TYLER'S JOURNEY #6

Discussion in 'Caninsulin / Vetsulin and N / NPH' started by Diane Tyler's Mom, Jul 15, 2019.

  1. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    I don't think I'd try the 0.75u on that PMPS especially on a night cycle....he might drop a bit lower than you want leading to a PJ party. I'd stick to the 0.5u on the line or at most a fat 0.5u if you want to push it a bit.
     
  3. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Ok thanks Linda, I'll stay with the 0.5 on the line @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    Diane, I've been meaning to tell you that you don't need to summarize here if you keep the SS updated and you've been filling all the readings in as you take them. You're making work for yourself at this point. I remember asking you to do this before the SS but now it's not necessary. :) Go put your feet up!
     
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    Ok I get a little bit out of hand lol, Is it ok if I just post for example , what do you think about the units to shoot @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    Is it ok if I just post for an example, what do you think about how many Units to shoot @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    It's Ok to say AMPS is and what dose etc but you don't need to keep going back to past post #xx to update it with a day's worth of data. That was just a way to keep a summary track of readings for anyone helping before the SS was done. :)
     
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    Ok gotcha:cat:
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
    TUESDAY 7-16-19
    AMPS - 172 skinny 0.75 seems ok?
     
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    Yes. You've got this! :D
     
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    Ok , thanks talk later and keep cool, I just went outside oh my God , it's almost 86 already @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    Gonna cut grass today even though it's supposed to be hotter than Hades out with the humidity because tomorrow is suppose to rain and Thursday is suppose to be even hotter. Saturday they're predicting high temps with humidex of 111. YIKES! A hibernation day me thinks! That's too hot even for me!
     
  13. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Oh wow, well make sure you don't over due it, talk later
     
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    TUESDAY 7-16-19
    PMPS - 152. Think I can go with the fat 0.5 u tonight @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    Just want to say good morning, how did the mowing go yesterday
     
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    Got the grass done early but man was it hot. Between all the rain this spring and now the heat, the uninvited plants out there are flourishing and my pond looks like I overplanted the water lilies and grass. Very few flowers in the pond this year because of all the foliage. Really going to have to get the pond drained and cleaned out because I think all the accumulated sludge in it is fertilizing the greenery!

    Picked up litter yesterday and was going to have the young man who helps me with the gardening, bring the litter into the house. As we drove home from the pet store the skies opened up and gave us a mini monsoon with lots of ponding on the roads. I ended up leaving the litter in the car and will have to haul it in today or tomorrow when it's drier outside.

    Noticed there's a whole new batch of weeds trying to take over my catnip flowerbed. Got to start harvesting and drying the catnip soon but the temp just keeps rising and they are now predicting a heat index (humidex here) of 115 for Saturday. I'm going to get my errands all done today and tomorrow and then go into hibernation for the weekend. That kind of heat is just too much even for heat lovin' me!

    You're getting this seriously hot weather too so hope you are staying cool too:)!
     
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    wish I could send you a box or a bottle of this cool wet cloudy breezy misty-rain weather, to give you a break

    no I don't want anything in return !! dealt with 90* plus 95% humidity in Oklahoma, also survived 117 in fairly dry Sacramento working in nonA/C quonset hut on a heavily asphalted military base while pregnant
     
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    Ok I won't complain any more! YIKES! :nailbiting:
     
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    I never knew you could grow catnip, yes we are getting these temperatures also. Saturday and Sunday are going to be brutal. I agree with you any errands that have to be done, get done before Saturday. I'll be off to the grocery store today. I will chat with you later ok @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    if you grow catnip, you may have to cover it with screen wire, lest every cat within smelling range comes and eats it down to the roots
     
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    Don't have any ferals I know of around here and haven't seen the couple of roaming owned cats that used to visit our yard, around for ages. The sun is wreaking havoc on a couple of big plants (I'm terrible about watering anything!) but those more shaded are doing well. Catnip tends to spread on it's own. I even had some that germinated into a flower pot I never got planted. When the catnip took hold in the pot I decided to just leave it. Lots to dry and hand out to my kitty loving friends!
     
