Tina & Sammy
Member Since 2010
Good morning LL,
Yesterday's Condo
I think Sammy is having a bit of a bounce from the low 40's last night. I thought about sticking with the 1.75 through this mini bounce, but decided to risk it and decrease. It might come back to bite me, but at least I can say that I gave it a try. I would like to be able to keep Sammy in the upper 50-70's without HC food.
Based on the pattern from Tuesday, where we were on a bounce and took a reduction, it will probably be a less active cycle today, which is good, because the boss is in the office most of the day today and I do have to get some work done and not spend every moment attending to Sammy. I am extremely thankful that he allows me to bring Sammy to work with me and I don't want take advantage of that or not get my work completed.
We will see how today goes. If it is anything like Tuesday then we probably won't see as much GREEN today, and will probably be back up in the low 100's for PMPS, and I will be giving fluids tonight.
As I do more analyzing of the spreadsheet I am seeing that we have only had GREEN PS numbers when we didn't have a drop into the 40's during the cycle before. So I am almost certain that the BLUE we have been seeing is a MiniBOUNCE, and I really want to prevent that. I know we will need to drop into the 40's for reductions, that is find, but I really don't want to drop to the low 40's.
We will see how today and the next couple of days go on this reduced dose and if I do see numbers trending I can always go back to the 1.75 units.
LOL! I am announcing it on the Podcast that will be posted on tomorrow morning. I recorded it last night and will edit and upload tonight and then have it go live tomorrow morning. If you joined my group then you will seen a new thread sometime tomorrow morning. I think the episode will be called "Shock of a Lifetime".
Yes, I do understand that Lantus is supposed to have a 2-3 hour onset, but Sammy hasn't received the memo and he starts using that insulin the moment it is in his system. We have had fast drops by +1 and even further drops by +2. It has been quite an exciting adventure.
I will be going to the store tonight to look for some medium carb food that is Turkey based and I will also look for the Gravy Lovers. I haven't been too concerned about him getting too full because his lows have been early in the cycle and since we are doing the mini meals he really hasn't had too much to eat at that point so there isn't a problem. The problem will arise when we have finished off those mini meals and end up with a low sometime late in the cycle. I really don't see that happening because even looking back at the 2010 spreadsheet most of the lows were before +6, but anything can happen, so I need to be prepared.
As far as working hard. I guess I sort of have been working hard to keep him above 50. I have to check my notes, but every time I have given HC I try to only give ½ tsp at first to see if that will help then 15-20 minutes later if he is still low or just above 50 I will give another ½ tsp. The last three times he has dropped down to the low 40's I have given 2-3 tsp of 26% food over a couple hour period. Would you consider this working hard, or is is this just normal. I think it is working hard. If I only had to give ½ tsp - 1 tsp once to bring him up then I might say that was reasonable, but then again, maybe it is because of the pate food I am giving rather than gravy. I will have to try the gravy the next time and see how that works for us.
I will be testing Sammy at +1 and then I will hopefully be able to go back to bed for an hour or so. It all depends on what that +1 number is.
I will check in a little later this morning or this afternoon to see how everyone else is doing this morning.
Have a great day everyone.
Yesterday's Condo
I think Sammy is having a bit of a bounce from the low 40's last night. I thought about sticking with the 1.75 through this mini bounce, but decided to risk it and decrease. It might come back to bite me, but at least I can say that I gave it a try. I would like to be able to keep Sammy in the upper 50-70's without HC food.
Based on the pattern from Tuesday, where we were on a bounce and took a reduction, it will probably be a less active cycle today, which is good, because the boss is in the office most of the day today and I do have to get some work done and not spend every moment attending to Sammy. I am extremely thankful that he allows me to bring Sammy to work with me and I don't want take advantage of that or not get my work completed.
We will see how today goes. If it is anything like Tuesday then we probably won't see as much GREEN today, and will probably be back up in the low 100's for PMPS, and I will be giving fluids tonight.
As I do more analyzing of the spreadsheet I am seeing that we have only had GREEN PS numbers when we didn't have a drop into the 40's during the cycle before. So I am almost certain that the BLUE we have been seeing is a MiniBOUNCE, and I really want to prevent that. I know we will need to drop into the 40's for reductions, that is find, but I really don't want to drop to the low 40's.
We will see how today and the next couple of days go on this reduced dose and if I do see numbers trending I can always go back to the 1.75 units.
LOL! I am announcing it on the Podcast that will be posted on tomorrow morning. I recorded it last night and will edit and upload tonight and then have it go live tomorrow morning. If you joined my group then you will seen a new thread sometime tomorrow morning. I think the episode will be called "Shock of a Lifetime".
Something important to keep in mind when making a dosing decision is that with Lantus you are not shooting the PS, you are shooting a number 3 or so hours in - when onset occurs.
I think Sami may be on a mission. . .
Yes, I do understand that Lantus is supposed to have a 2-3 hour onset, but Sammy hasn't received the memo and he starts using that insulin the moment it is in his system. We have had fast drops by +1 and even further drops by +2. It has been quite an exciting adventure.
I will be going to the store tonight to look for some medium carb food that is Turkey based and I will also look for the Gravy Lovers. I haven't been too concerned about him getting too full because his lows have been early in the cycle and since we are doing the mini meals he really hasn't had too much to eat at that point so there isn't a problem. The problem will arise when we have finished off those mini meals and end up with a low sometime late in the cycle. I really don't see that happening because even looking back at the 2010 spreadsheet most of the lows were before +6, but anything can happen, so I need to be prepared.
As far as working hard. I guess I sort of have been working hard to keep him above 50. I have to check my notes, but every time I have given HC I try to only give ½ tsp at first to see if that will help then 15-20 minutes later if he is still low or just above 50 I will give another ½ tsp. The last three times he has dropped down to the low 40's I have given 2-3 tsp of 26% food over a couple hour period. Would you consider this working hard, or is is this just normal. I think it is working hard. If I only had to give ½ tsp - 1 tsp once to bring him up then I might say that was reasonable, but then again, maybe it is because of the pate food I am giving rather than gravy. I will have to try the gravy the next time and see how that works for us.
I will be testing Sammy at +1 and then I will hopefully be able to go back to bed for an hour or so. It all depends on what that +1 number is.
I will check in a little later this morning or this afternoon to see how everyone else is doing this morning.
Have a great day everyone.
good luck with the reduction 
