Fudge PMPS 146 + 2 57 +3 46, 61 +4 62

Ugh...I shot a .75 now what ?

Keep checking or feed ?

 

Holly, I would give Fudge some food right now to slow down this cycle.

 

ok

 

Then test 20 minutes after the food to see if it has raised him up. I would give MC food at this point to get him boasted up.

 

Since it is so early in the cycle, you will need to be diligent with testing him through his nadir to make sure he doesn't fall again after you boast him up. Also, I see where you give YA dry. He will need wet food to boost because dry takes to long to hit the bloodstream. You can make LC food HC by adding a drop or two of honey or syrup.

 

Post again after you test in 20 minutes okay?

 

46

 

I put honey on his gums

 

and he ate half can of fancy feast

 

Others will drop by, at this point I would mix Karo syrup with some food to bump him up. I have not seen your spreadsheet but if it were Baby, I would put Karo on her gums and then try to control cycle with food.

 

54

 

Is the 54 his +4?

 

Fudge earned a reduction to .5u . Here is the Shooting & Handling Low Numbers sticky. You'll want to keep testing for a few hours to make sure he stays up on his own.

 

Good and glad that you put some honey on his gums. Get another test 20 mins from eating the FF

 

He is at 54 at + 3

 

54 at + 3

 

I took 911 off.

 

Well done with the honey! If you need to you can mix it in his food like Bobbie said. I could get more into Gus after the gums that way and the LC food gave him something to go on when the honey wore off.

 

Be careful that you don't let him eat too much right now where he would get full and not eat later if you should need to get more carbs in him. Maybe 2 tsp. of food with a drop or two of syrup or honey. And keep testing.

 

You could also try mc food if you have any if he test in the 50's. Oh, and would you add his name to the subject box and the updates as well now that you have recovered from that 46!

 

And remember to keep testing until you have tests showing he stayed up, that he didn't drop when the HC/ honey wore off, for two hours without being fed

 

Just tested at 61...Panic mode. I think he must of got 1/8 tsp honey and a can of fancy feast. He was eating the fancy feast so fast ?? But just had a can earlier. Not like him.

 

Holly so glad you caught the low numbers! keep on doing what you are doing as he hasn't hit nadir yet and we don't want him to drop again. You did amazing getting him back up.

 

It's ok what you did letting him eat that much, you did what you had to do right then in that moment. You will do it a bit diffferently next time because you will know having done this today that you can! His low numbers are what makes him hungry. You did fine! (I don't even want to admit to how much sugar Gus got one episode..but it involved massive amounts of Karo, Honey AND HC food, with LC just for good measure my gall bladder ached just thinking of what I put into his poor system..learned a bit tho).
61 is a nice bump! Remember Keep testing until he stays up without feeding really well done!
Isn't it amazing how you can catch that drop early because of testing, and intervene and then apply the brakes?!
Again, Well done.

 

Thanks !!! Everyone. He is sitting in the kitchen waiting to be fed again. He already had 2 cans of fancy feast and syrup...

 

I would hold off on feeding for a few to see if he stays up on his own. Also, could you update the title line so we know he's out of the 40's?

 

This made me chuckle!

 

Instead of pancakes and syrup fancy feast and syrup

 

62

41 minutes ago he was a 61 ...

 

Haha! Too funny..it could be a joint breakfast..bite for me...bite for you...
Could happen with enough experience with syrup!
Anti-jinx!!!

 

That's 1 down without dropping, one carb'untainted test! Three more to go right?! Then you breathe and get to not test as often! Woohoo!

 

I love that term, and thanks to @Tuxedo Mom for that one! Glad Fudge is holding his own now. As Karen said, I would hold off feeding anymore right now to see if he is going to surf on his own.

 

Otherwise you get to keep resetting that 2hr clock!

 

He went upstairs to bed. I didn't feed again...I will check at 12 and 2 ...thanks everyone !!

 

71 at + 5

 

Great job! Keep surfing Fudge.

Marilyn and Polly

 

He is going up...He has been sleeping all day. Seems so tired poor guy.

 

Pretty, gentle rise in numbers. That means you did a really good job catching that low and gently putting on the brakes, rather than slamming them on and sending his numbers soaring ( been there done that)
I think it was @Bobbie And Bubba who described it that way? Really gave a great visual that helps me get the process.

 

Thank u !

 

I think it was @Gill & George who described it that way and it is a great visual. I too am a visual learner.

 

He is dropping from 114 two hours ago to 109 now

 

I have to feed him then wait 2 hours to shoot

 

I don't think I can take credit for that one.
It is a good visual though, I think it sounds like something @Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey would say.

Those two numbers are basically the same, looks like fudge is cruising.

We usually don't feed after about +6 as it can put the brakes on the insulin and see kitty run high into pmps. If you don't feel comfortable not feeding then just give him a tiny amount. Those numbers are fine.

ETA we don't usually feed after +6 unless the numbers demand it. The numbers for fudge are totally ok.

 

He typically eats lunch at + 6....But slept through it so just gave him a quarter of a fancy feast small can. He typically will eat the whole thing. He is due for his shot in 2 hours so hopefully won't influence the numbers too much. He went back to bed. Very tired.

 

Found who it was..and the winner is....
@Wendy&Neko !!
Wendy&Neko said: ↑
Look at all that lovely blue on Spot's SS. What a good boy Spot, best birthday present he could give.

With feeding the curve, you might try feeding low carb, or mayb higher low carb (8-9%) instead of the gravy. You want to slow him down with a tap on the brakes, instead of slamming them down with HC. Save the gravy for low numbers (lower greens) or really fast drops. When you first see those green/low blue numbers, feeding a tsp or two of low carb every hour can help them to surf there. Having said that, there's probably not a person here who didn't over carb the first time their kitty got clost to normal BG numbers.

Part of what you are doing now is learning how carb sensitive Spot is, and at what point in the cycle. you need what carbs. ECID, some cats only need a few extra carbs, some need a lot. Take good notes on quantity and amount of carbs you feed if you are trying to steer, and you will start to see a pattern. Also, the point in the cycle can be important. When the insulin is waning in the back half of the cycle, you usually don't need as many carb as the front half when it first onsets.

 

Not me who came up with that analogy. @Jill & Alex (GA) used it on Neko's condo over 4 years ago. It's a good visual.

Congrats on the reduction! Awesome surf today Fudge.

 

Good detective work, Les!

 

I ended up giving regular chicken and beef fancy feast. Had no gravy on hand and probably 1/16 th tsp of honey. Maybe the grave kept him from gping up fast. .

 

I fed him 1/4 of a can of FF at 4:30. tested at 5:30 and was 160. At 6:30 165 so I shot a .50.

 

I wonder how this night will go...at .50

Fed 3/4 can of FF with .50 and dropped from 165 to 127 an hour later.

 

Just stay diligent and glad that you gave him some food to slow him down. The bigger depot could be at play here. Hope you will be able to get some rest tonight.