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Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)
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Ok, test or not, leave a half can of food out when you head out the door, ok?
RUMPELTEAZER-3-22-13 - AMPS=443
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Grayson & Lu
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I resemble that! :lol: I LOVE going to Walmart when there's no lines... Just me, some stock people, and about 2 other customers. Unfortunately, if you need needles, you HAVE to go during daylight hours! And then there's a LINE!!! Ugh! 6 am is a nice time too!Carl & Bob said:
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Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)
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Lu,
Consider yourself lucky. If I go to walmart at three am, it's a bit more crowded. I think some of the people might actually live there! Like they hide in the camping dept. in the tents during the day and only come out at night to cook their meals in the housewares aisle in the demo microwaves. The grocery section is just a really huge pantry or something.... I'll take pictures the next time I visit during the wee hours :lol:
Consider yourself lucky. If I go to walmart at three am, it's a bit more crowded. I think some of the people might actually live there! Like they hide in the camping dept. in the tents during the day and only come out at night to cook their meals in the housewares aisle in the demo microwaves. The grocery section is just a really huge pantry or something.... I'll take pictures the next time I visit during the wee hours :lol:
Grayson & Lu
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Hey Misty.
I initially shot Grayson at 6:30 am/pm - thinking that that was best for my schedule. I still had to wake up in the middle of the night to test. It was very poor quality sleep/rest for me. I've since adjusted to +/- 10 am/pm. I have the luxury of popping home from work at 10 am - takes me about 15 min total as I live close. That way I see his nadir time (+8-+9 on Levemir) both in the morning and after work. You may want to see if tweaking his schedule can help.
One person shot 10/14, others did a sliding scale, a few shot TID. Some found that kitty needed less insulin at night as they would drop significantly more than during the day... they did a varied dose amt. That's the good thing about ProZinc - although it's best at a 12/12 schedule, it allows some level of flexibility. All of these, however, should only be tried after you've got a REALLY good sense of how YOUR kitty responds to the insulin.
Perhaps a time change would be helpful for you?
I initially shot Grayson at 6:30 am/pm - thinking that that was best for my schedule. I still had to wake up in the middle of the night to test. It was very poor quality sleep/rest for me. I've since adjusted to +/- 10 am/pm. I have the luxury of popping home from work at 10 am - takes me about 15 min total as I live close. That way I see his nadir time (+8-+9 on Levemir) both in the morning and after work. You may want to see if tweaking his schedule can help.
One person shot 10/14, others did a sliding scale, a few shot TID. Some found that kitty needed less insulin at night as they would drop significantly more than during the day... they did a varied dose amt. That's the good thing about ProZinc - although it's best at a 12/12 schedule, it allows some level of flexibility. All of these, however, should only be tried after you've got a REALLY good sense of how YOUR kitty responds to the insulin.
Perhaps a time change would be helpful for you?
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Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)
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Misty,
If you have time tomorrow, can you detail your work schedule for us? I know it's seven days a week, and awful hours (unless you're a vampire, lol). But maybe we can figure out how to make this routine work better for you, and actually allow for some sleep in there somewhere. Obviously, this schedule is not doing you any good, but there's got to be a better way.
If you have time tomorrow, can you detail your work schedule for us? I know it's seven days a week, and awful hours (unless you're a vampire, lol). But maybe we can figure out how to make this routine work better for you, and actually allow for some sleep in there somewhere. Obviously, this schedule is not doing you any good, but there's got to be a better way.
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Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)
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Good for getting the test! The way I figure, this was about +4 from the shot, maybe +4.5? You should have been able to leave for work with no worries. :smile:
I'll check back in the AM, Misty. You're doing a great job with RumpleT, whether you realize that or not...
Carl
I'll check back in the AM, Misty. You're doing a great job with RumpleT, whether you realize that or not...
Carl
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