? Slgs dosing?

[K8&Luna]

Hi Everyone,
I'm in need of some more help. Everyone was a huge help when we started this journey, and i think we're ready for the next step and need some advice. We got our DX in July, and after some bad vet advice, you guys got me on the right track to home testing. I was combo feeding for a while, and after the summer was finally able to commit to switching to all wet food. I've been thinking that Luna has needed a dose increase for a while, but I wanted to wait until she was established on wet food before increasing. After she was on wet food for a week, i upped her dose to 2.75u from 2.5, but after a couple of very low ps numbers, i have been unsure if I should stick to the increase? I thought that 150 was the limit, so don't shoot if below 150, but then I wad reading that 50 to 130 is normal range, and I'm very confused. Is it ok to shoot at 104? How do I start getting more of a flat curve or consistently blue numbers? What is a good ps number? How do I get her more regulated?
Thanks for your help.

PS for context, I wish I could test more but i work full time and have a busy toddler, so I'm doing the best i can. Luna cat is being fed 4x a day, friskies pate.

 

[Julie and Honey]

Hi there,

Usually after going to all wet food they will often need less vs more insulin, reason being the switch to wet food alone will lower their BG. This is not always the case, but often is.

I am sure you will get more responses. 104 is low for a preshot number, especially for SLGS. Usually people that are shooting that low a preshot have a lot of experience and know how their cat reacts. You also don’t want to shoot lower numbers unless you can monitor to make sure the cat is not going too low mid cycle.

You are doing fine, it takes awhile to figure all this stuff out.

I am sure you will get some guidance about dosing from other members soon.

 

[carfurby (GA)]

The don't shoot if the number is below 150 suggestion is for people just starting out that are new to lower numbers. It's better if you are able to monitor during the cycle when you first start out shooting lower numbers so you can get tests in to see how your cat responds. Then you'll have an idea of what to expect in the future and be better able to decide if you should give insulin if you can't monitor the whole cycle. Eventually you'll work your way down to shooting lower numbers once you get the data on how your cat responds.