  23. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    @MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda
    WEDNESDAY 7-17-19
    PMPS - 166 didn't shoot yet think the skinny 0.75 is ok
     
  24. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Yep. You got this! I'm so proud of you! :D
     
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    Aww , thank you so much, it's all because of you! Just had the craziest storm, going to have them tomorrow also. Did you get the bag of litter in the house yet.You don't know how much that means to me, when you said you are proud of me @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    No the litter is still in the car. I was getting ready to retrieve it this afternoon but the sky was darkening so I decided not to chance it. Good thing I procrastinated. We had another monsoon like downpour. 12 cars apparently had to be hoisted out of flooded areas on one of the highways not far from me. The ponding on the road was unreal! I was having flashbacks to the major downpour we had in July '13 when I had taken my middle fur child to a specialty hospital for dental surgery in the AM and fretted all the way home that night because ALL the north south routes towards home were cut off due to flooding. Nothing like driving into underpasses and thinking if this floods suddenly, what do I do to keep kitty and me safe. My side lawn was flooded up to about 2 feet from the house. Nothing quite so dramatic for me today but apparently others weren't so lucky. More expected tomorrow. :nailbiting:
    I don't think Mother Nature likes any of us very much right now! :eek:
     
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    Wow you really had some storms, We get a lot of flooding here also. Good thing Tyler ate before the thunder started up again, or else he would have been under the bed, and would have never eaten
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
    THURSDAY 7-18-19
    AMPS - 144 I'm a little bit stumped go with skinny 0.75 or fat 0.5
     
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    Well you've shot 0.5u on the line a few times on a similar pre-shot: once on a day cycle and he went down to 87 which is just about as low as you want to push him and twice on night cycles but he didn't make it to green. So, I definitely wouldn't give him the 0.75u dose. I'd choose 0.5u and decide whether you want to potentially be steering him more if you give him the fat 0.5u and he starts dropping him more than you want. If not then I'd stick to the 0.5 on the line.
     
  30. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Thanks Linda , I think I'll stay with 0.5 u n the line, Will talk to you later:cat:
     
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  31. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    @MrWorfMen's Mom hi Linda
    PMPS - 138 0.5 on the line?, I looked up past pre shots that were almost the same and that's what I did
     
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    Ok thanks, how is everything
     
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    Ok you beat me to the draw! :D Things are fine here. On my way out to retrieve my kitty litter now, It was too darn hot earlier so I procrastinated again. LOL! You staying cool I hope!
     
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    Glad everything is ok, the Kitty's must be saying, come on mommy, don't be a scaredy cat lol, go and get our litter, its not that hot out lol. Yes we are keeping cool, what I dread is Saturday and Sunday they are supposed to be the worst.
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
    FRIDAY 7-19-19
    AMPS - 147 0.5 on the line? He's a naughty boy , hasn't given a green lately lol
     
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    Sounds good. He may not have given you a green lately but his pre-shots seem to be coming down a bit the last few cycles. See what he does today and then if he needs a little bigger push, you can try a slightly higher dose at the lower pre-shot tomorrow. This is all a bit of trial and error when they get this close to normal BG during the cycle.
     
  37. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Yes I've noticed his pre shots have been coming down a bit also, which I'm glad? I'll talk to you later my friend
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda you know how I have been feeding Tyler @+1 to slow down the drop, which looks like it has been working. Well I had to run out unexpectedly and forgot to feed him @+1 so I tested @+2 and it was 112. I guess this time it didn't drop too quickly or that much, do you find that strange
     
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    Tyler = :p

    cat being cat :cat:
     
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    I learned a long time ago not to be surprised by anything these furry wonders do. BG will do different things each and every day and so while feeding at +1 may have appeared to make a difference, maybe that wasn't the case and something else was happening or maybe today is just a different day. Good to observe these things but I never hang my hat on anything being a permanent situation in this dance. Our kitties tend to like to change the steps to the dance every so often just to keep us on our toes.:cat:
     
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    Do you think for tonight and tomorrow morning just to see what happens without feeding @+1
     
  42. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Sure. You can experiment and see if something else works better. There are an infinite number of different feeding schedules and the only steadfast ones are making sure there is food on board when shooting, not feeding 2 hours before pre-shot tests and usually but not always, keeping most if not all of the food intake during a cycle in the first half rather than the last half. ECID!
     
