10/7 Elmo AMPS 164 +2 235 +4 109,+4.5 94.+. 5 88,+6.106,+8.98,+10.5 171

Yesterday

Good morning all Well, we did it last night with Bron’s help and a bit of Wendy thrown in for good measure! Question is do we shoot . 50 this AM as Elmo’s earned reduction ? Sending hugs and prayers to all in need of them @MrWorfMen's Mom @Nan & Amber @carfurby

 

Here is yesterday: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...2-112-4-48-5-80-6-66-7-87-7-5-95-8-98.220131/

Yes he earned a reduction with that 48 last night. I hope Elmo surfs safely today.

 

Thanks, Carla❤️ Prayers that your resting this AM does you just the good your body needs ❤️

 

I’m just off to bed but thought I’d look in first to see how Elmo is going.
Good luck with the reduce
Ok Elmo, good behaviour today please!

 

Thanks again a million, Bron ❤️ From your mouth to Elmo’s ears

 

Someone was very busy last night. Congratulations on the reduction. I hope Elmo surfs safely for you.
Hope you can get some rest.

 

Good luck with the reduction Beth! I hope Elmo surfs safely on it!

Have a great day! Hopefully with some rest and relaxation!!

 

Thanks, Amanda Sending prayers that you have peace of mind while at work...Mowgli will be great

 

Thank you, Debra I’m usually ok in the morning after one of these marathons but when afternoon comes I crash

 

I know exactly the feeling....have a good afternoon nap

 

AMPS 164....reduction taken to .50 due to 48 last night.... unless his actions say otherwise I will leave him be until +2...the boy deserves a pokie break ❤️

 

Congratulations on your reduction dear Beth. And congrats to Elmo for earning a pokie break!

 

Thanks , Jan A nap is planned for this afternoon for sure..(.just don’t tell Elmo )

 

Seriously. You know he was reading your condo last night when I mentioned the thing about flat yellow cycles!

Great job last night Beth, and congratulations on the reduction!!!

 

Thanks, Nan ❤️ What an important part of this you are and there are no words to express my appreciation . Just hoping for a quiet day ( or days) so I can rest up .

 

Congratulations on Elmo's reducie - it was hard-earned! I hope Elmo settles well into his new dose so you can get a bit of sleep - you know that thing where you close your eyes and drift off into dream land.

 

Way to go Beth and Elmo! Another reducie!

 

+2....235....thyroids given with snack...next check at +4....nap planned for afternoon for me

 

Thank you, Suzanne ❤️ Our boys are doing this their own way,,for sure......I’m convinced LT is Elmo’s brother from another mother All we can do is all we can do for them while taking care of ourselves as well ❤️

 

Thanks, Sonia ❤️ Had a feeling at PMPS last night that it was going to be an eventful evening and Boy Howdy was it

 

Wonderful on the reducie. Elmo wants off this nasty stuff and he isn't playing around.

Happy napping today.

 

Looks like Elmo might honour your need for a nap today, thank goodness. He's obviously got plans....good plans for the future!

 

Paula, you said a mouth full !!!!! It has been like trying to hold back a straining horse wanting to gallop. How is kitchen boxing/tubbing coming along ??? Kinda envious that you have good reason to do that ...I’d love to be motivated to go thru the stuff

 

Oh, Linda, I dearly hope so Going to check BG at 11:30.... depending on what I find I’d like y’all to advise as to next times to test ..... he is snoring in the sun up on the landing

 

Enjoy a well deserved nap, Beth.

 

Well haven't started to much yet. Trying to figure out what we need daily and a place to get it easily. Won't have a kitchen for a couple of weeks. And if I don't get the light ordered, there will be no lights in the kitchen. I'm procrastinating.

 

Yes! Elmo seems to love living life in the "eventful lane" doesn't he? I hope you're getting some naps in between all the Elmo action! Have a great (restful day) Beth!

 

+4....109 @MrWorfMen's Mom @Nan & Amber @carfurby ...... that’s over a 100 point drop in 2 hours .... he just ate a little on his own ....do I try to slow this down or let him rip ?????? Disney needs to have a Elmo’s Wild Ride attraction at their parks....give 1 t MC ?????? Ahhhhhhh....

 

Olive wants this spreadsheet lighting for the kitchen.

 

What good taste Olive has

 

You need a rest so give him some MC and check in 30 minutes to see if he's risen at all.

 

He earned the reduction last night but the depot is still in play.
If it were me, I'd go with 1 tsp MC, hoping that you can nap sooner rather than later. Your health is important too.

