1/25 Nelson AMPS 177, +2 166, PMPS 217

yesterday's condo: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3799&p=36578#p36578

Thanks to everyone who gave me pointers and helped me with the shoot/no shoot decision yesterday. I knew I would not be able to monitor Nelson as closely as I was on Saturday when I did a mini-curve and erred on the side of caution and shot a small dose even though I knew it would affect his shed. And there were some other things that I was doing wrong that I've corrected, including post titles and how I do my spreadsheet. I wasn't able to respond because once I went back on line it was pretty late but I did see your posts and Nelson did fine yesterday. I probably could have shot a normal dose but again, didn't want to take that chance.

Even though his PMPS was a little high last night, it wasn't up in the pinks. Today a manageable 177 since again I won't be able to come home to monitor. Wish I could shoot for lower numbers but the last thing I want is for him to go hypo while I am not home to monitor. Shot 1 u. The new vial of Lantus seems more effective and more predictable than the old one which I'm pretty sure I damaged (it stopped working, or at least working like it should, in 2 weeks).

WCR - Nelson was fine yesterday and is fine today. Appetite and behavior normal. Starting to get what we call his "old scratch" back.

I don't know how people do this WITHOUT testing. I felt a little bad yesterday about not being able to test through the day like I did Saturday but I wouldn't think now about shooting without testing first. I don't know how I could have been sent home with a bottle of Lantus, a vial of urine strips, with instructions to call the vet if there is no change in the strip (too late--and even then, isn't that more likely to be a good thing?) and what to do if he appears to go hypo.

This support group and board is a godsend. Thank you again everyone!

 

Re: 1/25 Nelson AMPS 177

Hi Bridget! Glad you shot to keep the shed open for business. Seems like you are making sound decisions for Nelson, balancing BG control with safety.

 

Re: 1/25 Nelson AMPS 177

So you shot a bloo number again this AM, any updates on how the day went?
It's normal to be scared at first... it will get better... trust me!

 

Re: 1/25 Nelson AMPS 177

He did really well. I tested out the door and he was 166, and was up to 217 at PMPS. DH got home around an hour before I did and gave him a snack of FF so even though I tested before main evening feeding the PMPS probably included a little food spike. He may well have been in greens at some point in the cycle.

I know I could shoot for a little bit lower numbers at some point but as I'm still such a newb and I won't be able to go home much this week to monitor am more concerned with keeping him in a nice, safe range for now. While I'm not happy that my first Lantus vial went bad I am glad that seems to be the reason why he was all over the place last week and hopefully we can work toward getting him regulated.