Tyler's Repeated Low Numbers

[CatMamaG]

So, despite people trying to help me, I never figured out the charts most people use here, and am not sure what an "amp", etc. is.

I rather suck at computer stuff unless someone really helps me (people here were so nice & made the form, I could just never figure out how to use them). So, I don't have that information. I do test before I shoot, try to be 11-13 hrs between doses of Lantus, and keep a written log. I will probably run a curve on my next day off. Tyler has been double well for several years since I rescued him from the pound at the 11th hour.

Now, with the disclaimers and excuses out of the way...the reason I am posting. I recently switched to shooting on the side of my Tyler's belly (from behind his neck), because I read it was more effective. I have seen multiple days where one of the readings was in the 40s (relion meter from Walmart). He wasn't acting hypo, so I fed without dosing, and he had a slightly higher number. He is eating his Fancy Feast pate, but maybe a bit less appetite than usual.

Two questions:
1. Could changing location make that big a difference?
2. Is there something else I should be concerned about, with just that info?

 

[tiffmaxee]

I can’t give dosing advice without a spreadsheet. I can tell you that shooting sooner than 12 hours acts like a increase and later like a decrease. Has your cat bed on insulin since 2017 ?

 

[Wendy&Neko]

If the dose you are giving brings Tyler to the 40's on multiple days, the dose is too high and needs to be lowered. Any more feedback than that needs a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is just a way of typing in the information that is probably in the log.

Click on the blue link to go to a post that tells you what the acronyms mean. Understanding the Spreadsheet/Grid

 

[Wendy&Neko]

As far as shot location, some people notice a difference, I didn't. I mostly shot scruff or just below the shoulders for 5 years. I tried the side and it didn't make much difference and Neko didn't like it.