 

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Was +4 104 or 109? SS and info here don't match. You need a nap!

 

Ahhhhhhh..... 109....yes I do need a nap !!!!

 

Well Olive is not going to get her wish!!!!!!!

 

+4.5....94..... really, 94 Now what ...UPDATE: Gave 1 t MC 14 plus 1/2 meat again ...check in 30

 

Elmo, really?

 

Guess Elmo is not in favor of naps (for you)!

I agree with the earlier strategy-- he's got nothing to prove today, just go ahead and give him the yummy MC food he's obviously trying to trick out of you.

I think gravy+meat is a good plan, more staying power and maybe cut down on the tummy rumbles afterwards compared to straight gravy?

 

Seriously, Suzanne, I should never have said the word “nap”

 

My thots exactly, Nan....so keep giving just 1 t Gravy plus little meat each time til coming up ???? Giving little SEB right now

 

Right. Remember, while a day surfing in greens would be lovely, the goal today is naps for you!

Next time, on a day when you haven't just pulled an all-nighter, you might want to see how he does on a day like this with LC only, but not today.

 

Totally agree...trying not to think ahead to tonight...don’t want greens then either ...hate giving him this gravy mess tho...but ya do what ya gotta do Nan should I keep testing every 30 til when ????

 

+5 ...88..... giving another round of 1 t unless hear different ????

 

@Nan & Amber @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Hmm, the way today is going, we may want to switch to data-gathering about what he does with a lighter hand on days like this. He's not in any danger but he also doesn't seem to have any intention of bouncing up to numbers that let you nap serenely.

He actually seems to have gotten tired of the roller coaster and be getting the hang of surfing , but we'd like you to be confident enough that he's going to do it on his own without you administering a tsp of food every hour so that you can, you know, get a little sleep once in a while. Maybe hold off for now?

 

A thot ...possibly very stupid thot...but maybe just let him go and see if he can hit 50 today rather than tonight ?..

 

Just gave 1 t gravy plus 1 t meat ....so wait for an hour this time ?...

 

I like Nan's idea but if you really need to get some rest, you can add in a bit of HC to boost him up so you can grab a couple of hours of ZZZZs. You make a good point Beth. Better to let him do his diving on the day cycle. Your call!

 

Yes, I'd give him an hour to show his intentions.

It amazes me that his pattern this time is so reminiscent of his last rodeo.

 

In hopes that he'll actually, you know, bounce up to numbers that let you sleep? Below 50 doesn't matter all that much, unless he goes heart-stoppingly low, you won't be taking a back-to-back reduction.

Well, then there's that to consider!!! Elmo may have just decided, again, that he's getting kind of tired of insulin, thank you very much.

Yeah, this is what I'm struggling with, how to get him to behave himself on the right schedule. It's hard when he doesn't always respond to the carbs that strongly, I was hoping that the MC infusions would have turned him around already, arrggh.

 

And, God bless you Linda, here you are volunteering for it all over again ❤️ Leaving him go for an hour.....honestly, I got 2 hours sleep and if I can’t nap for a good 2-3 straight I’m better off gutting this out today and making a plan for tonight where I can sleep. I do not do well with cat naps at all and feel worse rather than better.....thots ??? We shall hide and watch as to what an hour brings....

 

I hear you on those cat naps. I feel like a cranky zombie after a nap. Oh to be a cat rather than a hooooman!

 

Or to be my DH....the man can sleep for 15 minutes and wake up refreshed...me ? I wake up with a scowl.....but I do sleep like I’m dead at night and he is awake a lot...feel badly for him ❤️

 

I used to sleep like that. Swore a nuclear bomb could go off outside and I'd sleep through it. I seem to have lost that ability these days and wake up at the drop of a hat. I think it's from all the alarms I set with Menace for 3+ years and more recently with Myster doing his nighttime, I'm confused... can't find my food bowl, yowling. Doesn't help that I have to put the food away or Miss Menace will pig out snacking! It's like having infants!

 

Absolutely like having a baby all over again!!!! Only I’m 30 years older ..... back then I wouldn’t always remember to change out of pjs til later in the day....id look down or catch a glimpse in the mirror and think “ ahhhh, who is that ???”... scary stuff .....but wonderful ❤️

 

+6.....106..... he is beginning to wince when I go to poke him....how long could I hold off til I Test next? Put the neosporin with pain relief on both ears...he is such a cooperative guy ....laying sound asleep in the sun ❤️

 

I'd leave him be until at least +8/+8.5. Tell him to behave and you won't poke him so often!

