TYLER'S JOURNEY #10

@MrWorfMen's Mom Hi Linda
THURSDAY 8-30-19
PMPS - 141 Going with Skinny 0.75 what do you think

 

Yeah, it's a night cycle or I'd say try the skinny 0.75u but we need our beauty sleep.

 

I think I will go with the 0.75 skinny, I was going to suggest that but wasn't really sure. I will definitely monitor him . Catch you later @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom good morning Linda
FRIDAY 8-31-19
AMPS - 169 going to shoot Full 0.75

 

Okey Dokey I will talk to you later on and have a good day

 

You have a good one too.

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey my friend
FRIDAY 8-31-19
PMPS - 160 I am going with the Full 0.75

 

How about a full 0.75u? He's only 9 points lower than this AM and he didn't do anything dramatic today.

 

Yep I can do that, didn't know if I could push it a little, but you know me I can monitor him @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
I am going to break open the new bottle of insulin this morning. Looks like he hasn't been doing much and his his AM and PM pre shots have been higher
SATURDAY 8-31-19
AMPM - 173 going with Full 0.75. Do you agree @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

I concur. Go Tyler! You'd look mighty good in a little dark green.

 

OK I'm dying to see what happens with the new vial. I will check in with you later @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda
SATURDAY 8-31-19
PMPS - 172 going with 0.75 Full See what happens tonight @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Come on Tyler. Strut your stuff to green.

 

I know, he is starting to aggravate me know lol

 

Patience Mom!

 

OK I'll try lol

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom good morning Linda
SUNDAY 9-1-19
AMPS - 162. Going with Full 0.75

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom are you doing anything for Labor Day weekend?
I am, I am going food shopping today . Its so exciting lol
How are all your kitties doing?

 

Funny, I have to run out today and do some grocery shopping too. Otherwise nothing special this weekend. Spent some time cuddling kitties and catching up on sleep yesterday. Not sure the sleep catch up worked but the cuddling was fun. Kitties are Ok but Myster is being very fussy about food. Have to keep chasing him with his food dish. Poor guy.

 

I wish I had kitties that liked to cuddle. Neither Tyler or Perry will jump on my lap or get in bed with me. Every cat I have ever had never cuddled. It just irks me Iol
Perry will jump in his cat napper that's attached to the window and will look at me with his big eyes and then he sticks his butt up and wants it rubbed Iol. Then he will lay down and look at me upside down and rub my nose and butt me with his head. He will sometimes give kisses . If I stop rubbing him all over he stares at me to keep on rubbing him. He could stay there for an hour probably getting a nice massage.
That's about all the lovins I get
Poor Myster I feel so bad for him

 

Myster sleeps with me with his front paws draped over my ankles so I can't move much. Worf will jump on my lap and flop out for a long snooze but he doesn't do it everyday and it's on his terms. God forbid, I decide I'd like some cuddles....he just runs and won't even let me pick him up. I think he thinks we're playing tag. Miss Menace isn't a cuddler but like Perry will accept mauling while flopped elsewhere at any time. Very occasionally, she will come lay on top of me if I am sprawled on the sofa and often likes to get under a blanket I've thrown over my lap but I think that is just a poly on her part to meet me halfway so I keep feeding her because she usually does this only when she wants food early and I don't co-operate immediately!

 

That's too funny about Miss Menace. They are something else. Every thing has to be done on their terms is right. Sometimes I just pick them up and just kiss the heck out of them on their nose, I say to them its to bad you are getting kisses.
Perry likes me to hold him and rock him back and forth for awhile.
We aren't the owner's' they are lol

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda
SUNDAY 9-1-19
PMPS - 193 giving 0.75 full
I have no idea what's going on with these high pre-shots
He was doing so good. Going to shoot around 9:20 @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Tomorrow is he is high pre-shot again, you could bump him up to a full unit and see what he does.

 

Ok now I really feel discouraged. Tonight he was eating in the kitchen and I heard some one blow their horn pretty long. I walk in the kitchen Tyler is gone and the food is not nearly finished, I look all over and then find him in the bath tub because the horn scared him. I had to hold the dish up to his mouth to feed him in the tub, while he just laid there.
I swear he is going to be the death of me @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

I am so sorry but I had to laugh at those antics. I have one who gets spooked if I try to unload the dishwasher while he is eating. What's even funnier is the lengths we go to accommodate these idiosyncrasies they have.