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    Ok I'll give it a try and see what happens, I was hungry so I went outside to fry up some eggs on the sidewalk lol. I can't take this heat
     
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    LOL! Hope you enjoy your eggs! Same weather issues here!
    I was going to run out to pick up a couple of things I forgot the other day but the sky is darkening up something awful and they are predicting severe thunderstorms. It's also heat index of 106 already and expected to get to 109. I'm staying indoors. The heat I can probably take but hailstones/lightning I don't want to play with. :eek:
     
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    Oh my God, I think your heat index is worse than here. Last night I had a dream about Tyler lol My friends asked me to go out and I said no I can't , my cats BG is down to 37. I have to stay and feed and monitor him. I even have to dream about this lol @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    Look at him now, the big lug
     
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    OMG! Tyler! A little decorum please! :woot:
    That said, what an adorable face! I love it. Just want to rub that belly! :D
    Darn near wet my drawers with that pic! Brought back fond memories. Reminds me of a cat who liked hanging around on our patio in Barbados. He'd go in the corner and let the wall support him with his belly hanging out and his back legs spread in much the same way. You gotta wonder how it can be comfortable sitting on a tail!
    As for your dream, I hope it never comes true! :eek:

    Was just trying to get Menace to come upstairs with me so she'd leave her little brother's food bowl alone. She was totally ignoring me until I hollered "Gonna let Mommy test you?" and the little nutbar comes running upstairs and right to me in the kitchen where I was preparing a snack for her. I knew she'd go into her testing dance with that line in the middle of the kitchen when I have her testing stuff in my hand but never thought to use it to get her to come from anywhere in the house at any time! :woot: BONUS!

    Didn't get quite as hot as they predicted. Had a shower but no thunderstorm yet and that kept the temp from going higher. Its actually cooled off a bit now (107 heat index, 86 actual). But we are still under a severe thunderstorm watch and tomorrow is now supposed to be even hotter than today with a prediction of heat index of 117! Having deja vu of Las Vegas in May! o_O
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom lol that's so funny , Menace is a smart kitty for sure. Is Menace the only one on Insulin , I forgot , or is she in remission. Sometimes when Perry is eating his K/D food Tyler just sits next to him and then just pushes his way in , poor Perry lol. Perry is a feisty one, he's always beating Tyler up. Then they both go at it. I am constantly chasing Perry away, and then a second later there he is staring Tyler down again.

    It's still brutal here, went outside to empty garbage, my pants were sticking to me .
    Oh just can't wait until tomorrow lol

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    FRIDAY 7-19-19
    PMPS - 163 Think I can go with the skinny 0.75 , I can definitely monitor him most of the night. I had looked at other pre shots that were very similar.
    Going to shoot at 9:30 pm. What do you think
    Didn't shoot yet
     
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  49. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    You got this. I agree.

    I stuck my head out and it's like walking into soup! Still no thunderstorms. I like thunderstorms and was looking forward to a good rousing light show. If it happens it will probably be after I hit the sack.

    Stay cool!:D
     
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    Ok thanks, you didn't tell me if Menace is on Insulin
    I like them too and love the sound of rain
     
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    No she's not anymore. Menace is in remission. I just test her once a week now to make sure she isn't backsliding.:D
     
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    So happy for Menace!! I'll talk to you tomorrow. Have a good night
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda the site must have been having problems this morning, I tried numerous times and said something like database error, try later, anyway here is what I did this morning
    SATURDAY 7-20-19
    AMPS - 147 I shot 0.5 u on the line, SS filled in
     
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    Thanks. I have Tyler's SS on my drive so I just checked on him there to satisfy my curiosity when I couldn't get on the board! ;) The board usually goes out between 7:30 & 8am for a few minutes every day, I presume for backup purposes but today it was out for hours! Must have had a glitch needed fixing!
     
