Alpha Trak 2 strips vs Freestyle Lite or Freestyle Insulinx test strips

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MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Sorry....just seeing this now. He's right on the cusp so skipping today is fine. Once I get his readings plotted on the spreadsheet, we can decide next steps as his numbers do need to come down. He's not real high by any means but it looks like we can get him down more.
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Yes Android 4.2.2
 
@MrWorfMen's Mom here is a continuation from above that left off with BG
readings from Friday 5-24-19

5-25-19. SATURDAY
AMPS 187. No Insulin give
PMPS. 195 No Insulin given

5-26-19. SUNDAY
AMPS - 187 No Insulin given @MrWorfMen's Mom
PMPS - 203 Decided not to give insulin

5-27-19. MONDAY
AMPS- 201 No Insulin given
PMPS - 295 Gave skinny 0.5 @MrWorfMen's Mom
+4 - 150


5-28-19 . Tuesday
AMPS - 289 Will give skinny 0.5 again @MrWorfMen's Mom
PMPS - 254 will give skinny 0.5 again

5-29-18 WEDNESDAY
AMPS - 213 gave 0.25 units @MrWorfMen's Mom
PMPS -. 263 gave 0.5 units Shot at 10:15 PM
+ 3.5 148. Actually tested him at 1:40 AM (Thurs)
+4.5. 162 Actually tested him at 2:40 AM. (Thurs )
 
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5-30-19 THURSDAY
AMPS - 270. Went ahead and gave a skinny 0.75
Will re test
+4 184

5-30-19 THURSDAY
PMPS - 224 gave 0.75 skinny
Will re test tonight
+3 - 137
+5 - 159
 
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Now that I have everything on the spreadsheet, I think we need to lower the no shot reading. How about trying 185 as your no shot limit for now? I also think changing up the dose based on pre-shot numbers is muddying the picture somewhat, so I would suggest giving a shot of 0.25u for any reading of 185 or above as long as you can grab another test around +3 or so to see what Tyler is doing on that dose. Try that for 2 or 3 days and then we'll re-visit the situation. Until we see if we can get you able to take over the spreadsheet, please provide the readings here so I can update it for you. Once I have your email (as per PM) I'll send you the share URL and you can add it to your signature so the spreadsheet will always be available to anyone helping. :)
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Now that I have everything on the spreadsheet, I think we need to lower the no shot reading. How about trying 185 as your no shot limit for now? I also think changing up the dose based on pre-shot numbers is muddying the picture somewhat, so I would suggest giving a shot of 0.25u for any reading of 185 or above as long as you can grab another test around +3 or so to see what Tyler is doing on that dose. Try that for 2 or 3 days and then we'll re-visit the situation. Until we see if we can get you able to take over the spreadsheet, please provide the readings here so I can update it for you. Once I have your email (as per PM) I'll send you the share URL and you can add it to your signature so the spreadsheet will always be available to anyone helping. :)
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Ok so what you are saying is don't use the no shoot that I gave been using which is if it's under 200 don't shoot. So if it's 185 or under Don't shoot. If it's 185 or above and I can grab a +3 give 0.25 units. Is that correct. So let's say I get a BG of 285 just give 0.25 units? Am I understanding this correctly @MrWorfMen's Mom
So as you can see his AMPS was 180 so I didn't shoot
 
You are right on! And I agree totally with not shooting the 180 this morning. When lowering the pre-shot no shoot number, we take it down slowly for safety reasons. With Vetsulin having an early onset and sometimes quick and abrupt drops, you need to do this methodically to figure out just what works for Tyler. When you give a different dose at different pre-shot numbers, there is really no way to see what any particular dose is doing as far as BG is concerned. It sometimes works once you have kitty pretty well regulated but right now Tyler is bouncing around from too high to normal numbers sometimes so I think his pancreas is kicking in at times. That makes it a bit tricky but it's a good sign. :D
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
You are right on! And I agree totally with not shooting the 180 this morning. When lowering the pre-shot no shoot number, we take it down slowly for safety reasons. With Vetsulin having an early onset and sometimes quick and abrupt drops, you need to do this methodically to figure out just what works for Tyler. When you give a different dose at different pre-shot numbers, there is really no way to see what any particular dose is doing as far as BG is concerned. It sometimes works once you have kitty pretty well regulated but right now Tyler is bouncing around from too high to normal numbers sometimes so I think his pancreas is kicking in at times. That makes it a bit tricky but it's a good sign. :D
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Ok I think I understand , as you can see I've been shooting 0.25 sometimes, then 0.5 sometimes, then 0.75 sometimes. So we really don't know what particular dose is doing for 2 or 3 days in a row @MrWorfMen's Mom
 
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