skipper 01/11/14 and 01/12/14

[skippersmom]

This has been a messed up 24 hour period.

01/11/14
AMPS 154
No shot

+3 259
.5 units

PMPS (3 hours later than normal because of late shot time) 117
No shot

+8 169

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

The good news is it's looking like he needs less insulin. The bad news is you have to be on your toes.

Well, I like the .5 on the higher ranges - pinks and above. Can you eyeball less for the yellows? (one way is the U100 needles and the conversion chart. Another is to draw up .5 of water. Let out enough drops so it looks about right for .25. Then mark that syringe with tape. It can be your sample for .25. Or you can draw up .5 everytime and then let out the number of drops you have decided on)

 

[BJM]

Definitely looking better on lower doses now.

 

[skippersmom]

He went down on his own!!
2 hours and a meal later he was 140. 29 point drop.

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Whoo Hoo! Looks like the pancreas is helping out. (one way to test is to feed and see if the numbers go down, not up. And they did!). So this can be a on and off thing. It helps awhile and then takes a break. The trick is to set a number you are going to shoot above, and a small dose for it and then watch for it, even though it will be off schedule.

Misty's spreadsheet is a good one to look at - Rumpel took awhile to need very little insulin and then longer to need it very infrequently.

 

[skippersmom]

5 1/2 hours later he is 149! I'll definitely need to study Rumplt's chart to know what to do here on out!

 

[skippersmom]

Up to 177 2 hours later and then down to 129 for pmbg. No shot.

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Wonderful! If he gets up a bit above 200 today, you might give him a drop. Do you have the U100 needles?

 

[misty1477]

Nice.....looks like Mr. P is in the house.