2/20 Jack amps 157 +4 297 +8 305 pmps 366

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saltycat

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We've been slip sliding down the dosing scale recently which has been a fun albeit tiring ride. Today's numbers are either a bounce forming or him letting me know we went down a little too fast. My first reaction was to give a little R for the 297, but I'm keeping it holstered for now.

A little bit of the waiting game going on to see where he heads and I need to be watchful if it is a bounce since he has been clearing them with some serious momentum lately. I'd prefer not to wake up to a 36 again anytime soon:)

Hope all the kitties are doing good today.
 
If it were me, I'd give him 4-6 cycles at the 22u especially with the 39. I realize it could've been the 26u talking but with what he's been pulling my choice would be to let things stabilize a bit. Hope he's feeling good again today and maybe you can even get nap in.
 
Bronx's dad said:
Must be hard to keep R holstered, I have been trigger happy with it lol
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Normally I would be a little more liberal and would have given some R. Lately though something has changed with his insulin needs, possibly an acro tumor pulse fading or the IAA starting to sputter. A month ago we were at 38u, today it is 22u. Given that and a few recent trips to sharkland, I'm being more cautious and giving him a little more time. If he was up in the high 300's or eek, 400's, I would have been more open to a little R.

Looks like you have found a good balance with the R and Bronx, I saw a green!!!! As I got into the greens more regularly, R became a little tougher to dial in since some days he would drop early, which combined with the R could mean more monitoring.
 
Doodles & Karen said:
I'd give him 4-6 cycles at the 22u especially with the 39
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I'm balancing between keeping the pressure on the IAA and also letting things stabilize. We are pretty much on the same page, I was looking at a minimum of 4 cycles at 22u before making any dosing decisions. If today is a bounce day, then he will get a little extra time at 22u to make sure the bounce cleared and I can see what he does with 22u.

At least he gets a bit of a pokey break today, his ear seems a bit tender after the last few days.

After climbing the ladder for so long and waiting too long sometimes for dosecreases, it felt like I was playing catch-up to the IAA and am trying to prevent that from happening again. Boy do I miss a real night's sleep... Like I need to tell you though:coffee::rolleyes:
 
You're doing great with Jack.

The last few months I have felt pretty crappy most days. After almost 2 years of crazy sleep or lack of plus constant worry I've had to take more naps recently. Sleep when you can.
 
I hope you both get a break for a couple of cycles - including tonight! Keeping the R in the back of the fridge for now is a great idea. And definitely follow your gut. Both tims I did the fast two step down scale it's like I could tell when Neko needed less juice. We often didn't hold doses longer than 4 cycles before another reduction would be needed. Sometimes less. Ignore the guidelines on back to back reductions at this point.

Bronx's dad said:
what are the signs of this?
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You need less juice and earn reductions, often several in a row in fairly rapid sequence. For those using R frequently, it's a good buffer because when the reductions start, you just stop using R. But with a larger depot, caution is paramount.
 
Looks like a bounce for the boy after his brief journey into shark territory the other night. Holding steady for now until he clears the bounce.

Wendy&Neko said:
I hope you both get a break for a couple of cycles
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I still don't trust him with his recent antics, the last bounce he cleared scared me good when I woke up to a cat in the 30's. I'm just going to accept the fact that until he gets a little more consistent, at least one late night test is a good idea... I guess that will have to do for sleep.

Doodles & Karen said:
The last few months I have felt pretty crappy most days.
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I get that after a few days... A few months and I'd be wearing the jacket with the extra long sleeves:woot:
 
saltycat said:
at least one late night test is a good idea... I guess that will have to do for sleep.
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I have to get that +8 at minimum in the wee hours. Waking up to the 20's or 30's is a nightmare. Recently I slept through the alarm, got up at +11 and he was 37 :banghead: Hope you get some sleep and Jack comes down slowly for a nice surf tomorrow.
 
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