What causes daily fluctuations?

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Kelley and Merlin

Kelley and Merlin

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Hi everyone,

I'm curious what causes one day to have much higher numbers than other days, when you are following the same basic routine and they are eating the same food? Merlin has run higher all day today. I'm guessing he should get 2 units of his ProZinc tonight. His ss is linked below.
 
I changed my mind. I'm only going to give 1 unit tonight. Looking at his ss, he's 370 now. Wednesday morning he was at 369 and I gave 2 units and took him to 46 at +4. I don't want to risk him going that low in the middle of the night.
 
I gave the 1 unit last night. He was 224 this morning. Only 1 point off yesterday's AMPS. I'm wondering if his bs will run similar today to what it did yesterday. Wondering if he might need more insulin at night?

The only morning he's been under 200 (10/22) he also got 1 unit the night before, but had 2 units the morning before.
 
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Hi Kelley,

A number of things affect blood glucose levels, including:

* Food.
* Exercise.
* Effects of other hormones in the body (e.g. bouncing, dawn phenomenon).
* Infection or inflammatory processes going on in the body.
* Life. ;) (day to day variations in activity, etc.).

Blood glucose comes from:

* Food eaten (hence need to reduce carb load in diet).
* Glucose released from breakdown of glycogen in the liver.
* Synthesis of 'new' glucose in the body from reserves of fat and protein.

When a kitty drops too low OR when it drops to a number that's safe but currently unfamiliar to the body, its protective mechanisms can trigger release of stored sugars and synthesis of 'new' glucose to raise levels back to what it has been used to - sometimes overshooting to much higher levels. This phenomenon is referred to here as 'bouncing'. Bounces can also be triggered if BG drops steeply during the cycle.

Variations in BG are normal and to be expected. This is where the spreadsheet comes into its own: as you gather more BG readings it will, over time, help you identify Merlin's particular 'style' of response to food and insulin, but we only have limited options to try to mitigate other influences (e.g. feeding snacks at certain points in the cycle to slow fast drops and hopefully reduce frequency of bounces).


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Critter Mom said:
When a kitty drops too low OR when it drops to a number that's safe but unfamiliar to the body's protective mechanisms can trigger release of stored sugars and synthesis of 'new' glucose to raise levels back to what it has been used to - sometimes overshooting to much higher levels. This phenomenon is referred to here as 'bouncing'. Bounces can also be triggered if BG drops steeply during the cycle.
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Hi Mogs,

This is so helpful. Thank you!
 
I've learned so much and am amazed by the excellence of those who post on this forum.

I recently discovered that I had unknowingly under-dosed at times because I didn't see air bubbles inside drawn insulin syringes. My eye sight is bad and I have discovered that I need to take my glasses off and use bright light when drawing syringes or testing blood glucose.
 
Location of injections is another thing to remember. I wasn't being so rigorous about changing our injections area on my guys body and we hit some glucose intolerance. He leveled out after I started using other areas with better absorption, like the side of the chest/ trunk.

Plus, cats are cats- they fluctuate just because. Try not to fret too much about it as long as the numbers become slightly more "reliable " with time and of course consistency.
 
Cat Caregiver said:
I've learned so much and am amazed by the excellence of those who post on this forum.

I recently discovered that I had unknowingly under-dosed at times because I didn't see air bubbles inside drawn insulin syringes. My eye sight is bad and I have discovered that I need to take my glasses off and use bright light when drawing syringes or testing blood glucose.
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I discovered this more than a month into giving my cat her shots. They are really easy to get rid of, but it made me realize that I was probably under dosing and then when I compensated for it I was actually giving her more insulin than she was accustomed to, making her plunge for a bit.
 
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