Susan&Felix(GA)
Member Since 2017
prior thread (Sept. 12)
Felix has been at 5.75 units for a week, and nothing too dramatic has happened for good or bad. It's nice to see a little more yellow from a boy so fond of the valentine colors, but this isn't looking like the right dose for him.
I had been thinking of doing a curve tomorrow, but is that necessary? He's already hiding in the closet part of the time from all the testing; I think a curve would put him in the closet full-time for a few days.
My understanding is that SLGS protocol calls for an increase of .25 now based on his nadirs, although .5 would be appropriate considering his somewhat high dose. I feel that the way he's been dancing around 6 units the past 2-3 weeks makes me inclined to go with an increase of just .25 back to 6 units.
All the testing is starting to show a pattern: nadir around AM+2, but high at PMPS and PM+2.
Would you recommend going back to 6 units?
Should I do a curve tomorrow before making a change?
Thoughts on his pattern of lows/highs?
Regarding food, I got some EVO dry for this die-hard kibbleman and he's eating mostly that now (transitioning over several days to prevent tummy upset and any blood glucose surprises). He loves it--maybe too much for a chubby boy! Unfortunately, one of the two civvies I've been fairly successfully transitioning to canned loves it, too! Felix was pretty enthusiastic this morning about dry EVO mixed with about a tablespoon of canned Friskies Turkey and Giblets. Later he was asking for food, but wouldn't have any with canned mixed in. Will continue to work on this.
Thanks for taking a look at Felix's spreadsheet and letting me know what you think!
Felix has been at 5.75 units for a week, and nothing too dramatic has happened for good or bad. It's nice to see a little more yellow from a boy so fond of the valentine colors, but this isn't looking like the right dose for him.
I had been thinking of doing a curve tomorrow, but is that necessary? He's already hiding in the closet part of the time from all the testing; I think a curve would put him in the closet full-time for a few days.
My understanding is that SLGS protocol calls for an increase of .25 now based on his nadirs, although .5 would be appropriate considering his somewhat high dose. I feel that the way he's been dancing around 6 units the past 2-3 weeks makes me inclined to go with an increase of just .25 back to 6 units.
All the testing is starting to show a pattern: nadir around AM+2, but high at PMPS and PM+2.
Would you recommend going back to 6 units?
Should I do a curve tomorrow before making a change?
Thoughts on his pattern of lows/highs?
Regarding food, I got some EVO dry for this die-hard kibbleman and he's eating mostly that now (transitioning over several days to prevent tummy upset and any blood glucose surprises). He loves it--maybe too much for a chubby boy! Unfortunately, one of the two civvies I've been fairly successfully transitioning to canned loves it, too! Felix was pretty enthusiastic this morning about dry EVO mixed with about a tablespoon of canned Friskies Turkey and Giblets. Later he was asking for food, but wouldn't have any with canned mixed in. Will continue to work on this.
Thanks for taking a look at Felix's spreadsheet and letting me know what you think!
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