Thanks for answering all the questions.
He has got quite a lot going on.
With DKA in the picture, it is important (as you have found out) that
1) he get enough calories
2) he get enough insulin.
If you find he goes off his food, or you suspect infection, or stress that should set alarm bells ringing and you need to be vigilant for ketones.
His numbers look good, but I can understand the apprehension, the data you do have seems to show him being relatively flat, you are not seeing big drops or swings, this is good, though it does not preclude him from dropping and earning a reduction.
Do you know the carb content of these?
One way to keep him a little higher during the day when you are out is to feed slightly higher LC, it does of course depend on how carb sensitive your cat is. George wasn't hugely carb sensitive, so if I was going to be out for a number of hours during the active part of his cycle, feeding 9% -12% was usually enough to keep him up without sending him to the moon (at least that was when he was in his flat cat/ blue/green phase, similar to where Kekoa is now.
I didn't free feed, (he's a glutton) but that meant I could target exactly when I wanted him to eat, and what, I could make sure he got higher carb just before onset and in the early part of the cycle to keep him ticking over. He is also a very good eater, so I can always rely on him eating when his autofeeder spins, especially if it is nearby his bed (he's a senior and a bit on the lazy side). That made it easier to leave him for a few hours at a time.
Usually when a CG has to be away for long periods and is unable to test during the am cycle, they often choose SLGS, the reductions are taken at 90 so it's seen as a safer/less aggressive choice, so on that basis you would be looking a reduction from 0.25u to 0.1u.
But..... with DKA in his history, I'm not sure that I would want to be reducing the dose. In that situation I'd probably opt to keep the dose the same and manage the numbers with the food. But not being able to test during the day does make me rather nervous about this approach, as I was never in a position of having to be out for 12 hours.
If you were to face a lower than usual amps, as long as he was eating well, and acting normal, then you could consider, doing a reduced dose (like you did the other day), but bear in mind that even if you do that the first few hours of the cycle will often play out the same, this is due to the influence of the depot, so even if you do reduce you might want to er on the side of caution and go for the higher LC or MC if you were really concerned.
You are really caught between a rock and a hard place, but on the plus side, he is looking pretty flat, and quite well regulated.
I know you have a really early start, but do you think you could get a test at +11? and then get the amps?
A PS number that is dropping can often lead to an active cycle, so it gives you the heads up, usually that would mean monitoring more, but in your case it would influence your decision in which food to leave out.
Have you read the sticky on TR on a full time Job??
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...ion-possible-with-a-full-time-job-yes.129378/
Do you think you could look over that.
I think for the time being it makes sense to keep getting at least a couple of tests before you go to bed, like you did on January 4th, that is giving you a lot of useful data, and giving you the opportunity to see if he suddenly decides to lower the range.
Some folk have a large drink of water before bed, and when they get up for a pee in the middle of the night they do a test then as well. I resorted to letting George sleep on the bed, I'd set alarm, wake up, rattle the strips, he'd sit on my lap, I'd poke him give him his treat, and back to sleep without barely waking up. Unless the number made me jump out of my skin.
I have to pop out to a yoga class, but I will check in later.
