Oh no 424 - Maji

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Magic Johnson said:
HI Bellasmom,
Doing o.k., could not get a successful amps test and did not want to push Maj beyond her patience level with me. I discovered a couple o' things:
a) I need coffee before attempting to do this in the early morning hours that she wakes me up for feedings. She licks my hands and my arms and my forehead...very insistent.
b) I need more light in the morning...DEFINITELY need more light...or are my eyes getting bad. Definitely need more light in a different spot.
c) Need to be quicker...efficient...this fiddling around and multiple pokings...ain't cutting it. I need to get good at it...quickly!
d) I need to revamp this process and need maji to make a positive association to this process...so have been doing test runs with no poke but the sitting and handling her ears...she is skeptical...but eats any treat I provide...in any position I put her in...

I'm gonna do a practice session again tonight...I am so tempted to prick but I may hold off. Since Maj is so new to this...and I am pretty darn sure with our 1 u and her high glucose readings especially around 5-6pm, I'm pretty safe at the moment....I think...I hope

Tomorrow morning I gotta get a read on this thing...as the morning is her lowest. I have bought two cans of her favorite HIGH CARB wet foods in case of a hypo emergency.
These are FF medleys salmon Florentine with garden greens in a delicate sauce and then a FF salmon grilled gravy lovers. She used to love those a long time ago...

that's the status...I wish I was good at the testing...I will get better and quicker
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Have you ever tried her paws, bella will not let me do his ears, paws are simple for me, worth mentioning
 
No - I had not...but I will definitely think about it! She uses her front paws like hands...reach up and touching my face, spreading her pads wide like a hand...and wrapping her hands and arms around my arms sometimes...so I would be afraid on the front ones...

the back ones...she is not so special about...hmmm....I will look up the process...I have only watched the ears ones...
 
Bellasmom said:
Have you ever tried her paws, bella will not let me do his ears, paws are simple for me, worth mentioning
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Ok I practiced a bit with ears ... still really apprehensive... but I could do anything with hind paws! I may try that instead ...

UPDATE I did it with the hind paw omg so much easier for me - she wasn’t that pleased but she did not give me problems and I can improve my technique AND I can use the itty bitty 33 gauge!!

You’re a genius Bellasmom! I would have never considered the paw!!! I did the side of one of the toes just before the pad of the paw

First time it came in 26... but I KNEW better now and retested then it came in 210 !

Thank you SO MUCH for the suggestion - I would not have even thought about it!!!

K
 
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Magic Johnson said:
Ok I practiced a bit with ears ... still really apprehensive... but I could do anything with hind paws! I may try that instead ...

UPDATE I did it with the hind paw omg so much easier for me - she wasn’t that pleased but she did not give me problems and I can improve my technique AND I can use the itty bitty 33 gauge!!

You’re a genius Bellasmom! I would have never considered the paw!!! I did the side of one of the toes just before the pad of the paw

First time it came in 26... but I KNEW better now and retested then it came in 210 !

Thank you SO MUCH for the suggestion - I would not have even thought about it!!!

K
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How’s that kitty doing today
 
Hi Bellasmom!! :)

Maji is doing great! I FINALLY was able to get that BG testing down because of your recommendation!!! her little toes can handle it and so can I!

And her test came in at 186 this morning!!! and she is now playing with her little toy mice and seems to have much more energy!

thank you for asking ! How's Bella doing today?

I am so thankful for your recommendation!!! :)

Maji thanks you in leaps and bounds!!! ;)

K
 
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Magic Johnson said:
Hi Bellasmom!! :)

Maji is doing great! I FINALLY was able to get that BG testing down because of your recommendation!!! her little toes can handle it and so can I!

And her test came in at 186 this morning!!! and she is now playing with her little toy mice and seems to have much more energy!

thank you for asking ! How's Bella doing today?

I am so thankful for your recommendation!!! :)

Maji thanks you in leaps and bounds!!! ;)

K
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We were finally in the blue and he didn’t have to have insulin last night whooooo hooooo I was so so I mean SO happy, I’m glad you and your sugar kitty are doing well:)
 
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We were finally in the blue and he didn’t have to have insulin last night whooooo hooooo I was so so I mean SO happy, I’m glad you and your sugar kitty are doing well:)
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Oh my goodness that is FANTASTIC!!!!!!! Ima check out your spreadsheet :bighug:

I just checked it out THAT IS FANTASTIC!!!!

...I can't wait till sometime if Maji gets some green!!!!
 
When I joined this group bella was on 4u am 4u pm, we started all over from the beginning and kris had suggested it was probably to much and we started at 1 and worked from there, she has been a Godsend for Bella and I, your numbers look great compared to what Bella’s has been being, I’m just in shock on how much better they are getting, I have pulled my hair out, cried, thought I was going insane and it’s so much better now and I can relax a little, I enjoyed tried every food there is, researched, read and read and read always trying to figure out what is best for Bella I sm so very very thankful for the people on here, kris and other people have done so much for him
 
I also changed Bella’s food a couple days, read a lot of good things and then the ziwi as treats
 
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When I joined this group bella was on 4u am 4u pm, we started all over from the beginning and kris had suggested it was probably to much and we started at 1 and worked from there, she has been a Godsend for Bella and I, your numbers look great compared to what Bella’s has been being, I’m just in shock on how much better they are getting, I have pulled my hair out, cried, thought I was going insane and it’s so much better now and I can relax a little, I enjoyed tried every food there is, researched, read and read and read always trying to figure out what is best for Bella I sm so very very thankful for the people on here, kris and other people have done so much for him
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Bella is very lucky to have you :)
 
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