Hi from me and Molly, any advice please

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JanetNJ said:
Yes... It's her body's way of keeping her safe. I say get a few tests today (no need to worry about a hypo this morning. The insulin is worn off by now so just test whenever curiosity strikes). and then maybe start all over at 1 unit tonight depending on the preshot.
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You know Janet I am no expert at dosing but my gut feeling also said maybe start all over again from 1u as the right dose might be actually lower than we think..
 
Sue Hammond said:
This group chat thread, is literally saving my sanity, I really appreciate all your help and patience, and so does Molly I'm sure, as I'm beginning to feel much calmer about the whole thing x
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It's a good feeling to not feel alone.... And wonderful to have a community where you can work out problems by bouncing (sorry there's that "b" word again) ideas off each other.
 
Sue, you stayed up all night? Life is grand! I was also up with my head between two pillows, Noah missed his shot because I don't have a back-up human. The rest of you are wonderful for staying with a friend all night.
 
Noah & me said:
Sue, you stayed up all night? Life is grand! I was also up with my head between two pillows, Noah missed his shot because I don't have a back-up human. The rest of you are wonderful for staying with a friend all night.
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I made it till 4am to do another test, then couldn't stay up any longer, so called it a night
 
It's my duty as a loyal subject of the Crown to help you! My wife is Scottish-Irish and we had a Border Collie. Thinking about changing my last name to hers. I feel no cultural connection to wooden shoes or Lederhosen, I know where and what Sandhurst is and I've owned 4 Minis, the real ones. Watch this; sacked, nicked, lorry, torch, tyre, aerodrome! I spoke English!
 
Noah & me said:
It's my duty as a loyal subject of the Crown to help you! My wife is Scottish-Irish and we had a Border Collie. Thinking about changing my last name to hers. I feel no cultural connection to wooden shoes or Lederhosen, I know where and what Sandhurst is and I've owned 4 Minis, the real ones. Watch this; sacked, nicked, lorry, torch, tyre, aerodrome! I spoke English!
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Looking good! She might need a dose this evening but let's wait to see how the rest of the day pans out... she might stay in single figures but she might shoot up again... be prepared for anything with this game!
 
Diana&Tom said:
Looking good! She might need a dose this evening but let's wait to see how the rest of the day pans out... she might stay in single figures but she might shoot up again... be prepared for anything with this game!
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I live in hope, but nothing would surprise me, it's certainly much harder to control than human diabetes which my late husband had, that's for sure
 
I think the two of you are on your way! You've both been great and we're the lucky ones to have you here. Live long and prosper!
"Damm it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a brick layer". :rolleyes:
 
Diana&Tom said:
Looking good! She might need a dose this evening but let's wait to see how the rest of the day pans out... she might stay in single figures but she might shoot up again... be prepared for anything with this game!
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I was going to say exactly the same! Things are looking promising but please be open for anything because it might happen and will take you back to square one..:banghead:
We are all rooting for you and Molly of course.!:cat:
 
Monica Lewis said:
I was going to say exactly the same! Things are looking promising but please be open for anything because it might happen and will take you back to square one..:banghead:
We are all rooting for you and Molly of course.!:cat:
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I'm prepared Monica, nothing will surprise me with this horrible illness...Fingers crossed it ends up a good day xxx
 
Monica Lewis said:
I was going to say exactly the same! Things are looking promising but please be open for anything because it might happen and will take you back to square one..:banghead:
We are all rooting for you and Molly of course.!:cat:
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Diana&Tom said:
Looking good! She might need a dose this evening but let's wait to see how the rest of the day pans out... she might stay in single figures but she might shoot up again... be prepared for anything with this game!
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I'm living in hope it turns out to be a good day, but also prepared for it not to be, fingers and everything else crossed xx
 
Yong said:
Alrighty Sue, you have the dark green section now and less lime green covering your SS unnecessarily :D. Fixed a couple tiny formatting details too so everything should work fine now :). I removed myself from editing abilities too. If you need help again, I can always request access again :bighug:.
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That's very kind of you, thank you so much for your help xxx
 
If Molly's BG stays below 10, should I not give any insulin....It's been in the 9's the last two tests, she's due her shot at 9pm
 
Sue Hammond said:
If Molly's BG stays below 10, should I not give any insulin....It's been in the 9's the last two tests, she's due her shot at 9pm
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No insulin if she's below 10! But post again with her 9pm number and we'll see what's what then.
This is a great run - either the previous dose has lasted a nice long time, or Molly only needs a small dose in future... or, as we've said, everything could change, so it's a matter of taking one cycle at a time.
 
