Kitty & I's first day of home testing and results.

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carlinsc said:
I'm thinking it was a pretty good curve, and that the rise at +6 is more related to food than anything else. It could also be that he is going to be one of those kitties that nadirs early, like Bob did (+5ish).
The other thing, if this were a "typical" curve for him, is that with a low point of 200 or so, there's room for the dose to be taken up a notch. If you see this pattern repeat a few times.
You're doing a super job with all the tests you have been able to get! He must be a good patient.

Carl
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He is plotting his revenge. :shock:
The ears a looking a bit ragged.
 
11-23-2011

7:00 AMPS 433 0+
7:10 1 unit given
+1 505
+2 421
+3 397
+4 353
+5 289
+6 298
+7 291
+8 307
+9 331
+10 350
+0 422 6:10PM Time to feed and shoot.
+1 535
+2 407

11-24-2011

6:45 AMPS 482 +0
6:50 1.5 units shot.
+1 471
+2 377
+3 256 Second test +10 min 273.
+4 233
+5 203
+6 317
+7 358
+8 495
+9 455
+10 523
PMPS 504 +0 1.5 units.
+1 536
+2 520
+3 502
+4 379
+5 309
+6 396

11-25-2011
7:00AM
AMPS 553 +0
561 +1
446 +2
320 +3
310 +3.5
354 +6
424 +7
505 +8
554 +10
PMPS 597 +0
 
Better early cycle but fast rise at the end. It doesn't show your dose at pmps. Did you go with 1.5? I would stick with that dose for a couple more cycles.
 
Sue and Oliver (GA) said:
Better early cycle but fast rise at the end. It doesn't show your dose at pmps. Did you go with 1.5? I would stick with that dose for a couple more cycles.
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Oops. Yup 1.5.
 
Sue and Oliver (GA) said:
Are you testing for ketones? You want to be sure you stay on top of that also.
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Not yet.
I do have the strips.
How many times a day am I looking at for that?
 
The challenge is getting the sample when its fresh.

Best time to try is roughly 20 minutes after eating, when food movement through the digestive tract stimulates output.

Updated the 2 daily chart/graphs for you.
 
BJM said:
The challenge is getting the sample when its fresh.

Best time to try is roughly 20 minutes after eating, when food movement through the digestive tract stimulates output.

Updated the 2 daily chart/graphs for you.
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Cool. Thank you.

Well the difference between day 1 and 2 doesn't look good.
 
Hang in there - it takes a while for the dose to "settle", ie the cat to get used to it.
 
BJM said:
Hang in there - it takes a while for the dose to "settle", ie the cat to get used to it.
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I am going to take 1 more reading for the night to see if the previous trends for the nadir continue.
Got to give the poor cats ears a rest.
 
Sev said:
... Got to give the poor cats ears a rest...
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Neosporin ointment (not cream) with pain relief helps reduce the annoyance of pricking, plus may help the blood bead up for testing.
 
BJM said:
Sev said:
... Got to give the poor cats ears a rest...
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Neosporin ointment (not cream) with pain relief helps reduce the annoyance of pricking, plus may help the blood bead up for testing.
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Interesting. Would not have thought of that.
Thanks!

Calling it quits at +6 for the evening.
 
Well, the pattern seems to be he same for both cycles. He drops between +2 and +3, and seems to nadir around +5. No matter the numbers, the patterns are very important.

Carl
 
Is hers the one with the three numbers - the variance? That is really hard to interpret. (Valuable info for you but not easy for us) The ss is a much better visual for a quick look at your numbers and particularly patterns. It should only take 15 minutes to set up.
 
Sue and Oliver (GA) said:
Is hers the one with the three numbers - the variance? That is really hard to interpret. (Valuable info for you but not easy for us) The ss is a much better visual for a quick look at your numbers and particularly patterns. It should only take 15 minutes to set up.
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Are you asking about the chart BJM set up? Or the Data I am posting.

A fifteen minute job huh?? You obviously have no idea what you are dealing with. :-D
 
I just got done making turkey stock.
Would feeding the turkey from it to Kitty be unadvised?
I did add Carrots, onion and celery. However there is not much of it in there.
If figure it has to be very low on carbs.
 
Onions not good. Do you have just a plain piece of turkey he can have? That is really what started this whole low carb thing. Someone fed Thanksgiving turkey to their diabetic cat and his numbers went down.
 
