NEW MEMBER, August 29th, 2020 feeling scared

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Blaze and Paola said:
Sorry for reiterating, but I just wanna make sure tonight's dose is correct. I will be giving him 0.5 unit dose, right?
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Reiterate away, Paola!

It's always wise to double-check where insulin treatment is concerned, doubly so in the early days when one is being hit with an absolute tsunami of new information.

Ask, ask, and ask again: it's what we're here for. :)

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Blaze and Paola said:
PMPS is 12.5
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That's alright! There is a possibility it may go higher later as the body responds to this AM cycle's 'unfamiliar' low numbers.

When a diabetic cat's BG starts dipping into healthier numbers that the body hasn't seen in a while, the body may react as though the cat is in danger, even when the lower numbers are perfectly safe. As a consequence it may trigger the release of counterregulatory hormones which work to raise BG back to a 'more familiar' level. The system will settle down after a while (sometimes a short while, sometimes qute a while - depends on the cat).

In the trade it's usually referred to as a 'bounce'. :)


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Thank you everyone, I know he likes the tuna in water! I will do that. The shrimp...I will try that too!
Sorry I didn't reply I was making some food. Today I did not eat. Yes I did shoot 0.5. I will test him again tonight and once over night too. Will set my alarm
 
Critter Mom said:
You really are doing this right! ;) :D

Please can you do the first test at +2 hours after the time you gave the insulin dose, Paola. It may give a hint of what to expect for the rest of this cycle.


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Yes I definitely can, I will do that. Should I start a new thread with the title that tiffmaxee suggested once I get the results? Would that make it easier since this thread is very long now?
 
tiffmaxee said:
If you need help tonight just holler. I’d get a +2 or 3. That might be all you need if going up.
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Yes, I am planning on doing a +2 in less than 20 minutes. I will do a +3 too. and I hope it's going up. He is asleep right now but I am noticing that he is different...he is not his usual purry, happy self...he seems very sad, he just sits there...kind of lifeless. It's breaking my heart. I know his levels are fine but do you think this change is because he knows he is not well and also because he sees me doing all these poking things to him. I hope he doesn't start to hate me and stops trusting me. I have a very close bond with my cats, they trust me, they love me and I know it because I see it in their behaviour. Blaze is so sad..it's killing me.
 
Reading my thoughts, so you are.

I got Paola to copy/paste a summary of when and what she fed in the AM cycle to keep Blaze in the 'safe zone' during today's AM cycle. I checked and the info's in the spreadsheet so she'll have that little bit to refer to should she need it.

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He’s down to 115. I saw the ss before you posted it. Good he ate. You will need to test in an hour. I had problems connecting this morning and earlier tonight. If I can’t get on you have your notes from today. Once he stops dropping you will need two tests an hour apart without food before you go to sleep. I’m hopeful the connection will be good but just in case any questions?
 
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