Please advise. Getting low numbers at boarding facility.

[Morningstarlet (GA)]

I'm getting ready to go away next weekend for a week at the beach. For the last few weekends I have been leaving Camille at a boarding facility to get her used to staying there. She hasn't been eating for them and they know not to give insulin if she doesn't eat. Last weekend she stayed and she did eat some on Sunday morning so they gave her a shot. When I brought her home that afternoon she was fine, but when I took her reading at 6 pm she was at 57. I was a little concerned so I took my monitor this past weekend and showed them how to test her before giving a shot. This weekend she supposedly ate for them Saturday night and Sunday morning. Saturday night her reading was 495. Sunday morning they had problems with taking the reading and supposedly she had a reading of 73 at 2:00 pm. When I brought her home I took her reading at 6:02 pm and it was 46 but she wasn't showing any symptoms. I'm alarmed with why she's getting these low readings ... is she not eating enough? Could they be giving her too much insulin (they know how much to give her)?? Would it harm her to only get insulin in the morning and skip evenings? There will be no one at the facility at night-time should she hypo. I'm worried. nailbite_smile

 

[MommaOfMuse]

Re: Please advise. Getting low numbers at boarding facility

It could be several things, not eating enough or perhaps they are giving more than they should. No it won't hurt her to get insulin only in the mornings and not at night for a short period of time, and in fact probably safer for her if there will be no one there to monitor her. As far as making sure they are giving the proper amount. What about taking an old syringe and filling it with something like grape juice to the proper dose and leaving that with them as a sample syringe to compare the dose they are drawing up for her with? That way they can be sure that they are giving her the same dose there as you are at home.

Mel, Maxwell, Autumn & The Fur Gang

 

[Morningstarlet (GA)]

Re: Please advise. Getting low numbers at boarding facility

What about taking an old syringe and filling it with something like grape juice to the proper dose and leaving that with them as a sample syringe to compare the dose they are drawing up for her with? That way they can be sure that they are giving her the same dose there as you are at home.

:shock: What an awesome idea .. I never thought of that. I'll do it.