Help me out here...

Here is what before today looked like:

10/2
Meal - 835p
Test - 855p
Glucose - 284

10/3
Meal - fasting
Test - 713a
Glucose - 177

Meal - 730a
Test - 755a
Glucose - 264

Test - 1015a
Glucose - 259
Insulin - 1 unit

Test - 1145a
Glucose - 188

Test - 827p
Glucose - 56
Honey on gums

Meal - 830
Test - 927
Glucose - 87

Test - 10p
Glucose - 127

So I decreased to .5 unit this morning and...

Here is what today looks like:
10/4
Test - 7a
Glucose - 276

Meal - 730a
Test - 805a
Glucose - 293
Insulin - .5 unit

Test - 1020a
Glucose - 222

Meal - 12p

Test - 1p
Glucose - 339

Do I wait it out until evening to test and administer insulin?
Is is because I gave him midday meal?
Could .5 unit from this morning still bring that 339 down over the next couple hours?

 

We need more info. How long has he been diabetic, what kind of insulin, any other health issues, other meds. It's good that you're testing and really good that you're here. The questions I asked will be a big help to us. 339 is nothing to freak out about short term, it's the low numbers.

 

If you click another members avatar/cat thing, then click Profile Page, then Information and scroll to the bottom you'll see how most people use the sites software for their cat. Everything is there, meter readings, type of insulin, what time he ate. That info is a huge help to people that can offer advice. I don't have the medical knowledge right now, just generalizations. As the day goes on more people will log on to offer help.

 

The problem is not that you gave him a mid-day meal.

The spike that you are seeing could be because of the Glycobalance.

 

Yep, this is literally his entire history. JUST diagnosed on Saturday. This issue I'm getting at here is yesterday when I gave 1 unit of insulin he tanked to 56 by 8p but today his number has gone UP since I gave him .5 unit of insulin this morning. Make sense?

 

What do you mean because of the Glycobalance?

 

Could this be a bounce from those nice greens yesterday? Which could last up to 6 cycles.

 

Nice greens?

 

Yeah, that 56 and 87 in your spreadsheet - they are green colour coded...healing greens. Which is what you are aiming for. But if there body isn't used to those low numbers they can bounce. I know there is a great description on here for that....

 

Ah! gotcha! Ok, yeah, I cut back dosage in half this morning after some discussion with others since he went so low yesterday. This is very confusing!

 

The Glycobalance (I don't have the numbers here in front of me) may be too high in carbs, giving you that mid-day spike.

 

Yeah, I think it's 14%...I know the goal is less than 10% right? Waiting for supplies to arrive and I'll be making his food, but got the Glycobalance to hold us over...didn't know about Fancy Feast that everyone seems to use a canned go to.

 

Welcome to the dance...

So he may run higher for up to 6 cycles. Plus that glycobalance maybe around the 12% mark in carbs I think, so you will get a bump from that. I would not panic...keep posting for advice.