Josie - AMPS - 380

[Holly and Josie]

This is sort of a continuation of my post from below. Josie's AMPS (midnight) was 380.

 

[Holly and Josie]

OK, sorry that was sort of short and abrupt, I just wanted to get this post going!

 

[Holly and Josie]

OK, more time to type now!

For those who might be wondering what this is about, Josie went really low today - 91 at 3.5 hours. So I am trying to figure out what sort of dose to give her tonight. Some nice people (Sue and Oliver, primarily) offered to give me some advice about her dose for tonight!

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Hi Holly,

She's back up in the same range as she was this am. 1.25 was too much since you got a really late nadir. What do you think about .8? Or if you want to be more conservative, .6?

 

[Holly and Josie]

Yeah, this morning she was at 320 and the 1.25 was too much. However, for some strange reason she seems to go MUCH lower during the daytime than overnight. I So I wonder if I should take that in to account? I use the U 40 syringes, so I can't give her .6 or .8 exactly, but I could give her a little over .5 or a little less than 1. Just not sure what to pick!

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

I forgot you didn't have U100s.. Think it is time to get some. :mrgreen: Halfway between .5 and one would be .75. Think you could eyeball that? If not, try for a little more than .5?

 

[Holly and Josie]

Yeah, I probably should get some! Although I'm a little afraid I'll mess up the conversions. But yeah, I think I could eyeball .75.

 

[Holly and Josie]

Thanks for your help, Sue!

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Have a good night, Holly!

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Here is a thread on what kind and where to buy U100 syringes.

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=64269&hilit=Syringe

And the conversion chart

http://felinediabetes.com/insulin-conversions.htm

 

[Grayson & Lu]

Holly -

If you take a thin-lined Sharpie and mark your own 1/2 intervals on the U40s, it'll help with the eyeballing. Even w/ the larger doses I'm shooting now, I'm sticking with the U100s. It's much easier for me.

Good luck tonight. I'll be signing off shortly.

Lu-Ann

 

[Holly and Josie]

Here is a thread on what kind and where to buy U100 syringes.

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=64269&hilit=Syringe

And the conversion chart

http://felinediabetes.com/insulin-conversions.htm

Thanks for the links!

 

[Holly and Josie]

Holly -

If you take a thin-lined Sharpie and mark your own 1/2 intervals on the U40s, it'll help with the eyeballing. Even w/ the larger doses I'm shooting now, I'm sticking with the U100s. It's much easier for me.

Good luck tonight. I'll be signing off shortly.

Lu-Ann

That's a good suggestion. You never know how accurate you are when you are eyeballing it, so I think that would help. I am considering switching to the U100's. But I am just so worried I'll confuse the conversion one time and then completely over or under dose her.

 

[Holly and Josie]

We gave Josie around .75 last night. I tested her at 3.5+ and she was at 296. Then tested her at 6.5+ and she was at 309. Weird that she'd go up between 3.5 and 6.5 hours, but maybe she hit her nadir early? I have a feeling her #'s will be high for the PMPS.

Not sure what we are going to give her this afternoon. I guess we will test her and decide based on the numbers. I really wish we could get on a set dose, (even if it's a set AM dose and set PM dose). But I don't think that's going to work for her.

 

[Rob & Harley (GA)]

Those are pretty nice numbers after the lows yesterday. They tend to be high and flat for a cycle after going low.

I'll study your ss today and we can go over a scale for her. What scale are you using now?

 

[Holly and Josie]

Those are pretty nice numbers after the lows yesterday. They tend to be high and flat for a cycle after going low.

I'll study your ss today and we can go over a scale for her. What scale are you using now?

Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised. My husband wasn't happy that she was at 380 for the AMPS ("You fed her too much!"), but honestly, I thought it could have been worse. When she got really low two weeks ago I used a combo of high carb food and and Karo and she shot up to 580 later. So I thought the 380 was decent. Thank goodness for Donna's help and everyone's encouragment!

As far as the scale I'm using now... this sounds terrible but I'm not using a set one. I think that's the problem. My vet had given me one previously, but it doesn't apply at all now that she's eating more wet. She needs much less insulin now. I just kind of look at the previous numbers and try to figure it out. I almost always give between 1 and 1.5. I tend to give more after the AMPS (midnight) and less after the PMPS (noon), since she goes much lower during the day. But other than that I just look at the number, take into account if it's daytime or night and give something in that range. But I don't think that plan is working so well.

Thank you SO much for offering to look at her SS and give me advice. I could definitely use the help!

 

[Rob & Harley (GA)]

I took a quick look but I'm at work right now so will have to do it a little later today.

 

[Holly and Josie]

I took a quick look but I'm at work right now so will have to do it a little later today.

I just noticed this post! No rush... I appreciate whatever advice you can give me, whenever you have a chance!