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    Yes it was out for hours, how do you think I did on decideing what dose to go with @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    When I looked I smiled and said "she's got this!". Trust yourself and if you are really unsure, then be conservative. :D
     
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    Thank you Linda, it's all because of you teaching me what to do and explaining everything to me
     
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    SATURDAY 7-20-19. Shot 0.5 on the line sorry posted late
    PMPS - 141
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda I'm kind of stumped with the dosage, but I'll take a stab at it lol
    SUNDAY 7-21-19
    AMPS 134 I searched back and saw a BG of 133 in the morning and shot 0.25 and his BG actually went up through the cycle, weird. Do you think skinny 0.5
    That BG of 133 was on 7-4-19 morning
     
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    As long as you can monitor Tyler, you can try a slightly higher dose and see if that works better. A skinny 0.5u seems a good option. :D
     
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    Hey Linda, I'll go with the skinny 0.5 , I'll talk to you later, stay cool
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom hi Linda I was surprised he was this high tonight since he has been getting lower pre shots in the am and pm
    SUNDAY 7-21-19
    PMPS -221 0.75 skinny do you agree?
    Already shot @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    Hey Linda, did you maybe miss my post #62 @MrWorfMen's Mom
    Big drop @+2 tonight, I didn't feed him @+1 like I was doing to slow the drop down, just fed him something now, will keep monitoring @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    You're right. I had a massive number of alerts and missed yours. I'm so sorry. But as usual, you chose well. That drop at +2 last night wasn't too bad. A 50% drop is actually pretty good. It's bigger drops that set off a lot of bouncing. Wondering what set off that yellow last night though...doesn't look like he got the extra little drop later in the cycle yesterday. Oh well....different day!
     
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    LOL -- we had Linda chasing all over the place, EVERYBODY needed her -- more pings than the old style cord at the gas station ...
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda,just had to run out with Ashley, do you think 0.5 fat or skinny 0.75
    Have to run out again , some guy is hammering here, had to take Ashley around the corner,
     
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    If you an monitor you can try the skinny 0.75u but if noise is going to be ongoing I'd stick with the fat 0.5.:)
     
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    Hey I went with the 0.75 skinny, I will be here to monitor, yes that yellow was a mystery
    and yes he didn't get that little extra drop later in the cycle will talk to you later:cat:
     
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    Love your new avatar. Tyler looks so cute on that turquoise table. Definitely his colour! :D
     
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    Tyler says thank lol, I just love the little brown spot on his nose. He is sitting on an old vintage school desk that my husband found many years ago and re finished it for Ashley when she was little. I had to cover it with a pillow case because both Tyler and Perry kept jumping on it and making scratch marks @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda
    MONDAY 7-22-19
    PMPS - 174 going with skinny 0.75u
     
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    Okey dokey! Sounds good! :D
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom just tested Tyler @+2.5 it was 71! Just fed him some FF Pate, when do you think I should test him again, it's now 12:25 am @MrWorfMen's Mom
    Checked again 94@+3.75 ate some Dr Elsey Clean Protein Dry
    124@+6.5 pretty sure he's safe now
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
    Did you see Tyler's numbers last night, #73 , I got a little nervous when I saw the BG of 71 @+2.5 last night

    TUESDAY 7-23-19
    AMPS - 204 will give 0.75 skinny. Another yellow again @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    Sorry I was sawing logs when you posted last night. WOW! So now you know you need to be a little more conservative at night in case Tyler decides to get frisky and really work the juice. He was still safe at 71 but lower than you want him to be and too close to the "action needed" number on your AT2. You did great and he came back up on the low carb food which is great. The only thing I would have done differently would be to test again sooner than an hour (max 30 minutes) after the lowish reading. He could have gone even lower in that 1 1/4 hours between tests.

    In case of this happening again though, I'd suggest you keep some wet medium and high carb food on hand rather than relying on the low carb and Dr. Elsey. Dr. E's is not only lower carb but dry food takes longer to hit the system. For the longest time I had nothing but kibble to use with my girl because that's all she would eat but I found out the hard way she likes sugar donuts so I kept a supply in my freezer and always kept one thawed and waiting on a saucer just in case I ever got a really low reading that wasn't going to wait for kibble to click in. Trying to get honey or karo into Menace always ended in both of us wearing it!

