Julie mueller
Member Since 2019
Should i skip the dose
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Julie mueller
Member Since 2019
Checked him 30 minutes later after eating and was 209 . I didnt know what to do because I was told not to shoot if he was below 200 and I knew I couldnt wait much longer so I just did a half unit instead of 1 unit
AmandaE
Member Since 2019
Based on your experience level and comfort with shooting I think you made a good call that will keep Smokey Safe 
Once you have more data under your belt you will gain the confidence to shoot a low number like this. The important thing when you decide to shoot lower than you're used to for the first time that you're home to monitor
Good Job tonight Julie
Once you have more data under your belt you will gain the confidence to shoot a low number like this. The important thing when you decide to shoot lower than you're used to for the first time that you're home to monitor
Good Job tonight Julie
Julie mueller
Member Since 2019
Good Job tonight Julie [/QUOTE]
Thank you.. a big concern is that his PM shot is at 10pm so if I would of done the full dose I would of been up all night testing. I just tested at +2 and hes 248 so I may have been ok to do the whole dose . But I'll learn
[/QUOTE]Thank you.. a big concern is that his PM shot is at 10pm so if I would of done the full dose I would of been up all night testing. I just tested at +2 and hes 248 so I may have been ok to do the whole dose . But I'll learn
AmandaE
Member Since 2019
Good Job tonight Julie
Thank you.. a big concern is that his PM shot is at 10pm so if I would of done the full dose I would of been up all night testing. I just tested at +2 and hes 248 so I may have been ok to do the whole dose . But I'll learn
[/QUOTE]Totally! It’s a big learning curve for sure, I’m still trying to learn as much as I can too!
Also, there is absolutely no shame in knowing that you have to sleep
10pm IS late. Smokey is so lucky to have a mom that is caring for him despite her hectic schedule You should read a little about “shoot low to stay low” it’s in a sticky at the top of the forum. I learned a little bit more about how Lantus works through reading that and it gave me a little more confidence to try shooting lower and lower. (While being home to monitor, with data to back me up )
How low I am confident to shoot personally for me depends on if I will be home or not to monitor. For me this means I am more confident at night because I’m at home. It also means multiple alarms through the night. In the AM though, I can’t be skipping work because I got overly confident shooting insulin. If I was in your situation for Mowgli at a number I wasn’t sure I should shoot, AND couldn’t get advice within the time frame I needed it I think I would have done exactly the same thing
Tomlin
Member Since 2019
OMG--that scarf on Smokey....LOVE IT 
! Great calls in an anxiety provoking situation . Thank you for sharing because I learn a great deal from reading threads like these. Amandas advice about reading the shoot low to stay low is so helpful. All the info pertaining to Lantus gives me a much greater comfort level with the insulin, especially with lower numbers, vs the Vetsulin we were on 
. I guess it was good I had that experience!
! Great calls in an anxiety provoking situation . Thank you for sharing because I learn a great deal from reading threads like these. Amandas advice about reading the shoot low to stay low is so helpful. All the info pertaining to Lantus gives me a much greater comfort level with the insulin, especially with lower numbers, vs the Vetsulin we were on . I guess it was good I had that experience!