 

This is even better, had to give him the insulin in the tub. I had to climb in and get behind, while he even purred. OK now you go , next story , it's your turn
Unload the dishwasher , oh my god. I can't even sneeze by Tyler.
I love them all but some of them are really unbelievable with what spooks them and makes them stop eating. Weirdo's lol You are right about the lengths we go to for them

 

The visions of you in the tub giving insulin to Tyler is giving me the giggles. What I can never understand is that my dishwasher spooked cat doesn't get spooked by things I EXPECT him to be spooked by. There is no rhyme or reason and we promote some of it with our reactions even though we think we are just being caring and compassionate. Oh well, what's the point of having them if we don't spoil them!!??

 

You are absolutely right about spoiling these crazy kitties. I will check in with you in the am about Tyler's BG pre- shot

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
MONDAY 9-2-2019
AMPS - 165 going with Full 0.75
I know we talked about increasing to Full unit , right now I have enough test strips for am, pm and tomorrow am. I am going to my vet tomorrow for more. I don't want to run out just in case increasing it to a full unit I will need more. So for now I will have to stay with the Full 0.75 and see what his pure shot is tomorrow night @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

I agree completely. Nothing worse than a dropping BG and dwindling supply of strips! YIKES!

 

OK watch him surprise me today, I doubt it knowing Tyler. Looks like rain here I hope we don't get any thunder because I don't feel like getting in the bath tub again ha ha
Talk to you later on

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom helloooo Linda
MONDAY 9-2-19
PMPS - 151 going with Full 0.75 I'm glad his pre- shot tonight was a little lower
Do you agree on the Full 0.75 @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Yes I agree.You've shot a low 160s and 151 isn't that different. He'll be fine.

 

Okey Dokey my friend, Going to shoot in about 15 minutes, and this time not in the tub lol

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
TUESDAY 9-3-19
AMPS - 152 going with Full 0.75
Will be heading off to do some errands in about half hour and will check in with you later

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom evening Linda
TUESDAY 9-3-19
PMPS - 149 do you think I should go with the Skinny 0.75 since it's a night cycle
or do you think the Full 0.75 would be ok
At least I see his pre-shots are coming down a little @MrWorfMen's Mom
I am shooting Full 0.75

 

You shot a full 0.75u on a 151 the other night so I think you can do likewise tonight.

 

What's wrong with me lol, I see it , it was last night , sorry. It's Full 0.75 for tonight

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom Linda I completely lost track of time because I just had trouble with the tenants above me , Its 11 pm and I just realized I didn't give Tyler his shot
Damn it, I was going to shoot at 9:30 pm. Should I give it now , is it to late now. He finished his meal at 9 pm @MrWorfMen's MomIt is now 11:30 do I skip the dose @Bron and Sheba (GA) @FurBabiesMama @Idjit's mom
It is now 11:50 pm I guess it is to late to shoot. I feel so AWFUL that I have really screwed Tyler up. I guess his AMPS is really going to be high tomorrow morning.
So I guess I just take his pre shot AMPS tomorrow morning and see what it is and talk to you Linda on what I should shoot. I hope he is going to be OK tonight.
You don't know how awful I feel. He was doing do good, do you think this will really screw him up @MrWorfMen's Mom
Decided to test him anyway. At 9:00 pm he was 149 which was his pre- shot PMPS
Since I didn't get any response I skipped the dose.
I wanted to see what his BG was since I didn't shoot. He was hungry , so I gave him some FF Pate at 12:45 am.
I tested him at 1:45 am, so it was 4 hrs and 45 minutes since is pre shot test and his BG was 140
so it did go down even after eating the FF and with no insulin.

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda I had to skip last night see #41
Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be since I skipped last night
WEDNESDAY 9-4-19
AMPS - 168 going with Full 0.75 @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

First of all I hope you have stopped kicking yourself about last night. You are not the first to do this and won't be the last. I did that a few times with Menace and they always come out the other end just fine. I curled up with my old guy early last night so just seeing his now. Too bad it was because of the neighbours. I'm guessing they were making too much noise for Ashley?

Interesting that his BG didn't move much if at all. Wondering if we should lower dose a tad and see what he does.

