12/28 Butters PMPS 58/...+3.75 45/+4.25 58/+4.75 59/+5.25 41/+5.75 58/+6.25 56/+6.75 58/+7.25 56

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  1. Butters & Lyla

    Butters & Lyla Well-Known Member

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    Yesterday numbers were a little wonky, but not bad considering the BCS and recent reductions.

    I'm mainly off work this week. So if Butters wants to do some work of her own, this would be the perfect time to do it. Just sayin'.

    Absolutely this makes sense. I would really like to make this change to bupe. I might give it a try soon. In addition to the 2 less effective doses of 2 drugs, I don't like that gabapentin is hard on her kidneys with CKD in the picture.

    Not yet. The incident is under investigation and all will be revealed soon;).

    Have a great day, all.
     
  2. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Morning Lyla, just saw you posted for today, she's looking good considering
    the BCS and the recent reductions . I hope you can start decreasing the gaba
    and if needed the bupe be increased instead ♥♥:bighug::bighug:
     
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  3. Bandit's Mom

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    And she's going to follow your schedule because....???? :p
     
  4. JaxBenji

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    Nice start for Butters :bighug: Hope she remembers how to cat-cation ;) Have a wonderful day, Lyla!
     
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  5. JOJI and Kit

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    with inspector butters on the case, i'm sure your bank mystery will soon be resolved.
     
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  6. carfurby (GA)

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    I hope Butters keeps surfing safely today.
     
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  7. Adrienne & Molly (GA)

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    Nice start for Butters surf safely :bighug:
     
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  8. tiffmaxee

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    Very nice Butters!
     
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  9. Katherine&Ruby

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    Nice numbers today, Miss Butters!
     
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  10. Colio

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    Nice numbers! Looks like Butters hasn't stashed away any of that chicken for later :)

    Have a good day Lyla :bighug:
     
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  11. Butters & Lyla

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    LOL. I hope she will. I still have that pesky unbridled optimism shirt on! Seems I cannot take it off:rolleyes:.
     
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  12. Butters & Lyla

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    Butters has been doing this slow slide all cycle...right into the low 50s @+9. I don't know when it will stop, so I fed 1/2 tsp 16% and some lc pork.
     
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  13. Sue and Luci

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    Nice work Butters!!!

    Keep the optimism shirt on Lyla!! I love it!:bighug:
     
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  14. Tomlin

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    Definitely keep that positive vibe going :bighug:!
     

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  16. Butters & Lyla

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    52 @+10. Fed some more raw pork and another 1/2 tsp 16%. How am I seeing 50s again so soon.

    I don't know if this is a bounce breaking cycle or if this is a late nadir or maybe both. I'm assuming her depot hasn't fully drained from the first .25U reduction + the BCS + the 2nd .25U reduction.

    :joyful: I'm hanging onto the comic for future use:cool::bighug:.
     
  17. Abdullah

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    Great numbers today, yay for Butters! :)
     
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  18. JaxBenji

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    Butters :woot::woot::woot: She made it to PMPS, right?! Oh those days of 50s at PMPS are back. I know you missed them but also didn't :joyful: Surf safely and politely (thanks @JOJI and Kit for that new one :))
     
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  19. JOJI and Kit

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    tl;dr yes
    the suspense was killing me; i had to check to spreadsheet
    kit missed that memo today. oof.
     
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  20. katy and mo (GA)

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    Butteeeerrrrrsssssssssss, surf safely for mama pleeeeaaasseeee.

    Looking forward to the outcome of the chicken vs credit card investigation :D
     
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  21. Butters & Lyla

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    She made it! Thanks for keeping each other updated while I was/am dealing with a work issue on my day off, lol. :bighug:. Susanne, you summed up my feeling of seeing a 50s PMPS tonight perfectly.


    Butters must have some of the depot from the 4.25u and the 4u still in play here.

    I hope Butters and kit both surf especially politely and let us all get some sleep tonight. Paws crossed. I hope this is okay to say. Don't show kit. Butters is not near me, sleeping under the hot air vent in the basement.
     
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  22. Butters & Lyla

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    50 @+2.25 - ....cute.
    One takeaway from 12/26 was to use HC and syrup with a drop this early in the cycle. Therefore, I fed 1 tsp HC.
    68 @+2.75 - no food given. Another takeaway was to test again in 30 minutes rather than wait an hour. Therefore, I will test again @+3.25.
     
