How do you know when its the right time to up the dose?

[WendyG]

I've been getting some nice blue and yellow #'s, but the AMPS AND PMPS #'s are still purples and reds for the most part. Does this mean I need to continue the upward slow increases?

 

[Kris & Teasel]

The pre shot numbers are best used to know if its safe to give insulin. It's the nadir values that are more important in judging a dose. You want to give a dose that gets him into high double digits or low 100s fairly consistently. I think the 3.25 u dose is close but I'd try 3.5 u soon. The hope is that PSs will gradually come down when middle cycle numbers are in a better range. Some cats stay quite dramatic in their drops to nadir though.

 

[WendyG]

The pre shot numbers are best used to know if its safe to give insulin. It's the nadir values that are more important in judging a dose. You want to give a dose that gets him into high double digits or low 100s fairly consistently. I think the 3.25 u dose is close but I'd try 3.5 u soon. The hope is that PSs will gradually come down when middle cycle numbers are in a better range. Some cats stay quite dramatic in their drops to nadir though.

Thanks Kris. I wanted to be more aggressive, but was nervous to up the doses too quickly without a backup nudge.