Stoney - AMPS 327

[McKenzie LaPray]

Last nights thread

We are gearing up for Stoney’s AM shot. He is eating right now! When we gave 1.75u last night, he skyrocketed to over 400 then slowly came back down, but not to numbers I would like. Attached is a screenshot from the Libre app saying he is at 357. On a human meter, he is at 327.

Poor guys irritated with me, we’ve done many ear pokes today!

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Yes. Don’t delay. Go ahead and give the dose. I used to shoot Darcy’s insulin while he was eating a lot of the time.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Just in case you didn’t know, with ProZinc you don’t have to wait until he finishes eating to give the insulin. You can test, feed, shoot (in that order) all within a couple of minutes.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Have you gotten a ketone reading with the meter this morning?

Make sure to feed a small meal at +2 of regular low carb wet food and another one at +4.

 

[McKenzie LaPray]

Just in case you didn’t know, with ProZinc you don’t have to wait until he finishes eating to give the insulin. You can test, feed, shoot (in that order) all within a couple of minutes.

I tried to do that once…. He was not happy! Maybe I’ll see if my husband can try that tonight.

 

[McKenzie LaPray]

Have you gotten a ketone reading with the meter this morning?

Make sure to feed a small meal at +2 of regular low carb wet food and another one at +4.

No, and I should have while I had a good drop of blood. He’s laying down now so maybe I can get one…. One moment

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

I tried to do that once…. He was not happy! Maybe I’ll see if my husband can try that tonight.

Usually it’s so fast that they don’t notice. Just lift the skin slightly at the scruff/back of neck or shoulder area and quickly shoot the insulin in a few seconds.

 

[McKenzie LaPray]

Have you gotten a ketone reading with the meter this morning?

Make sure to feed a small meal at +2 of regular low carb wet food and another one at +4.

Meter says 1.1. He’s showing no signs, so I am happy with this number! When they checked him at the vet on Tuesday, he was low too!

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Meter says 1.1. He’s showing no signs, so I am happy with this number! When they checked him at the vet on Tuesday, he was low too!

Yes! 1.1 is quite good. So happy to hear this!

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

You should be able to give him a break from being poked for a while. Just scan your Libre for a few times at maybe +4 and +6 and enter it into the spreadsheet. Is there a way of differentiating the Libre readings from the KetoMojo readings on the spreadsheet. It’s important to do this. Some people will mark the handheld meter readings with an asterisk or some will put an L after the Libre readings or write the meter name in there. Of course, then you have to color code the cells manually so it’s a bit of a pain.

 

[McKenzie LaPray]

You should be able to give him a break from being poked for a while. Just scan your Libre for a few times at maybe +4 and +6 and enter it into the spreadsheet. Is there a way of differentiating the Libre readings from the KetoMojo readings on the spreadsheet. It’s important to do this. Some people will mark the handheld meter readings with an asterisk or some will put an L after the Libre readings or write the meter name in there. Of course, then you have to color code the cells manually so it’s a bit of a pain.

All of his numbers that are on the spreadsheet are from Libre, I have been making notes in the notes section if the KetoMojo was used to determine if we could shoot or not!

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

All of his numbers that are on the spreadsheet are from Libre, I have been making notes in the notes section if the KetoMojo was used to determine if we could shoot or not!

When he starts getting into low numbers like green numbers, it will be important to check those low numbers with the handheld meter because the Libre generally gives much lower readings (that can be alarming if you don’t check them with the handheld.) Then it will be important for whoever is helping you be able to look quickly at the spreadsheet and see the Libre/handheld comparison (with the numbers in the same cell) when someone is helping you determine how much and if to shoot or if the numbers need to be steered with food, etc.