? Should I be concerned about Hypo while out?

AEHawkeye

AEHawkeye

Member Since 2019
We don’t shoot sVelcro under 150, so he hasn’t received insulin since yesterday morning. This morning he was 130, no shot. I tested him at +3 as I had to leave the house just to get a data point. He was 62. I Gave him some regular low-carb food to eat. But should I be concerned about him falling into hypo considering the fact that he hasn’t had insulin in over 24 hours?
 
Just curious, because I am absolutely not knowledgable :eek:. But have you asked for informed advice about possibly reducing the dose so you can give insulin more consistently? That is a lot of skips.
 
Yes, the informed advice is 1 drop (only thing less than 0.25). When/if we have a few days to test this out, we may try. But for now we have to find a dosing schedule that makes our kitty feel ok and fits into work and other commitments (like most people). This is the best compromise and Velcro seems very happy with this too.
 
Velcro is doing so well on a tiny dose and some days on nothing. Maybe when/if you dose a drop, he'll go on into remission - my vet said that a drop dose before ending insulin was the best way to remission. It sounds like the pros here believe that's true. By looking at your numbers, I understand your approach and it looks very safe.
 
Just as an FYI, with either SLGS or TR there is a "no shoot" (or more accurately, a "post and ask for help) number when you're first starting out. As you gain experience with managing your cat's FD, you can begin to lower the "no shoot" number. As your cat becomes better regulated, Lantus curves become flatter. If you look at cats that are on OTJ trials or where a low pre-shot number has been posted, you're likely to see cycles where the kitty is sitting in consistent lower numbers. Bubba's 2019 spreadsheet is a good example of what I'm referring to.

That said, you need to have the data to start shooting lower numbers. Ideally, with Lantus the goal is to shoot low to stay low.
 
Tina Marie and Jan said:
Velcro is doing so well on a tiny dose and some days on nothing. Maybe when/if you dose a drop, he'll go on into remission - my vet said that a drop dose before ending insulin was the best way to remission. It sounds like the pros here believe that's true. By looking at your numbers, I understand your approach and it looks very safe.
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Trust me, I want him to go into remission so bad! It was super fortunate that the week after we brought him home from a diabetic emergency that lead to his diagnosis I was already planting to be home on staycation doing work around the house. So we were able to experiment some and get s lot of tests in. But now I have some more commitments and fall is out busiest time of year. Fingers crossed we can get some time to try the drop two times a day soon!
 
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