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gweeb

gweeb

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So currently I am giving Ruby one unit of Caninsulin 2 times a day at 12 AM and PM because those are the times that I can best guarantee I'll be home. Due to my varied work schedule I work mostly evenings but I'm usually home by 11/11:30, the only exception to this is on Fridays when I sometimes have to stay later. Unfortunately, my hours are not set and so it can vary from week to week depending on how busy it is, so what I was wondering was what the best way to deal with that wrt ensuring that Ruby gets her insulin on time.

How much variance in time is allowed for?

Is later okay if I give her a smaller dose the next time?

I also have to get up early on Sunday mornings so I can't stay up until 1a.m. or I would just do it then every time.
 
From my understanding of Caninsulin and Vetsulin, you should have a 30 minute window for shot variation times. But obviously try to stick as close to the 12/12 as you can :). Hopefully others will chime in to verify or correct me if I'm wrong ;)
 
Sometimes life gets in the way of the 12/12. Yong is right, try your best but it's not a tragedy if you're off. Wait until daylight savings comes and watch the board light up.
How much is another thing altogether, we're not technically allowed to give advice but here goes. Noah sometimes gets 7 units, other cats never need more than 2 and then can go into remission. That's what OTJ means. Everyone is cheering because someone's cat is "Off the juice". Go to the forum called Vetsulin/Caninsulin and absorb every word. At the beginning you have to experiment, which can be nerve wracking, but when you keep track of when he ate, what the meter says, how much insulin (even a notebook will do) you'll pick up pretty fast on what's going on. A curve is when we get to poke holes in our cats every 2 hours to see how the insulin is affecting him. For the first few days get a meter reading at 4, 6 and 8 hours and you'll see what I mean. This is VERY IMPORTANT! You never want to go too low. There's a page called Hypo Glycemic Toolbox, someone help me here, and it will tell you what to do if Ruby goes too low. Print it out, tape it to the side of the fridge. Too high can be dealt with fairly easily, too low is an emergency but don't freak out. You can do this at home all alone. Your work schedule means you might post "I need help" and it might seem like forever until someone replies. There's always someone here, we have members in Spain, Australia, Vancouver Island so we are here. You have to understand that although we want to help you if someone types the wrong decimal point they can kill your cat so that's why we take "Advice" so seriously. It's not Doctor Phil, it can be life or death. I promised to stop nagging you, I hope that doesn't sound like nagging.
 
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