Diana&Tom said:
No insulin if she's below 10! But post again with her 9pm number and we'll see what's what then.
This is a great run - either the previous dose has lasted a nice long time, or Molly only needs a small dose in future... or, as we've said, everything could change, so it's a matter of taking one cycle at a time.
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I was expecting a higher number tbh, just hoping the 9pm one is low too
 
Sue Hammond said:
I was thinking 1.5 as well
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You can only try either 1u or 1.5u and see what they do. It's true, starting afresh at 1u would give us a clearer picture and the results would determine what direction to go in. Countering that is that 24.6 is pretty high and 1u might not last long... although it could. It is all pure trial and error. Even if you fed your spreadsheet into a computer and asked it what to do, the amswer might not turn out to be correct. Bear in mind that these are still early days -it might not feel like it but you have to be prepared for the long haul... but with luck you'll start getting somewhere soon.
BTW did Molly eat between that nice yellow 14.9 and the 24.2 wo hours later? If so could be a food spike.
 
Diana&Tom said:
You can only try either 1u or 1.5u and see what they do. It's true, starting afresh at 1u would give us a clearer picture and the results would determine what direction to go in. Countering that is that 24.6 is pretty high and 1u might not last long... although it could. It is all pure trial and error. Even if you fed your spreadsheet into a computer and asked it what to do, the amswer might not turn out to be correct. Bear in mind that these are still early days -it might not feel like it but you have to be prepared for the long haul... but with luck you'll start getting somewhere soon.
BTW did Molly eat between that nice yellow number and the 24.6 two hours later? If so could be a food spike.
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Yes she had a little food...shall I give 1u then and see what tomorrow brings
 
Monica Lewis said:
No she went back to her usual ps number but at least went down daytime so that’s an improvement for us right now, although still didn’t go low enough. I think it’s time for another increase tomorrow if the ProZinc experts approve ..
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Oh no, that's a shame, but like you said, we both had pretty good numbers today up until tonight x
 
Molly's BG this morning 24.9 , so given 1u to see how she goes, I have to go out so can't do another test until late...Just wondering what bg test kit you all use, I use a human one, I just wondered if alphatrak pet one is better, or more accurate x
 
Sue Hammond said:
Molly's BG this morning 24.9 , so given 1u to see how she goes, I have to go out so can't do another test until late...Just wondering what bg test kit you all use, I use a human one, I just wondered if alphatrak pet one is better, or more accurate x
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We use Accu-Chek Performa Nano - quick reliable and small blood sample needed. So far it's been ok although I get annoyed with it often as it doesn't show the numbers I want to see!o_O
Never wondered about changing it to a pet one, will be interested to hear what the others will say..
 
Monica Lewis said:
We use Accu-Chek Performa Nano - quick reliable and small blood sample needed. So far it's been ok although I get annoyed with it often as it doesn't show the numbers I want to see!o_O
Never wondered about changing it to a pet one, will be interested to hear what the others will say..
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I'm thinking about buying a new one because I've heard the pet ones are more accurate, and also the test strips for the one I have at the moment are getting harder to find, as it's quite old, it was my late husband's, and he had it for years
 
Pet meters...hmm. Some people use them because that's what their vet tells them to use (if they support home testing at all) because they are deemed to be "more accurate". But the vast majority of people here use human meters which are absolutely fine, and test strips are much cheaper (pet meter strips cost a fortune). The important thing is to stick to one or the other, and not use both types at different times and post a mixture of readings in your spreadsheet... sounds an obvious thing not to do but it has been known and just muddies the already muddy waters even further.

But as you say your meter is quite old and strips are hard to find, then yes - why not invest in a shiny new human meter. Monica's sounds as good as any.
 
Monica Lewis said:
We use Accu-Chek Performa Nano - quick reliable and small blood sample needed. So far it's been ok although I get annoyed with it often as it doesn't show the numbers I want to see!o_O
Never wondered about changing it to a pet one, will be interested to hear what the others will say..
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I'll have a scout round for the one you use x
 
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