? To Shoot or Not to Shoot???

Sorry to keep bugging everyone on here, but I'm just trying to be really proactive about this re: getting Sake into remission and OTJ (if possible.) I don't want to rush the process, but I just want to do the best thing for her.

So she has not had a shot since yesterday morning at 8:00am, when I gave her 1U w/Lantus pen (using the dialer.) It is now ~32 hrs later, and she's got a BG of 200 at 7+. She also seems to be hungry. I've got my low dose syringes now, so should I give her 1U, .5U, or nothing at all? What do you guys think??? Thanks in advance

 

First go in and make your spreadsheet shareable. You are the only one who can see it.
If you are using your phone I believe you go to the three dots at the top right and make sure link sharing is turned on.
You are only at +7 so it's impossible to know what it will be at shot time. If it's over 200 shoot. I'll let someone more experienced with lantus to give specific dosing advice. @Kris & Teasel

 

You may want to post your dosing questions over on the Lantus forum: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/forums/lantus-glargine-levemir-detemir.9/

 

Yes, to posting on the Lantus forum.

It would help us if you set up your signature (light grey text under a post). Here's how:

• click on your name in the upper right corner of this page
• click on "signature" in the men that drops down
• type the following in the box that opens: kitty's name/age/date of diabetes diagnosis/insulin you're using /glucose meter you're using/what he eats/any other meds or health issues he has.

 

I had it set to "Anyone with the link can see it," but I guess it was still not able to be viewed. I think it is now "Public," but please let me know if it isn't and I'll try again. Thanks!

 

Aargh, I'm such a Newb... I'll put it over there. I don't want to be one of "those" people (hahaha)

 

No I can't see it. You have to click on the blue "share" button at the top right of your spreadsheet, then click on "anyone with link can view" and then copy/paste your SS's URL into the box.

 

See how the blue is showing? Man me sure yours is checked

 

I have copied & pasted at least 3 times, and it has the Public Share icon in the upper R corner (please see the screenshot,) so I'm not sure what else to do.

 

The link seems to be working now.

 

Yup, I can see it!

 

Good job fixing it

 

I can see it too.

 

Still no shot, and right before a delayed dinner, and we're at 154, 13+! I think the Spreadsheet updated, but I'm not sure. Thoughts???

 

Nice numbers. Ideally he'd be below 120 but being new you are right to skip.

 

Good (late) morning, Everyone! 51 hrs+ and still no shot. I finally got a pre-breakfast test from her, (and THIS time I DID NOT hit the vein--WOO HOO,) but it delayed her breakfast by about 2 hrs, which was definitely not the plan. It was the highest # so far: 257 @ 13+. I also have my 4 yr old with me this weekend, so it's more difficult balancing taking care of him and now, closely monitoring her as well, than it is on weekends when he's with his Dad. That 257 is her highest # since starting the Lantus 2 weeks ago. Her Spreadheet has been updated as well. Happy Sunday, Everyone

 

you may want to start a little insulin support. I don't have lantus experience so I would ask on the lantus forum, but I would think you could start with half a unit twice a day just to try to keep her under 120. Looks good.

 

Thanks, Janet. I do have it posted over there, but I've only had one person even respond at all. They're not very responsive over there, or at least not to me I figure I'll test her midway through her feeding cycle, and if she's not back to her lower #s, then I'll give her .5 unit at dinner.

 

Change the title to something like dosing advice please.

 

I think a good place to start is to check out the "stickies" on the lantus forum for the two dosing methods used, Start Low, Go Slow (SLGS) and Tight Regulation (TR). Both give ways to calculate a "starting dose" that I think would be reasonable for Sake (even though you technically already started). Once you figure out which method will work for you, you can get started and maybe start getting conversations going about Sake's progress.

I'm sorry you haven't gotten a lot of response yet on the Lantus forum itself, but don't worry, things will pick up . It takes a little while to get in the groove over there, and weekends are a bit spotty sometimes.

 

Color me completely confused at this point! At 3.5+, still no insulin in 55 hrs, we're back down to 110. I think I'll give her a snack now... (#neverendingscienceexperiment)