? 10/17/18 Olive AMPS 161; +4=76; +4.5=73; +7.5=94; PMPS 250; +2=250; +4=150; +6=76. Need Advice

Yesterday Cabergoline Day 12

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes. Went to Red Lobster as I wanted seafood and it's the only place around here with it. Had the platter with lobster, scallops, shrimp scampi and breaded shrimp. It was wonderful. Of course their biscuits are to die for.

The Gab at 25 in AM and 12.5 in PM is working nicely. I started pumpkin again yesterday and this morning she had a big poop and already on the couch snoozing.

She was flat yellow yesterday, so will see what today brings.

I have a lunch and learn today on communicating with parents with Alzheimer's. Although dad doesn't have it he does have periods of confusion and dementia. Thought this might help me not get so upset.

Hugs and prayers to everyone.

 

Happy Late Birthday! Nice update for Olive. I hope the lunch and learn helps things with your dad.

 

Nice start for Olive today! Happy to hear the Gab is helping!

 

Happy belated birthday!

I'm so glad the meds are working for Olive!

I will pray for you and your dad. I have so many friends dealing with parents with Alzheimers, and it sounds so tough. I really hope this lunch helps you to cope as you help him navigate through this.

One of my friends has her mom on a series of natural therapies that she really feels is helping. She tells me about her mom being able to remember who she had lunch with or activities she participates in, where she could not do those things two years ago. I will try to get some links for you to review.

 

+4 20% w/strip given. Really I have to leave, dh will be home by doesn't test Rrrrrr!!!!!

 

Happy Belated Birthday!

She looks like she is having a good day.

Hope the information helps you with your dad.

 

WOW! Look!! Olive is pickled!! Be safe Olive - Luci and Olive are in the lagoon - doing a bit of surfing - careful girls!!! Let's see if any of our other furry friends are surfing today?? Anyone hanging at @Bellasmom - Bella's tiki hut today?

 

Happy late birthday, the meal at Red Lobster sounds heavenly! The lunch and learn sounds like a good thing, I hope it helps with you and your Dad.

 

Oh Olive! Cats do have the worst timing!

 

Yes, why is the timing always so bad? I really hope the seminar provides some insight
I went through vascular dementia with my mother, and it is very difficult - so lots of good thoughts to you and your dad

 

Happy belated birthday Paula, sorry I'm late
Glad u had some nice food

 

So true! Stay safe Olive!

 

So here is what happened. I instructed DH to give 20% with few drops of maple syrup every 1/2 hour until I got home. Maybe it was overkill but I wasn't taking the chance. He did as instructed. So I get home and he told me this, after he fed her with syrup at +5 (I left +4.5) he went to sit in lazy boy chair with feet up. Olive went to jump up as she always does but according to DH she was wobbly and not sure where to put her feet or know what to do, he referred to her as drunken sailor on leave. He immediately gave her maple syrup and more 20% food and then fed PJ and he let Olive finish PJ food when she finished which was ok. Olive never had problems getting on the chair before. I asked what she was like jumping off chair when he went to get her food and he said she did ok didn't seem to have a problem. Since I didn't see this or could not test I don't know if it was symptoms of hypo or not.

Question: do I drop dose by 1 unit or more tonight or do I hold it and see if it happens again? I guess the cabergoline is working. Yeah!!!!!!!

 

If your DH had already fed her high carb with syrup before this happened, I wouldn't think it was a symptom of a hypo or she would have been showing symptoms before her +5.
Who did the +4.5 test? If she was 76 at +4 and 73 at +4.5, I doubt that she would be hypo at +5.

 

I did the tests. DH does not test.

 

I guess I was wondering whether the +4.5 was actually +4.5 because you said you left at +4.

 

My mistake, I fixed it.

 

When cabergoline kicks in, cautious is your job one. Reduce if you are worried. You can always go back up if needed. When Marvin started screaming down the dose ladder because of cabergoline, "go back up if needed" never happened. I don't think you need it tonight, but never be afraid to BCS or skip for safety and draining the depot. One more thing, I started a reduction point below 70 when Neko was zooming down dose. Gave me a little margin. I went back to 50 when the reductions came further apart.

Respect the larger depot. Keep it in mind if ever you have to be away for the day or need your sleep.

Note for any lurkers, theses suggestions are strictly for Olive and Paula. Olive has a high dose condition that is being treated medically. Reactions to the drug can be unpredictable.

 

Thanks @Wendy&Neko . Next week I'm thinking vaca shots for when we will gone pretty close to 12 hrs. No shot morning of, half doses few cycle before.

Never thought of changing reducie number. I will think on that. I pretty much use 60 now.

 

Wow the price of relion confirm/Micro strips have doubled. And in ebay most sellers want shipping too.

At these prices the AT is cheaper.

So what's the next go to meter? I'm going to run out of strips.

 

Are they double on the Walmart website? Just checked Relion Prime. Those are still the same.

 

Yes. They are discontinuing the micro/confirm. The Prime is a bigger blood drop. I can't always get the larger drop.

 

That stinks. I hope you find a cheaper solution

 

https://www.adwdiabetes.com/product/4047/arkray-glucocard-01-sensor-blood-glucose-test-strips

Same manufacturer, pretty much the same product as the Relion Confirm/Micro. I did use strips from one in the other though I eventually bought an Arkray meter amd just used that. On ADW they have some package deals where you buy multiple boxes of test strips and get a meter thrown in for free. Shipping is free over a certain amount.

 

You can buy the strips for the Glucocard01 Sensor at ADW.....it's the exact same meter as the Confirm