    As for the yellow this AM, Tyler is bouncing a bit and will come back down to earth soon. :D
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom Hi Linda sorry for the late response, what a day, short story the young girl and her boyfriend who live above me and are constantly making noise and their kid is always running back and forth all day long. I told them about Ashley when the they moved in and asked them to be considerate, because of her disease and noise makes her worse. It's a four family and the other tenants are great. I have called the cops on them about 5 times already and even one of the cops saw the kid spinning around and throwing hetsehe on the floor. It's an old house and you can hear everything

    I put letters in their mail box asking them nicely to stop the kid from running and also to stop slamming things in their floor. So the other day I get a letter from the town that she's taking me to court. I was livid!!!!
    I went this morning and the judge listened to both of us, I had to keep my temper in check. She showed the judge the 2 letters I wrote and put in their mail box and he read them out loud. He looked at her, the little snot nose and said I don't see anything wrong with what Diane write, these are not harrasing. She said she was tired of the cops coming to her house.
    So I said well if you stop your kid from running back and forth I wouldn't have to.
    So she said to the judge that I shouldn't even be touching her mail box. The judge said to her are you for real, She says to him what do you want me to do lock my kid up in a cage, I said that's not a bad idea lol.

    I looked at her and said are you stupid, I just want you to be considerate that I live below you, I said I hope your kid never gets sick.
    The judge just told her that she was ridiculous with what was coming out of her mouth.
    He said they have a program or something like that where a moderator sits down with both of us and trys to work things out.
    I said no way, I just want her to stop this s**t and to be considerate.
    We were standing in front of the judge , we were side by side, she said something so stupid that I turned and faced her and she said to the cop that was there standing behind us to ask me to back away from her.
    The judge looked at her and said are you crazy, Diane didn't even move toward you.
    I wanted to claw her eyes out, I started to get loud and had to stop myself.
    So what she was looking for was for the judge to probably tell me to stop calling the cops on her, he also said I was not at all harrassha her.
    Well it didn't work. I told the judge if she continues I'm going to continue to call the cops, that's what they told me I could do.
    Plus I see that she is pregnant. There is no room in their apartment for 2 kids, I have seen their apartment before when the other tenants lived there.
    They are here about 2 yrs now.
    I am looking for an apartment every day, it's so expensive here in N.J.
    I can't afford that much. But I'll keep looking.
    I will post it on facebook on the site we have for the town I live in Lyndhurst, N.J.
    Maybe someone I know will see it, I will explain my situation and say I'm very quiet, my daughter is sick and if you want a good tenant that's me.

    You don't know what I would like to do to the two of them, her and her boyfriend.
    I just have to keep my temper because I don't need to get arrested lol, Ashley needs me.
    But mark my words, they will get theirs.

    Ok so , yes I wasn't sure if I should test Tyler 30 minutes after I fed him.
    Now I remember reading that. You are so right, I agree .
    So you see this morning his BG was 204 and I shot skinny 0.75 . He was ok, I didn't get home until that +4 which was 114, then fed him.
    I tried the gravy lovers about 2 weeks ago just to see if he would eat it, he just walked away. I tried 2 different flavors. Do you think if I ever need it, I can pour the gravy over his FF Chicken Pate. Any suggestions on any other supermarket brands that are medium carbs? What % is considered medium carbs and what % is considered high carb.
    I think he just likes the texture of the pate. He doesn't like to chew food lol, I always have to add water to the FF and get it to the right texture for him. He's a pain in the butt.
    Let's see what his BG is tonight, and see what we should shoot. I will talk to you later

    What do you think about his numbers so far
    TUESDAY 7-23-19 gave 0.75 skinny, I know you saw this already
    @+4 - 114
    @+9 - 117 is this good that he's staying this low so far. @MrWorfMen's Mom I just looked at the food chart and picked out some FF one with 12 carbs, one with 15 carbs and one with 20 carbs. Like I said he won't chew food, maybe I can put it in the blender and see if he will eat it , if I ever have to use it, or will pouring the gravy over the FF Pate work? @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    argh !!:arghh::arghh::arghh:

    one upon a time I lived in an apartment, and a football player had the apartment above
    starting at 5 or 6 every morning, he worked out with barbells, did jumping exercises -- this went on, off and on, until 11 at night

    I was pregnant ....

    fortunately my husband, who was working in Alaska, came back with enough money that we could move ...

    so, I feel for you! yes keep on calling the cops -- and what about the landlord? if they're slamming things onto the floor and into the walls, they are probably damaging the property -- could be cause for terminating their occupancy
     
  78. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    I went to school with the landlord, he's a piece of s**t. Went to school with his wife also. They are worth a fortune. I spoke to him several times and he said they told him they ateare doing anything out of the normal.
    I'll just keep looking for a new place and if I do find one, I will deal with the landlord and the two pieces of s**t above me in due time
     
  79. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Oh the problems of living in a multi household dwelling! People are so callous and unconcerned about anybody but themselves. I take it from the young children in the picture that the so called adults are much younger people than us, many of whom seem to think their "needs" outweigh anyone else's. And goodness knows none of us would have been let away with what parents today let their kids do. I am so glad you were able to hold your anger and can only imagine what was going through your mind. I would have been in serious trouble. I don't hold my tongue well at all in the face of utter stupidity. At least you got a reasonable judge who now realizes that family is trouble and it will all be documented.