Sev said:
I just got done making turkey stock.
Would feeding the turkey from it to Kitty be unadvised?
I did add Carrots, onion and celery. However there is not much of it in there.
If figure it has to be very low on carbs.
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NO!

Onion can be fatal; it causes methemoglobenemia (not sure of spelling!).
 
BJM said:
Sev said:
I just got done making turkey stock.
Would feeding the turkey from it to Kitty be unadvised?
I did add Carrots, onion and celery. However there is not much of it in there.
If figure it has to be very low on carbs.
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NO!

Onion can be fatal; it causes methemoglobenemia (not sure of spelling!).
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Thank you!!
Thats why I asked first.
 
It looks great, BJ, but can Sev edit/own it? I have tried to figure a way that I can set up a ss for someone without being the "owner" and just let them have editing priviledges. If you have found a way, please share.
 
Sue and Oliver (GA) said:
It looks great, BJ, but can Sev edit/own it? I have tried to figure a way that I can set up a ss for someone without being the "owner" and just let them have editing priviledges. If you have found a way, please share.
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I think if the person has an email (might have to be gmail) address they can be given editor permissions. I haven't tried it out, but the instructions seem pretty straight forward?

http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answ ... =450744209
 
Sev

I believe if you log in to Google Docs, go to the page, and do File, Make A Copy, the copy will be stored in your folders, not mine, and you'll be able to edit it.

A more cumbersome option is to downloaded it, then upload it into your Google Docs account home page.

Let me know what works.
 
Sue and Oliver (GA) said:
Onions not good. Do you have just a plain piece of turkey he can have? That is really what started this whole low carb thing. Someone fed Thanksgiving turkey to their diabetic cat and his numbers went down.
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Oh I have turkey coming out of my ears.
We cook it in a bag to help keep it moist and keep the nutrients in.
So fresh cooked turkey with nothing added to it is ok then?
 
Now, you need to publish it to the web and share it with anyone who has the link, then you'll be all set!

Click File, Share, and select your options.
Also click File, Publish to publish it to the web.

Both have dialog boxes which allow you to select a variety of options.




Edited to fix spacing and spelling!!!
 
Sev said:
...So fresh cooked turkey with nothing added to it is ok then?
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Yes! You'd be amazed at what some cats will do for fresh cooked (or raw, depending on the cat) turkey. I neeed to pick up some to work some more with Mason.
 
I would (anytime you see a number that alarms you), test again to verify it is accurate.

I tried to look at your SS, but it still says the permissions don't allow us to see it...
Carl
 
Can you start a new topic with your pmps and ask for input? I'd like to get some eyes on it and am afraid you won't get many people to access this thread. It's too long.
 
carlinsc said:
I would (anytime you see a number that alarms you), test again to verify it is accurate.

I tried to look at your SS, but it still says the permissions don't allow us to see it...
Carl
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Try it now.
I set it to "anybody with a link"
 
BJM said:
Sev said:
...So fresh cooked turkey with nothing added to it is ok then?
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Yes! You'd be amazed at what some cats will do for fresh cooked (or raw, depending on the cat) turkey. I neeed to pick up some to work some more with Mason.
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Turkey is served!!

They wanted some Merlot with. Very demanding little creatures!! :smile:
 
11-23-2011

7:00 AMPS 433 0+
7:10 1 unit given
+1 505
+2 421
+3 397
+4 353
+5 289
+6 298
+7 291
+8 307
+9 331
+10 350
+0 422 6:10PM Time to feed and shoot.
+1 535
+2 407

11-24-2011

6:45 AMPS 482 +0
6:50 1.5 units shot.
+1 471
+2 377
+3 256 Second test +10 min 273.
+4 233
+5 203
+6 317
+7 358
+8 495
+9 455
+10 523
PMPS 504 +0 1.5 units.
+1 536
+2 520
+3 502
+4 379
+5 309
+6 396

11-25-2011
7:00AM
AMPS 553 +0
561 +1
446 +2
320 +3
310 +3.5
354 +6
424 +7
505 +8
554 +10
PMPS 597 +0
 
Are you giving the insulin at exactly 12 hour intervals? I ask because it looks like the times weren't 12 hours different.
 
BJM said:
Are you giving the insulin at exactly 12 hour intervals? I ask because it looks like the times weren't 12 hours different.
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No. I have been out of sink a little on that. I am within an hour though.
 
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