Random 186 BG reading?

[MaryB & Chester]

I ran a mini-curve for my vet Saturday. Typical test results of 300-500. I took an extra test on Sunday and came up with 186!! I didn't think to get a backup test with another meter, but I have no reason to think that it was a "bad" result. Except he NEVER tests below 300 yet!! Chester seemed fine, acted fine, snoozed and played fine.

Does anyone else ever have rare flukey low test readings? Should I look at this as a bad data point or as a low number that deserves to be taken seriously? My concern is that if he runs around 400 normally but can drop to 186, then what will he drop to if we get his "normal" down to 180?

 

[Wendy&Tiggy(GA)]

Yay a blue! It might not be as uncommon as you think.. he could well be going blue at night too.. or lower. In fact he could be going to green and then bouncing up to black afterward in reaction.

Strong recommendation- get more spot checks to fill in those spaces where you have no information on how he behaves .. during the day but especially at night around +5 or +6 (set your alarm ).

To answer your other question about what happens when his normal is 180.., they tend to flatten out a bit as they get more regulated, less bounces , so he wouldnt drop as low .

 

[Shelly/Boots]

Looks like it's starting to come down. Yay! His drop is at the 6 hr. mark. So that's the hr.to be looking at.
Looks like the day before it dropped there too.

 

[Wendy&Tiggy(GA)]

Not necessarily - he could be lower before or after that - we dont know for sure yet as she needs more data. I would do a +7 and see where it is. And a +5 tomorrow (or tonite)

 

[MaryB & Chester]

My husband just took a before lunch reading (+6) today and it was 101.
I think we may need to do another detailed curve sooner than next weekend.
What could cause his BG to start "behaving" considering that, up until now, his numbers have been so high? I know that we don't dose off the AMPS or PMPS, but those have still been really high (400-500).
Definitely time for an overnight test...

Don't get me wrong - these numbers are good! We just haven't changed anything in the last week, and now we get a good number two days in a row? Whazzupwitdat?

 

[BJM]

I am wondering what happens in the evening and overnight.

Is his eating the same - ravenous, or nibbling, the same amount? less dry?

 

[MaryB & Chester]

He's pretty dedicated any time we put his food down. He'll eat about 80% in any given sitting (about half a can each time). Hard to tell if he's any more or less hungry in the mornings. He hears you pick up the bowl and he comes running with his tail in the air. But he does that at lunch and dinner and bedtime snack, too.

We have been leaving the Young Again 50/22 that we got out at night so there's something to snack on. But I'm not sure that alone is an issue because his BG readings are almost the same at breakfast and dinner. He's not really interested the dry during the day (He'd rather have his bowl filled back up with the yummy can). We'll see what happens when we pick up the Zero Carb. (Yes, I know dry food isn't ideal for anyone but it's working for everyone right now).

 

[MaryB & Chester]

So my husband ran a BG test before lunch yesterday and got a reading of about 100. Then last night's dinner test came out over 600. My husband swears that Chester wasn't chowing on the dry food. He was a little freaked out by the low reading - we know that 100 is the gold standard, but Chester normally tests high so it's very unusual. That's two lunch readings in a row of under 150...but the other tests are so high!

I missed (slept through/turned off the alarm in my sleep) getting a midnight (PMPS+6) test last night, but this morning Chester tested out to 400 something. The vet told us to increase dose to 2 units of lantus. We did, but I told my husband to keep a close eye on Chester today and to be ready if there's any hypo issues. This weekend his low and high numbers were relatively close, but the past two days there's been such a big swing I just don't know what to expect.

 

[BJM]

You haven't got any tests at night. It is possible he may be going lower then, and rebounding during the day. And keep the diet consistent day and night to keep the feeding stable.

You've got the spreadsheet going and are blood testing - you're ready to start posting in a Lantus forum, where they can give you more guidance, if you want.