Thumper 6/28
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judy and squamee(GA)
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I would test again in 30 - 45 minutes or so. If she is lower, we know her pancreas is working.
dmartini4
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Looks like Thumper is having a great day!
you not so much! I HATE those numbers and never know what to do
In my experience with Shakes, when I wait and he starts going up and I reduce we take a step backwards
If you will be around tonight to test I think I might do .6...
BUt please dont listen to me...wait if anyone else advices
Hang in there...
Denise and SHakes
you not so much! I HATE those numbers and never know what to do
In my experience with Shakes, when I wait and he starts going up and I reduce we take a step backwards
If you will be around tonight to test I think I might do .6...
BUt please dont listen to me...wait if anyone else advices
Hang in there...
Denise and SHakes
Rob & Harley (GA)
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Sorry, I got home late tonight. You did great.
Remember for the morning that you will have an early shot at +10 so you can shave a .1 or so off the dose.
Remember for the morning that you will have an early shot at +10 so you can shave a .1 or so off the dose.
Rob & Harley (GA)
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Not necessarily, shave a .1 off of what you would normally shoot on the PS that you get. If you get a higher PS and would normally shoot a .8u than shave .1 off of that.
I'll log on in the morning to help.
I'll log on in the morning to help.
Barbara
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LOL!! I don't have a "normal" what to shoot on any PS! She's been all over the map & I totally lost whatever we were doing when she went to the ER. I think the lowest I've shot recently was 185 and I've been shooting .6 for the last 5 days or so but one of those days she went 23 hrs on one dose.
Joanna & Bix (GA)
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She keeps you on your toes doesn't she! I would have shot 0.5 at the normal PS time, but technically the number should be rising I guess. I just don't think it's a big issue at +12 unless you know you overshot a lot the cycle before or something like that. On the tiny doses though, i wouldn't worry about it when the PS is above 150.
I bet she hit some good #s though this cycle, yippee! What a nice PS tonight, yay! What you did makes sense since it will be an early shot in the morning, you are doing great!
I bet she hit some good #s though this cycle, yippee! What a nice PS tonight, yay! What you did makes sense since it will be an early shot in the morning, you are doing great!
Barbara
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Yes, she likes to keep me guessing!
+2 - 262
I can't believe how much better she's doing though! She's up on the table sitting beside me right now. Earlier she followed me to another room & I found her in the living room when I was looking for her earlier. She hasn't been in those rooms in a long time. Paws crossed I didn't jinx us by saying I think she's doing really well!
I decided to test my civvie tonight. I thought about it when he was flooding the litter box, then I was thinking of what a pig he is. He has always flooded the litter box, it's like he holds it all day! I got a 59 from him....isn't normal between 70-120?
+2 - 262
I can't believe how much better she's doing though! She's up on the table sitting beside me right now. Earlier she followed me to another room & I found her in the living room when I was looking for her earlier. She hasn't been in those rooms in a long time. Paws crossed I didn't jinx us by saying I think she's doing really well!
I decided to test my civvie tonight. I thought about it when he was flooding the litter box, then I was thinking of what a pig he is. He has always flooded the litter box, it's like he holds it all day! I got a 59 from him....isn't normal between 70-120?
judy and squamee(GA)
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Meters are not that accurate. Don't sweat it, rejoice!
Joanna & Bix (GA)
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Normal is more like 50 and up, due to meter considerations. Some say that something like 50 is actually a good number, but I attribute it to the meters.
From what I have read, some of the meters falsely lower the numbers at the low end so that people won't get complacent and hypo themselves. So according to that theme (which is kind of a mystery - I don't think they spell it out in the manual or anything), what is actually an 80 would read 50 on the meter (supposedly they run them 30 points low).
Also there is a difference (disputed by some, but I believe it) in cat vs. human blood that causes the numbers to potentially read differently on human vs. cat meters. I don't think one needs to buy a cat meter because of it, but I think it is good to know something about it. So basically not all of the glucose molecules, or whatever, actually register on human meters, so the real number can be somewhat higher than what the meter reads.
It certainly can help with hypo fears to realize that a reading of 50 may not mean an actual BG of 50, it may just mean that is what your meter reads. That's why it's a great idea to test a civie like you did. I have heard of civies testing in the 40s, so that certainly makes those numbers less scary. If you are thinking that normal starts at 70 I can see why you might be afraid of shooting a little bit more insulin!
It is frustrating though b/c you never really know what number is a "real" number and what isn't. But you can still figure out the general trend - numbers are good, or numbers are high - and base decisions on that.
All in all the whole thing is kind of a weird and wacky topic IMO. The idea that something like 40 could actually be in and of itself a good number
, and the idea that the meter manufacturers don't show you the true reading :roll: b/c they think we are too dumb to handle it. So it's all kind of shrouded in mystery. There are a number of threads on it in Think Tank and other places, and various articles comparing meters or whatever, but from what I've seen everyone has their own opinion and there's not really a lot of hard data in any direction.
From what I have read, some of the meters falsely lower the numbers at the low end so that people won't get complacent and hypo themselves. So according to that theme (which is kind of a mystery - I don't think they spell it out in the manual or anything), what is actually an 80 would read 50 on the meter (supposedly they run them 30 points low).
Also there is a difference (disputed by some, but I believe it) in cat vs. human blood that causes the numbers to potentially read differently on human vs. cat meters. I don't think one needs to buy a cat meter because of it, but I think it is good to know something about it. So basically not all of the glucose molecules, or whatever, actually register on human meters, so the real number can be somewhat higher than what the meter reads.
It certainly can help with hypo fears to realize that a reading of 50 may not mean an actual BG of 50, it may just mean that is what your meter reads. That's why it's a great idea to test a civie like you did. I have heard of civies testing in the 40s, so that certainly makes those numbers less scary. If you are thinking that normal starts at 70 I can see why you might be afraid of shooting a little bit more insulin!
It is frustrating though b/c you never really know what number is a "real" number and what isn't. But you can still figure out the general trend - numbers are good, or numbers are high - and base decisions on that.
All in all the whole thing is kind of a weird and wacky topic IMO. The idea that something like 40 could actually be in and of itself a good number
, and the idea that the meter manufacturers don't show you the true reading :roll: b/c they think we are too dumb to handle it. So it's all kind of shrouded in mystery. There are a number of threads on it in Think Tank and other places, and various articles comparing meters or whatever, but from what I've seen everyone has their own opinion and there's not really a lot of hard data in any direction.- Status