Lucky 7/8- Not sure what to think

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I keep waiting for Lucky's BG to start leveling out some or to see some sort of pattern. I was also hoping the change to LC wet food would make a huge difference. I guess what I'm saying is that maybe my hopes were too high that things would change (or get better) more quickly :(

I changed his dose to 1.5u and I have seen a couple of blues but I can't stand to see those reds!! How long should I keep him on this dose before considering a change? I emailed my Vet his SS the day after his first curve and I have yet to hear back from her. I'm pretty much on my own it looks like.

I did a mini curve yesterday and I sooo wish I would have gotten that +5 to see what it was. Yesterday was looking pretty good till +9. What next step should I be considering, if any at all?!
 
He may really be a bouncer and just not used to those blues so he jumps right back up. Or the dose may be too low - your nadir numbers have room to go down.

Do you free feed with the wet? Sometimes that can even out a cycle, especially if you can feed at night around that +6 time. (lots of us use an automatic feeder)

I think, if you are around to test, I would consider an increase to 1.75 to see if you can get the preshot numbers lower. This may also mean bigger bounces if that is what he is doing, but it will give us more data. These early days are all about data gathering. If you give him this amount, he tends to do this, etc...... You are doing a great job with the testing and your spreadsheet.

Some cats react immediately to the wet lo carb; some take a while; some just have a mild reaction. It is that darn "every cat is different" thing. What percentage carb are you feeding? If 7-10%, you might experiment with 3-5% (staying away from fish except once or twice a week - mercury issues)
 
Now that you're seeing some blues I might ride out the bounces and see if he will settle into this dose. You definately have room to increase the dose if you want but I think it will make the bouncing worse IMHO.
 
Well, I was thinking maybe the dose was too low but was afraid to increase it too quickly. I'm still very new to all this so I'm not very sure about dosing. He does seem to be a bouncer and it's very frustrating! I start thinking, "oh, now we are seeing blues so things are starting to look good" and then the next day I get reds and pinks!

No, we aren't free feeding yet. I've looked at automatic feeders but haven't really had the money to buy one yet. I do feed him right before I go to bed but I know all the cats would love to eat through the night too (although I don't think the other 2 civvies would even get a chance at the food because Lucky is a piggy and steals all their food if not watched. I'm waiting for him to realize that he will get fed again and he doesn't need to scarf down everything in sight.

I'm getting new U100 syringes from Walmart today so I can measure out small dose changes better. I decided to switch last week but haven't had a chance to get them yet, just been eyeballing but it's getting difficult...might be the reason he's bouncing too....

I feed mostly FF classic varieties with some 9 Lives pate and Special Kitty. I made a list of 7% and under to take the the store with me...most are under 5% though. I checked out different varieties and most of them have fish in them already even if they say they are chicken or beef :?: I've got picky civvies so I have to feed what they like or they won't eat and there aren't many flavors that don't include fish in the ingredient list. Lucky will eat anything but the civvies are partial to FF classics.

I will try and increase to 1.75 tomorrow morning since I plan to be home! I'll post back with a new thread for feedback on how it's going....Thanks!!!!!!
 
I didn't see the other replies....

You know, I may try doing another curve tomorrow with the 1.5 dose to see what it does, then I'll go from there.

No, we are home now. We got back on Tuesday so he's had a couple of days to settle back in. He seems pretty comfortable and happy now.
 
He's actually doing pretty nicely for this stage in the game - clearly responding to the insulin, and you are getting a decent drop on some days. I think either holding 1.5 a few more days or going up to 1.75 are both good options. If you are switching to the U100s, I would probably try 1.6 for a couple days - then you can see what results you are getting when you are more sure of the exact dose.

Feel free too to post what your dose looks like in the new syringes. I know we have caught a couple misunderstandings that way, like someone who accidentally had the wrong syringes, or read the lines wrong. Never hurts to get it confirmed when you are getting used to the conversion!
 
I didn't get to get the new syringes today. Hubby's surgery incision started blistering and oozing so off to the ER we went. Of course we didn't get home till 3 hours after Lucky's insulin time. I checked him and he was @ 282...at +15! That's really good for him! I wasn't sure what to do and I didn't want to wake up to 400+ so I gave him just 1u, I guess I could have given him the full dose. I know the Vet said not to shoot at all if we were 1 hour past his regular time but I monitor him so closely and I know he would be on the rise in the morning for AMPS. Trial and error I guess.

Oh, and as for hubby, he is apparently allergic to Steri Strips. He had a reaction around the strips but the incision looked great, no infection at all. The strips had to be removed and the doc wouldn't soak them first...omg, it was SO painful for him!! Add in back spasms from having to sit in the ER waiting room for so long and he was NOT a happy camper :sad:
 
Oh, no. I am so sorry you and your husband are going through this. Lucky seems to be hanging in there okay. It is okay to skip or delay a shot. You can get the schedule fixed later.

I don't understand your vet not wanting to shoot a hour or more past the regular time. Much better to shoot a little later than to skip. As long as you can fix your next shot into your schedule, I see no problem. If you weren't hometesting, it could be an issue since you wouldn't know if he is having a longer surf.....but then everything is an issue if you aren't testing. :mrgreen: One of the advantages of ProZinc is that you can shoot earlier or later, depending on the numbers.
 
Poor hubby, I hope his recovery is much smoother going forward.

Don't worry about a late shot, life happens to all of us, you can get back on schedule by moving your shot time back to normal 15 to 30 minutes at a time.

A bit of information to keep in mind and maybe you already know this, an early shot = a dose increase, a late shot = a dose decrease. So when you have to shoot early you should reduce the dose by .1u per hour early (Joanna's calc), when you shoot late you can raise the dose by .1u per hour late. So when shooting late your next shot will be early and you will need to reduce the dose. It's just another part of this sugar dance.

You are doing great with so much going on in your life right now. Hang in there.
 
Thank you guys SO much for the information!

I think the vet told me that because I wasn't home testing at that point. I think what I decided to do worked out though! I will make a new thread :smile:
 
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