you another lower PS like tonight. There are a few kitties lucky enough to be diet controlled diabetics but we can't say that is true for Jelly Belly just yet.
He was going lower and lower 4.3 and. 3.2 have temptations and some sugar and gravy and started slowly going up was testing every 30 minutes last night till 4 am and then this am I lowered it because of last night was that wrong ? And that's not a crash I am sorry I am trying to understand it all and reading all filesOk Rochelle, you have to stop telling yourself he crashed last night. Did he have any hypoglycemic symptoms on this form: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/how-to-treat-hypos-they-can-kill-print-this-out.15887/
Probably not. 4.2 was not a panic inducing BG reading
Ok so what's mid cycle I have been testing sugars at 8 am and 8 pm and giving one unit and then feed and draw insulin so mistake tonight was testing then waiting on food ? Then test again and feed before cancelling the insulin ? I'm sorry I am new to all this and trying to make it all make sense thanks for helping me
We have one posted there now I didn't post that number last night as I fell asleep this was between 1-4:30 am that number and he' went up to 16.9 this am
Ok I know I am learning slowly and trying my best to understand it all and I thought he can have insulin up to an hour after regular dosing as long as he has eaten 15 minutes prior ? Is that not correct that's from vetWhen you look at the spreadsheet, along the very top, you'll see the "blues and greens". So realistically, he was "in the greens" which is actually a GOOD thing! But, I know it scared the crap out of you in regards to how much he'd dropped from the morning (AMPS) test. So as Yong said, in the greens he had not crashed, but he did continue to drop lower and lower, which was understandably scary
My one question, and this will confuse some (but Rochelle and I are in the same city/time zone) was his PMPS test at 8:04? If so, it is almost too late to shoot now anyway. (Not that he couldn't have insulin if he really needed it, but if you're going to shoot, it should be within about 10-15 minutes of him eating)
Start fresh tomorrow, remember to BREATHE! Trust me, we've ALL been there. This is mind blowingly (my new word) overwhelming. So the fact you got your spreadsheet going and published is a great start!!
It's best to give Lantus doses as close to 12 hours apart as possible.
Ok so he shouldn't have food after 6 am and pm if he is scenduled for insulin at 8 am and 8 pm ? I thought they were never supposed to be without food gosh I' got conflicting information from vet
The reason for no food at least 2 hours before those tests is to see what the blood glucose is without the influence of food. Food will raise BG and you want to know what the BG actually is. This is to judge whether the dose you're planning to give is appropriate - ie. not too much insulin for the BG level. That could be dangerous.
I have never taken his food away and I'm not sure if he's been 2 hours ever without food influence because I didn't know
No problem! The fact that you've been testing him twice a day is the most important thing. Now you can try the no food for 2 hours before a test to get a better measurement of BG before giving insulin. Mid cycle tests somewhere in the range of 5 to 7 hours after a dose are good to do because they'll show you how low the BG is going with a certain insulin dose.
Ok I can and will get better at this I am so sorry it's so much I feel awful and am trying my best to get this right
. Closed 2 hours before AMPS and PMPS
No need to apologize, Rochelle. We know you are learning
. You are listening to our advice and acknowledging your interpretation to clarify, that's a great start!
Take it a bit at a time because it's too much to absorb right away. We've all been where you are.
Just a quick point here: JB has a 1u depot. Yes, the dose was reduced this morning but we don't know how much of a depot he has. Therefore, and I am not trying to scare you Rochelle but trying to teach a bit here, just because you skip a shot does not mean he won't come down lower tonight.Not if you're already past 15-30 minutes of normal shot time. He won't crash if he doesn't get insulin, so try to relax tonight