Jennifer and Katie
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We went to the vet earlier, so Katie's mid number was reflecting stress. Now her nighttime number is a lot lower. I gave her 1 1/4 u this morning, what dose should I give her now?
PMPS=124 What dosage?
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Jennifer and Katie
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I went ahead and gave her food and .25u. >.< So, uh, should that be enough for tonight?
Barbara
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Ok, the only problem is if I looked at it right your SS indicates her PMPS is lower than midcycle? Just FYI, never shoot a falling #, that's why you want to wait 20 mins & retest with no food since food can influence the #. Are you going to be up for awhile? I would test her in an hour & see where you are, unless someone with more experience comes along & says differently. The dose you gave her is pretty small so she might be high in the morning but you can adjust from there.
Joanna & Bix (GA)
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Yeah, typically you won't get much action when the dose is reduced that much, I wouldn't be too worried, but still a good idea to get an early cycle spot test in to be sure. You shot 1u though on a blue PS before and got good numbers, so my expectation on .25 would be that you will just see higher numbers.
When your PMPS is lower than the mid-cycle like today, it can be a sign the dose is too high, so you may want to reduce a little in the morning, maybe go back to 1u, or you could try something like a fat 1.
Hope her poopy problems are resolved soon. Do you think it's from the canned food? I know it took us a number of tries to find an LC food that agreed with Bix. Once we found the right one though, he did a lot better than he had on dry.
If the fortiflora and metro don't fix things and you've already tried other foods and stuff, I would ask about giving Budesonide a try. It helped Bix a lot with vomiting, and affects their BGs a lot less than something like Pred (should the vet suggest that).
When your PMPS is lower than the mid-cycle like today, it can be a sign the dose is too high, so you may want to reduce a little in the morning, maybe go back to 1u, or you could try something like a fat 1.
Hope her poopy problems are resolved soon. Do you think it's from the canned food? I know it took us a number of tries to find an LC food that agreed with Bix. Once we found the right one though, he did a lot better than he had on dry.
If the fortiflora and metro don't fix things and you've already tried other foods and stuff, I would ask about giving Budesonide a try. It helped Bix a lot with vomiting, and affects their BGs a lot less than something like Pred (should the vet suggest that).
Joanna & Bix (GA)
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And to repeat what Barbara said you do want to be sure the number is rising, and I would not shoot under 150 in the future. The dose is so tiny though, I wouldn't be too worried. If you had stuck with something close to the full dose, then I would be more worried.
C
Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)
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Jennifer,
Glad to see the blues! I'm in agreement with the others that have posted. You'll likely see a red in the AM, but don't chase it with a higher dose. The .25 tonight should not be a problem, but if possible get a test before bedtime? With the 186 at +8, you can assume she was a bit lower at +6, so that's probably a 70% drop you got with 1.25 this morning. You might consider 1u in the morning. I am not sure what (if any) effect the meds/flora would have on her BG.
And what Barbara said about checking for a rising number? Very good advice.
Carl
Glad to see the blues! I'm in agreement with the others that have posted. You'll likely see a red in the AM, but don't chase it with a higher dose. The .25 tonight should not be a problem, but if possible get a test before bedtime? With the 186 at +8, you can assume she was a bit lower at +6, so that's probably a 70% drop you got with 1.25 this morning. You might consider 1u in the morning. I am not sure what (if any) effect the meds/flora would have on her BG.
And what Barbara said about checking for a rising number? Very good advice.
Carl
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