    Anything about 11 to 15% would be medium carb and anything over 15% high carb. If Tyler won't eat anything but pate, you can look for something that has potatoes in it for higher carb without it necessarily be gravy style. I think there are also some of the medleys or something similar in FF that might fit the bill. I had a one flavour wonder too, so I used kibble and sugar donuts. You just do what you have to do to keep them safe.

    Tyler may be bouncing a wee bit today after that lower green yesterday so not to worry. He's doing great thanks to the care he's getting and you deserve a medal for your patience with everything you are dealing with. Go get yourself a treat.....chocolate, wine whatever! You've earned it!
    :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
     
  80. CandyH & Catcat

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    do you have a Trader Joe's anywhere around? looking at Dr Lisa's list, looks like some of their pates wind up as Medium Carb -- I was looking for brands fairly widely distributed, which also show as economical

    9Lives "meaty pate" line appears to straddle the line between LC and MC ... I see that at Walmart -- didn't like the ingredients for Catcat who appears to be rather carb sensitive .. even Friskies causes him to run a little higher, possibly because of the rice

    not sure if Tractor Supply has stores in your area -- their 4Health grain free turkey/giblets and chicken/whitefish flavors are LC, but most of the rest of the line is MC or on the high end of LC .. their Paws&Claws has rice in it (not on her list) and probably edging towards MC -- except for the Kitchen Selects (little cans, FF wannabe)
     
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  81. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Hi Linda, I'm going to test his PMPS in then minutes, 8:30 pm, I'll put it in the SS immediately, and we can see what dose to give ok! @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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    @MrWorfMen's Mom just tested
    TUESDAY 7-23-19
    PMPS - 161 considering what happened night what do you think for tonight.
    It's funny I looked at past night time pre shots that were similar to last night's , some even higher than the 174 last night and he never went that low?
     
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  83. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Well sounds to me like Mom could use a bit of break today so I don't think I'd try the skinny 0.75u again tonight. Who knows whether Tyler's pancreas just decided to jump into action more or what but he definitely worked the juice last night. How about 0.5u on the line, Mom gets some rest and Tyler doesn't get poked any more than absolutely necessary? :D
     
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  84. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Sounds good to me, I wonder if not feeding @+1 like we did before had anything to do with him dropping so low, but probably not right? @MrWorfMen's Momdid you see my other question about higher carbs would pouring the gravy in his Pate work just as well if I ever needed to use it
     
  85. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Might have been I kind of doubt it. I think there was more going on. Did he perhaps eat a little less at his pre-shot meal? Did he get active chasing a fly? ANy number of things could be at play as well as simple biology. The unanswerable question right now!
     
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    WEDNESDAY 7-24-19
    AMPS - 196 do you think 0.75 skinny @MrWorfMen's Mom
    If I ever had to use med or high carb food do you think pouring the gravy on his FF Pate would do the trick, I bought some gravy lovers once to see if he would eat it, just walked away, he doesn't like anything he has to chew, or maybe I can put it in a blender and make it into a Pate with some water @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
  87. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Yes that sounds like a good dose for this morning.

    You can certainly try putting the gravy on the pate but I would try the gravy by itself. Drain the gravy off into a saucer or bowl and see if Tyler will lap it up a tsp to tbsp. of it (no chewing required! :woot:) If he will lap it up that's all you need to give him for a quick boost without filling him up with food. I wouldn't pour it on the pate because if he doesn't like it he might then refuse to eat his pate and that would be a big problem particularly if you are trying to get his BG up. ;)
     
  88. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Morning Linda, ok with the dosage, if ever needed I'll drain the heck out of the can lol, thanks, will talk to you later my friend @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
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  89. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Hey Linda, not that I plan on doing a curve test on Tyler, but I forgot when doing them, it's #1 get a pre shot number. #2 then you feed #3 wait 30 minutes .#4 then give Insulin. Then test every 2 hours. Can you feed them at all while doing a curve test @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
  90. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Exactly and yes you feed Tyler as usual while doing a curve.
     
