help with numbers just tested for the first time

[lauriemcleod]

Cat has been on insulin for one month started at 1 unit now up to 4 units. I give him his insulin at 8 in the morning at 8 at night I tested this morning at 7 a.m. And is sugar was 264 I just tested now 7 hours later and it's 194. So it's that good? Should I stay at 4 units. His be was 490 a month ago

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

It's hard to tell without some numbers inbetween. A month is a short time to increase the dose by that much and I am wondering about your relatively high dose.

276 is a very nice preshot. I wonder what the other numbers in the cycle look like. Did he drop low early or is he still going down? I'd get a test in the 8-9 time frame. The reason I am thinking the 194 is not his nadir and he will be lower later or was earlier is that a flat cycle like that is not common for ProZinc ( only 82 points difference 7 hours later?).

If I were you, I would get some more data and make sure he is always in safe ranges.

 

[lauriemcleod]

Ithank you i will test iin an hour and post the results what are safe ranges I don't know

 

[lauriemcleod]

tested again and the number was 340 I don't get it he did Eat 2 Shrimp and a little bit of Hill's Science Diet MD food which does have a lot of carbs but I ordered young again which is coming next week. I'm going to test in an hour and see what it is

 

[BJM]

Can we get you started using our grid to record your glucose tests? It will help us give you better feedback. Instructions are here.

Understanding the spreadsheet/grid:

The colored headings at the top are the ranges of glucose values. They are color-coded to clue you in as to meaning.

Each day is 1 row. Each column stores different data for the day.

From left to right, you enter
the Date in the first column
the AMPS (morning pre-shot test) in the 2nd column
the Units given (turquoise column)

Then, there are 11 columns labeled +1 through +11
If you test at +5 (5 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +5 column
If you test at +7 (7 hours after the shot), you enter the test number in the +7 column
and so on.

Halfway across the page is the column for PMPS (evening pre-shot)
To the right is another turquoise column for Units given at the evening shot.

There is second set of columns labeled +1 through +11
If you snag a before bed test at +3, you enter the test number in the +3 column.

We separate day and night numbers like that because many cats go lower at night.

It is merely a grid for storing the info; no math required.