 

Yes I stopped kicking myself only because his BG this morning wasn't that bad. Yes it was the people upstairs from me, making noise I was so aggravated that's why I forgot. I haven't shot yet so what do you suggest since his BG didn't move much. I was so nervous about not shooting and everyone I tagged must have gone to bed @MrWorfMen's Mom
I was even surprised after feeding him it went down a little

 

The fact that it went down suggests his pancreas is working to send out insulin when his food hit his bloodstream. It's a great sign. He tends to not see much of a drop all day but gets a nice surf going and I've never seen such flat cycles as he has with Vetsulin.
How about trying a 0.5u dose and we'll see if that leads to any increase or decrease in BG?

 

Ok will do and shoot on the line 0.5 . Thanks Linda now I better go shoot before I forget again lol Let's see what he does.

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom take a look at Tyler's SS for this morning, I think he did pretty good on the 0.5 on the line, do you agree. I will post his PMPS later on and get your advice if we should stay with the 0.5 on the line depending what his BG is tonight. Thanks Linda , you were right again about trying the 0.5 on the line dose for this morning. You amaze me. I will talk to you later

 

I wish you could hear the gravelly sound in my voice when I say "AHHHHHH so close" meaning close to green. No magic involved. It was that flat cycle last night with no insulin clue. HMMM! What to do tonight? See where he lands.....

 

I know , when I saw that 104 I said Shucks almost there. Whats do you mean about the flat cycle with no insulin clue

 

His PMPS was 149 and his morning was 168 with no insulin. Hardly any difference in those numbers...flat cycle.

 

OK got it thanks

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom OK
WEDNESDAY 9-4-29
PMPS - 151. Should we go with the same 0.5 on the line.
I am shooting a Skinny 0.5

 

Go with a skinny 0.5u and see what he does.

 

OK you got it, fingers crossed lol

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom good morning Linda
Take a look at this
THURSDAY 9-5-19
AMPS - 132 what do you think the 0.5 skinny
Going with Skinny 0.5

 

Sounds good to me. Nice lower pre-shot today.

 

Okee Dokee ,I know I was pleasantly surprised

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda
THURSDAY 9-5-19
PMPS - 146 think I can go with a Skinny 0.75 or a Fat 0.5 for tonight
I guess he didn't do that bad the AM cycle @MrWorfMen's Mom

I have to shoot now , since we didn't speak I will play it safe and go with the Skinny 0.5
Will talk to you later @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom thank god I changed my mind and went with the 0.5 skinny
@+2 he was 99 imagine if I went with what asked you about @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Well look at Tyler tonight. You obviously made the right decision. Sorry about earlier. I nodded off on the sofa thanks to a furry animal flopped in my office chair that I didn't want to disturb earlier. Got a little too comfy obviously.

 

I figured you were sawing logs lol. I'm glad I made that decision also

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom good morning Linda
FRIDAY 9-6-19
AMPS - 170 .Going with 0.5 on the line
Here is where I'm not sure as what to shoot, here's why
When Tyler's Pre- shots were around 150 or above Am or Pm we were shooting 0.75 Full, then when I forgot to shoot on 9-3-19 in the evening then we shot 0.5 on the line
on Wed morning 9-4-19 and his BG was 168
After that the last 3 times we shot 0.5 Skinny
This is why I'm questioning what to shoot now @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

I'd try 0.5u on the line again. He almost made it to green the other day starting from 168 so same starting point. It looks like he's needing a little wee bit less juice so I'm thinking you just ease it back a bit at a time to see what he does.

 

Ok will do, , yep I see that it was on 9-4-19 when he got that 104 number.
Did you ever get your office chair back last night lol

 

YEs it finally was relinquished but it took awhile. I was trying to type from the corner of another cushy chair looking like Kilroy looking up at the screen for awhile!

 

Well I think you just better get them their own office chair lol. You are too funny.
God forbid we bother our kitties. I do the same thing, they have to be more comfortable than us

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda
FRIDAY 9-6-19
PMPS 155. Going with 0.5 on the line
0.5 on the line or should I try a Skinny or a Fat 0.5
Looks like he didn't do much today @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

I think I'd go with 0.5u on the line tonight. I wonder if what you saw today was a tiny bounce from the borderline green yesterday?? He was pretty flat all day. Might be a little more active tonight.

Come on Tyler.....you look so good in green!

 

Alrighty, 0.5 on the line. Did the kitties fight you for the office chair yet lol

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
SATURDAY 9-7-19
AMPS - 137 0.5 Skinny ? @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

You've probably shot already but that skinny sounds good to me.