 

I'm not sure what your posse would suggest.
If it were me, I'd leave out 1 tsp or so of MC and have a nap until at least +8.

 

Sounds like a plan, Kel If I can fall asleep

 

+8.... 98.... ate a little on his own...going to syringe 1 t LC .....also giving Nux remedy to keep stomach settled.....thinking ahead to tonight...what do y’all think ....know PMPS and or +11 will be in play....don’t want a repeat of last night for him as much as me ....took us 5 hours ( which =10 teaspoons of gravy) to get his numbers to stay up .....I need sleep and he doesn’t need more gravy after already having it today..... all thots/ ideas/ wisdom welcome .... BTW , I will be home all day every day this week until Saturday when we will miss PM shot due to a wedding ...

 

While today's cycle was lovely, I think you could both need an uninterrupted night's sleep. Health first.

Drain the depot a bit. It is easier to go up the dosing scale than to go down.

 

Adding: Since you have had virtually no sleep, along with your own health, I'd be concerned about you shooting a full dose tonight then falling sleeping.

Downstairs to make dinner before the CDN federal election debate.

 

Just catching up on all your news -- quite an adventure. I love the idea of Elmo's Wild Ride at Disney!
Wishing you & Elmo a safe and restful night.

 

I second Kel's suggestion. You can't stay up 2 nights straight, Elmo's ears could use a rest and with any luck his schedule will get disrupted so he continues his shark hunting during the day.

I too must go see about dinner so I'm not cooking when the debate starts.

 

So is tonight a NS or a reduced shot of .25 ? Took a short nap and now feel like toad kill I'm confused ... @Red & Rover (GA) @MrWorfMen's Mom ??

 

Well let's see what the little monkey offers up in the way of a pre-shot. If he bounces up higher than expected, you can consider a 0.25u dose. If he stays in the blue with little room for movement, then definitely skip. You can't keep up this pace every day and night and Elmo has proven he gets back on his horse pretty darn quick despite BCS or skipped shots.

 

My muddled thots exactly ...sure glad I have y'all for spare brains

 

+10.5. 171.... test again PMPS in one hour ...what is this cat up to...up almost 73 points in 2 hours ...

 

As I was getting caught up I was thinking you need to drain the depot. I'm glad to see that Kel and Linda suggested that. Elmo sure does keep you on your toes.

 

Looks like he is back where he started this AM. The depot is still going to be influencing the rest of this cycle. If it were me, I’d hold the dose and get a +2 before heading to bed . That is as long as he doesn’t dive at PMPS time , but I don’t think he will.

 

PMPS. 199.... shooting or not in 30 minutes .... should I skip or give .25 ??? @carfurby @Bobbie And Bubba @Nan & Amber @Red & Rover (GA) @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Bobbie, he almost always dives at +2...often by 100 points...then we spend the next 5-6 hours propping him up ....exhausting and not good for him with sore ears and tons of gravy .....he’s a challenge

 

Then no shot, Carla , even tho PMPS is 199 ??? Not thinking clearly from last night all nighter.

 

I vote Not. Elmo holds his cards too close to his chest. You need sleep.

 

Thanks , Kel ❤️ And his ears are sore and has been on almost continuous teaspoons of MC HC...

 

Taking care of you first is paramount. If skipping feels right, go for it. No right or wrong here.

 

I think you could safely do 0.25u tonight. The last time he got the reduced shot he didn't dive but tonight might be a different story. I really think this comes down to how much of a gambler you are and IF needed would you be able to monitor. IF the answer to those questions is that you don't want to gamble and can't monitor (and it sounds like you are already fading) then skip.

 

I think a reduced dose of 0.25 would help drain the depot, unless you are too tired to risk him pulling a stunt of diving tonight. Then I'd skip and get some sleep.

 

Going to skip....it’s the only way he can get a break from pokes and gravy...hate to do it but his tendency to dive at +2-+4 is the wild card...tomorrow is another day and all bets off...no daytime gravy...gonna let him do his thing ...thanks to you all for weighing in❤️ Elmo doesn’t fit the normal mold ....will be good to drain the depot and start fresh tomorrow

 

I hope that means you can get some sleep tonight.

 

Sleep well.

 

Night-night and sweet dreams dear Beth.

 

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Sleep tight Beth

 

Sweet dreams. If you need help falling asleep, I'll send some sheep over in the Tardis for you to count!

 

Sweet dreams Beth and Elmo

 

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