  91. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Thanks , of course my vet told me in the very beginning when I did his one and only curve, do not feed, oh well, I'm glad I asked if I ever do one @MrWorfMen's Mom
     
  92. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    I'm guessing your vet probably wanted you to feed Tyler 2 meals a day, only before shots too so it follows the curve would be done the same way. The old school wisdom was that you push a pile of food on kitty twice daily and let kitty starve the rest of the day probably based largely on the fast early drops in BG caused by Vetsulin in many kitties. We now know that isn't the best way to handle feeding. :)
     
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  93. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    You are absolutely correct! Lol poor Tyler was starving.
    Funny Tyler's BG tonight was the same as this morning
    WEDNESDAY 7-24-19
    PMPS - 196 what do you think since that episode the other night #73. Should I go with 0.5 fat, 0.5 on the line , or chance the 0.75 skinny again @MrWorfMen's Mom Ok I'm going to shoot now so I'm not up to late with him. I think I will go with the 0.5 fat
     
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  94. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Sorry. I fell asleep on my sofa watching the "political" event of the day which I taped! Apparently it wasn't rousing enough to keep me awake. Seriously though, just zonked out from the lawn work and dealing with the kid who cuts it for me.
    Good choice going with the fat 0.5u dose. You can try the 0.75u again on that kind of pre-shot during the day if you like but I'd try it there first before doing a night experiment.
     
  95. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Thanks I was a little bit nervous shooting the 0.75 skinny tonight, I remembered what you said, if not sure then be conservative. You must be tired doing all the yard work, plus the weather can knock you out
     
  96. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Actually today was quite pleasant. I don't mind the heat and it was only about 80 or so ....it's the humidity and thankfully we are getting a little reprieve from that until the weekend. I think my "tired" is more from dealing with the kid who cuts the lawn while I putz with the weeds, pond and fountain. He has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and is somewhat ADHD. I'm beginning to think he may not be taking his medication again because he has been a bit more of handful the last few weeks. I sometimes wonder how he doesn't drive his mother totally off the deep end leaving garbage around and jumping from one task to another so I have been having to keep more tabs on him lately. :rolleyes:
     
  97. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Yes today wasn't bad here either, I actually just shut my air cicondition off.
    I'm sitting here watching TV and trying to eat a piece of white bread, Perry just won't leave me alone. He loves white bread. I've never had a cat that liked white bread. He likes Nutri Grain Bars, Blueberry. He also won't leave me alone when I'm eating Strawberry Licorice He tries to bite a piece off. Of course I would never let him have it.
    He also likes Bran Flakes Cereal. Always bothers Ashley when she's eating it. Tyler has never bothered me for anything at all. When I try to sneak something to eat that Perry
    likes, he knows right away. Can't hide anything from him lol.
    Wow the kid does sound like a handful. What a shame he has fetal alcohol syndrome
    Soon I will be testing Tyler at 11:45 will be +3.
    I'm sort of pooped myself. I will talk to you later or in the am.
     
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  98. MrWorfMen's Mom

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    Oh Perry doesn't surprise me at all. I don't believe for one moment that cats can't taste sweet. I had a cat who liked cottage cheese but only if I had pineapple on it. Another loved jelly rolls. And then there is Menace. Wouldn't touch any food that didn't crunch from the time she was a kitten till 2+ years into our diabetic journey. She picked up a piece of tortiere off the floor one day and ate it. I gave her another piece thinking perhaps I could get her to eat soft food but no.....the offered bit wasn't apparently to her liking. But then came the peanut butter sandwich. If you need a good laugh I posted about it HERE because everyone knew what a reticent little kibble head she was. Shortly after the PB sandwich, I caught her nibbling on a sugar donut I left sitting on the table which actually worked to my advantage because I finally had something other than karo or kibble to get her BG up if she went too low! :D
     
  99. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Oh my God just read about Menace, that's so funny, our kitties are just so crazy, gotta love them. I just tested Tyler it's on the SS
     
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    I'm heading off to LALALALA land! Sweet dreams!
     
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