 

Hey Linda, yes I shot already, he didn't do bad last night, got a 101 at least, talk to you later

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda doesn't look like Tyler didn't do that much today on the 0.5 skinny I have a feeling you might have wanted me to give 0.5 on the line.
On 9-4-19 night cycle with the 0.5 skinny with almost the same BG he did better.
Will see what tonight brings

 

What the devil is he doing? Hopefully he'll get a little drop again in an hour or 2 from the second Vetsulin "hit".

 

Were you going to suggest the 0.5 on the line before I shot. I know what is he doing.
He just ate some FF Pate @+7.5 so I should test him again in about 2 hours and then of course I have to test him again for his pre shot

 

No I really don't think I would have. I really thought he'd have a better cycle with the lower dose. You win some, you lose some with these guesses.

 

I am going to test him in another 2 to 3 hour from now just to see what he is, like I said he had some FF @+7.5 that would be around +9 or +10

 

Ok 142 @+10

 

That's better!

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda
SATURDAY 9-7-19
PMPS - 166
0.5 on the line or do you think 0.75 Skinny @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

He's got me a bit flummoxed right now. Try an on the line 0.5u and see what he does.

 

I don't like to hear that lol lol he's being a naughty boy. How's everything going by you. Did you have to fight the kitties for the office chair tonight

 

No I am sitting pretty right now. That said, I need to go get some dinner for me and the furkids and may be in trouble when I get back. My dinner takes longer to prepare and of course they get served first. Otherwise status quo here.

 

Talk to you later or in the am aave a good night

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Linda I just tested Tyler at @+2.5 and its 99
I just gave him some FF Pate LC so its quite a drop correct
How soon should I check him again
If you don't see this I will check him in another hour @+3.5 @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

You got this. I think a check at +3.5 would be perfect. Loving the green. Thank you Tyler.

 

Thank god you were up yet, now if he rises a little do I still have to feed him? Just tested @+3.5 he is 120 but I did not feed. I guess I will check him in another 2 hrs which will be @+5.5

 

You can just feed him as you normally would. Kitties don't like their schedules messed with.
The only time I might suggest changing that would be if he were in a free fall and you thought he might keep dropping for several more hours. Happens with some cats and sometimes with longer lasting insulins but Tyler has been so stable I doubt you'd have that problem. You have hypo instructions printed out...right? Just checking but not expecting you to need them. Print them out and put them into hypo kit so they are available without a lot of putzing to find them.

 

Thanks for hanging around with me and checking up on Tubby lol Yes I have them printed out. I will check him again because I'm up with Ashley,

 

I am off to bed now. Tyler aka Tubby seems to be fine. Say HI to Ashley for me and I hope you both are able to get a decent rest tonight. I know Tyler will sleep just fine!

 

Thanks again Linda sweet dreams, catch you in the am

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom morning Linda
SUNDAY 9-8-19
AMPS - 139
For some unknown reason he won't, I tested him at 9 am and have been chasing him around for 15 minutes already. I'm going to boot him right in the butt lol
He is acting perfectly fine. Now what it's already 9:30 am
I can try again in a bit, if he won't eat a guess NS
If he eats I guess I can shoot at 10:15 or 10:20 am @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

GRRRRRR! He definitely needs to have some food on board and being a PIA like that I wouldn't necessarily trust him to eat before insulin onset. Stall as long as is workable. You can shoot earlier tonight if need be if he'll eat. Sometimes those lower pre-shot also come with a diminished appetite. Catch 22.

 

OK I'll keep trying for another 15 minutes, if he doesn't eat I'll skip.
Then see about tonight

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom get a load of this
AMPS 139 no shoot did not eat SUNDAY 9-8-19
@+3 he ate a good amount of FF Pate the little brat
@+4.5 BG was 127 how do you like this one lol

 

I love it and it's very telling. It looked to me like he might need less insulin at this point in time and the fact that his BG is down, not up after eating kind of bears that out. Can you test him again around 3 or 4 hours after the +3 meal please. If BG is still down, his pancreas is working much better. Let's see what the rest of this cycle looks like.

 

OK will do Auntie Linda lol, yes it looks like good news

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hi Linda well I tested him 3 hours later which was @+7.5 and he was 168. I guess we will have to see what his PMPS and where to go from there. just gave him about 2 tablespoons of FF he was looking for food, so that was @+8 @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Hmmm! Interesting but a tad perplexing.

 

@MrWorfMen's Mom hey Lady
SUNDAY 9-8-19
PMPS - 129 what should we do
So you saw @+8 I gave him some FF and now he's 129 @MrWorfMen's Mom