08/13 Ivana BG=112 What?! First blue since OTJ :-( Nevermind, back to green with 67 :-)

[Tara & Ivana (GA)]

Last post (vet visit with labs)

This is Ivana's first blue number since going OTJ four months ago. Do I need to freak out?? Nothing has changed in the last week in regards to her food, although there have been a couple of changes with her routine (almost all back to normal now though).

When should I retest her, in an hour or two? This test was 2 hrs after her dinner, maybe it was too soon....

 

[Tara & Ivana (GA)]

On second inspection of her ss, all the other tests I've done have been at least 3 hrs after a meal, hopefully that's just it.

 

[Tara & Ivana (GA)]

I waited an hour and retested Ivana, and she's now 67. Crisis averted! Obviously I just didn't wait long enough after a meal, I will learn my lesson so I don't freak myself out again

 

[Bobbie And Bubba]

OH, I know your heart stopped with a blue that you are not used to seeing. Glad she came back to the greens at +3. I have not decided yet when I will stop doing the daily testing. I have to take a peek at your SS and see how frequently you are testing.

 

[carfurby (GA)]

I'm glad Ivana brought herself back down. It can make you panic when you see blue. It looks like it was just a food spike. When I test Furball, I test at PS time so her results aren't food influenced.

 

[Laura and Gremlin (GA)]

Grem constantly had blues while in remission but he never really dropped all that low overall. Nothing to panic about, you'll know if Ivana relapses but I truly hope she never has to do the sugar dance again!

 

[Marilyn and Sheldon]

Easy, bean. Easy.

Nice trick, Ivana. But don't do it again!

Marilyn and Polly

 

[Tara & Ivana (GA)]

I have not decided yet when I will stop doing the daily testing. I have to take a peek at your SS and see how frequently you are testing.

It's so exciting for Bubba!!! And you - how great is it to have your life back The instructions say to test weekly for the first month, then monthly forever. We've decided to stay with weekly forever, as Ivana went into remission so quickly we're paranoid she could come out of remission just as quickly and we'd rather catch it sooner rather than later. She doesn't mind, it's no intrusion into our routine, so weekly it will stay. For me it's easier to remember weekly than monthly, too.

Grem constantly had blues while in remission but he never really dropped all that low overall.

Ivana seems to be a low-flying kitty, which is why that blue freaked me out. What a der-brain I am, testing at food-spike time! Ahh well, we live and learn, and Ivana got to have two post-test treats last night instead of one

 

[Laura and Gremlin (GA)]

...and Ivana got to have two post-test treats last night instead of one

Mmmm, treats.... - Gremlin