very low BG Please help [improving]

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Andrew Galloway said:
  • 07:30 feed
  • 09:30 test
  • 10:30 feed and test again?
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Nope. Assuming Lucifer will not have eaten for the 2 hours preceding his breakfast time, test him just before his 7:30 meal for a fasting BG. Then feed him as you normally would and then test him 3 hours after his breakfast. Since you have no insulin right now and aren't likely to have it by shot time tomorrow morning, we can use tomorrow's day cycle to gather some useful data to see what he's doing without insulin. Does that make more sense?
 
Did you get another test again yet? If not please do so. The karo you mixed into the food doesn't stay in the system long so we need to make sure Lucifer's BG is holding or rising on its own and not dropping again.
 
Hi State-buddy.

How should I proceed with dinner for Lucifer tonight, considering the lack of insulin? The emergency dish he received earlier was about 1.375 oz (1/4 of a 5.5oz can), plus honey. I'm worried about raising his BG too high.

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I was planning on testing in about 15 minutes (feeding time).
 
Test him now then you can feed him again whenever you are ready. We need to see what his BG is without anymore food in the picture now. We'll decide about the honey once we know what his BG is now.
 
Vetsulin AlphaTrak2
3 units 07:50 PST
+9.5 56/60 food with some honey on it
+10 73
+10.25 100
+11 163
+11.5 BG 140

Spreadsheet still in progress, sorry.
 
Andrew it's great that you are getting the spreadsheet done and absolutely wonderful that you are home testing. No apologies required.

Looks like a high normal end of cycle for Lucifer. And given the low he had earlier, that number may be a bit inflated from a bounce. Anxious now to see what his BG is in the morning.

At least you get to have a nice worry free night's sleep Andrew. Lucifer is looking mighty fine right now. :D
 
Andrew Galloway said:
is Worf named after the Klingon
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Yes Andrew. Worf is my precious feral rescue found at 5 days old and reared by humans so he got named after the Klingon because his childhood was similar and he "klung" onto life despite the odds! :cat:

Thank you for getting your spreadsheet done and linked despite the events of this evening. We rely on the SS to help us help you so you are all set now.:)
 
Feed him as you normally would. Can't starve him just because he doesn't have insulin.....that would be the absolutely wrong thing to do. I'm not liking that high number as I'm sure you aren't either but it's likely, at least in part, a product of a bounce from the lows yesterday. Let's see where he's at 3 hours post meal to see if his BG has dropped at all.
 
a belated welcome, Andrew -- I was distracted yesterday and missed all the drama

I'm just a bit south of you between McKenna and Yelm -- I'd offer you some Vetsulin but I already donated my leftovers to a rescue group -- I do have leftover U-40 syringes if you need those -- the rescue group didn't need them

are you able to get that ProZinc reasonably easily? it IS much easier on Lucifer's system -- I switched from Vetsulin to Lantus and it makes a world of difference -- still need to be cautious, test often, plan ahead
 
Just a heads up, we were able to pick up the Vetsulin refill this morning. Lucifer was given a reduced dose of 2 units since he'd been off it for a day and a half. Does that sound like a reasonable approach? I didn't want to overwhelm him. We'll be testing throughout today and hopefully be able to gauge an appropriate dose for tonight. Of course, any and all advice is welcome in the meantime :)

We are looking into ProZinc as well.
 
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