Pita's Dosing Party: 9

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Caitlin M

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Hello all! Matt helped/poked Pita at his +8 this afternoon, with me in the room, guiding him. Both he and Pita did well! I met a friend for Happy Hour so Matt was in charge of PMPS. Evidently it went well, so far as Matt was able to poke him, but didn't get any blood. When he attempted a second try, Pita walked away/sulked in the corner. So, given how up and down he's been we obviously NS. I just got home and did a +3 and he's at 237 which is understandable. I'm now wondering what to do about AMPS tomorrow. If he's high, should I go back to the 3 units, or stick with the 2.6 and see how low he goes again? Or will tonight's NS maybe be like a reset button and if he's high tomorrow I should go back to the 3? Any input appreciated and regardless, I will definitely post AMPS!
 
I think I'd probably stick with a lower dose...it might take a few cycles to get back on track, but that should help bring the numbers down in a gentler way. :) Let's see where he is this morning thing. And yay Matt for trying!
 
Good day with numbers! 175 PMPS, going to give 2 units and see if he's a bit higher in the am still. If so and he has a lower PMPS tomorrow, I may increase his PM dose a little bit. Or maybe that means he's bouncing and I should decrease a bit. Hmm, I'll have to do some thinking on that I guess!
 
Lookin' good, Pita! I'm not sure I followed what you were thinking there, but for AM dose, you might try 2.4 since he got to 51 after a NS. Then PM dose who knows? And if that 2.4 doesn't work with what you were thinking, feel free to ignore it. You have great mama-sense!
 
Djamila said:
Lookin' good, Pita! I'm not sure I followed what you were thinking there, but for AM dose, you might try 2.4 since he got to 51 after a NS. Then PM dose who knows? And if that 2.4 doesn't work with what you were thinking, feel free to ignore it. You have great mama-sense!
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I never expect anyone to follow my thought process! Matt always laughs at me because I'll speak half a sentence then stop because I've figured it out..it's always interesting :)
I agree with lowering the am dose even if he's in the 200's still. Thanks!!
 
114 @+7.75 No green yet/today so if he's around the same number tomorrow AMPS I'll try the 2.6 instead!
 
204 PMPS. I know it's not too much higher than yesterdays 175 PMPS. Stick with the 2 units for night or a bit higher?!
 
Have to run, decided to stick with the 2 since it's not far from last night. If he's around the same AMPS tomorrow as this morning, I may try to stick with 2.6 since he didn't go as low today- which is interesting!
 
I wonder how he'd do with 2.2 or 2.4 for both shot times? Leaning toward 2.4 unless he proves that's too much, but again go with your gut.
 
Djamila said:
I wonder how he'd do with 2.2 or 2.4 for both shot times? Leaning toward 2.4 unless he proves that's too much, but again go with your gut.
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I went with 2.6 again this am, but I'm up for trying 2.4, possibly starting tonight!
 
Sooo I don't know wtf happened, but 322 PMPS! I was thinking I should stick to the 2.4 and hope it's just a weird fluke from something he did before we got home...but obviously thoughts are welcome!
 
Huh. Let's see....if he went too low, he hasn't had a history of bouncing high, so that seems unlikely to cause it....the dose has been changed around a bit, but again that hasn't typically bothered him, and the changes were pretty small anyway....any chance of getting into leftover food/other pet food?...hopefully it's just a weird blip since there isn't an obvious cause for it. I think sticking with the dose was the right decision, especially since the nadir was decent. Did you remind him that he's not allowed up in the pinks? ;):p
 
Maybe the 322 was a wonky strip. Looked like a good cycle today. Hopefully he'll stay away from those high numbers.
 
Pita seems to be doing well overall! Still has the occasional wonky number but I think that's just him having a squirrel/hyper moment. He's been getting nice greens most days but I'm thinking I should up it to the 2.6 units again to see if I can get his PS numbers down a bit again. If so, I'll start tomorrow!
 
I agree - looks like he could handle a bit more. We know from his OTJ days that he naturally runs pretty low, so while I would be thrilled with a 92 these days, I think Pita can do better. :)
 
Good numbers today! 103 PMPS. I'm sure it should be a NS but I'm honestly wondering if I should maybe just shoot a .5 or .25 just to get something in him so he's not too high tomorrow am. Thoughts soon?!! Thanks all!
 
Caitlin M said:
Good numbers today! 103 PMPS. I'm sure it should be a NS but I'm honestly wondering if I should maybe just shoot a .5 or .25 just to get something in him so he's not too high tomorrow am. Thoughts soon?!! Thanks all!
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You could try a token dose and test at +2.
 
A token dose is pretty much what you did. You just give a little - usually knowing it's not enough, but it's better than nothing while still being small enough to not give you an anxiety attack. ;) There isn't a set way to calculate it. Some conversations folks have said 25% of regular dose, some 50%, and some just whatever will make you comfortable. Then you check the numbers and tuck it away for next time. So in this case, he rose a little which indicates that even that low, Pita could have taken a bit more insulin, however the rise was super slow and could have really been meter variation which indicates that he really did need less insulin than normal last night.

Your note says he was climbing a tree. Does he get to go outside? Or is it a cat tree?
 
Djamila said:
Your note says he was climbing a tree. Does he get to go outside? Or is it a cat tree?
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Since the move he actually begs to go for walks outside. So I put on his harness and leash and out we go! He used to climb one tree at home and finally got the nerve to try here. He did well but then seemed nervous/unsure about getting down, which makes sense given I was still holding the leash. It wasn't too high (he could have safely jumped) but I made Matt bring out the step stool and take him down. It was an experience....:facepalm: This is at night also....
 
Honestly, completely forgot about giving the 2.6 to lower his midday...gave 2.4 and we'll see how it goes! Total user error.
 
Caitlin M said:
Honestly, completely forgot about giving the 2.6 to lower his midday...gave 2.4 and we'll see how it goes! Total user error.
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I have a couple of those accidental reductions on my spreadsheet too - either because I forgot what dose we were on, or because I drew it up wrong and didn't want to do it over.

Based on last night's cycle and the 55 yesterday, I'm guessing he was ready for a little reduction anyway. Hopefully it will go well today!
 
I agree with Kris. The PM cycle looks like it might still be a little high so I wouldn't give too much of a reduction until that cycle starts to come down a little more.
 
Well we have reached line green at +4! He's cleaning his face from the FF Gravy I gave him, so hopefully that'll be enough for raising his numbers slightly. Will test again in about an hour or two!
 
Lol and you know what, had I given 2.0, he still would've done something wonky! 168 PMPS... similar to last night...stick with the same 2.4?
 
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