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  23. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    This is like a miracle Lyla. Butters is looking fantastic.
    I just hope you can get some sleep tonight. You must be exhausted
    I'm just so happy for you both ♥♥:bighug::bighug::bighug:
     
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  24. Butters & Lyla

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    How it's going:
    58 @PMPS - Fed ~1/2oz raw pork
    88 @+1 - no food
    50 @+2.25 - Fed 1 tsp 21%
    68 @+2.75 - no food
    67 @+3.25 - no food
    45 @+3.75 Fed 1 tsp 21%
    Testing again, 30 minutes after feeding 21%.

    Sleep:confused: what is this sleep you speak of? It sounds familiar. lol.
    It's okay! I don't mind trading some sleep so that Butters feels better.
    Thank you for always cheering Butters on:bighug:.

    You hope she remembers how she didn't let me sleep for two straight weeks:p? LOL! It's starting to look like she remembers.
     
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  25. Marje and Gracie

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    Oh Butters! You did not just drop into the 40s after four cycles!!!
     
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  26. Butters & Lyla

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    I couldn't believe it, either. I rechecked and it's true she did:facepalm:.
    She has had two reductions and a BCS over a three day period one day ago. It seems a little soon to do yet another reduction. But if you, @Wendy&Neko and/or @tiffmaxee wouldn't mind giving me some guidance/advice, I could really use some!:bighug:
    Thank you
     
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  27. Bandit's Mom

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    I can see the shirt worked :p
     
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  28. Butters & Lyla

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    She was 45 @+3.75 - I fed 1 tsp 21% gravy
    She is now 58 @+4.25 - I fed 1 tsp 16% gravy...because...I'm trying to figure out how to keep her surfing. Or something like that.

    Maybe a little too well:rolleyes:.
     
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  29. Bandit's Mom

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  30. Wendy&Neko

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    Fourth cycle on this dose after a BCS, so five cycle since the 4 unit dose - I'd take the reduction.
     
  31. Butters & Lyla

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    It's going to be another long night. I'm so paranoid that Butters will drop too low if I let her go too long without a test.
    Even if I tried to sleep at some point, I'm not going to be able to.
    Looks like Butters and I will be binge watching something on TV.
     
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  32. JOJI and Kit

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    schitt's creek if you havent seen it.
    works well for those 30-mins-cant-really-focus-on-much needs
     
  33. tiffmaxee

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    Congrats on the reduction. I hope you get some sleep. I used to stay up until two hours up without food.
     
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  34. Bandit's Mom

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    WOW!
     
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  35. Marje and Gracie

    Marje and Gracie Senior Member Moderator

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    I agree with Wendy...I’d take the reduction. Good luck!
     
  36. Butters & Lyla

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    I am taking the reduction:). Thank you so much for the guidance, Wendy, Bhooma, Elise and Marje. Will see what happens.
    59 @+4.75. I am withholding food and checking again @+5.25.

    I never did watch it, even though I enjoy the stars. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for the reco!

    Thank you. When you say that you always stay up until two hours have passed without food, I was wondering if that's because you always test every 30 minutes for those two hours? Maybe this is a dumb question. If you weren't testing every 30 minutes you'd sleep and set an alarm, maybe?
     
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  37. tiffmaxee

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    No. I tested hourly. That was when Max would be under 50. He usually came up with hc or hc and a couple drops of Karro. I’d test in 20-30 twice and then two checks an hour apart without any food unless he was at least 80 after an hour.
     
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  38. Butters & Lyla

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    41 @+5.25. Fed 1 tsp 21% and 1 tsp raw pork.
    I'm continuing with 30 minute tests. And the two hour clock for no food has been reset.
     
  39. Katherine&Ruby

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    If our cats paid for the work we do on their behalf, we'd be millionaires. :p You're a trooper, Lyla. Hang in there, sister.
     
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  40. Cheryl & Jazzy

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    Wow, miss Butters!!! You've been a very busy girl today :eek:. Congrats on another reduction. Surf safely please, Butters. Looks like mama has another long night ahead :bighug:
     
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  41. tiffmaxee

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    Enough Butters. You made your point. Up please.
     
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  42. Butters & Lyla

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    She seems to want to make her point repeatedly! Just in case we weren't paying attention.
    Back up to 58 @+5.75. I'll try withholding food for 30 minutes and then test again.
    And time for :coffee:. And chocolate of course.
     
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  43. tiffmaxee

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    Good thing you don’t have to go to the office in the morning.
     
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  44. Bandit's Mom

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    My word, that depot built up again in no time!
     
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  45. Butters & Lyla

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    56 @+6.25. I'll try withholding food for another 30 minutes but I feel like she is going to drop lower. Maybe she won't though. I don't know.

    I know! I am very, very lucky that I don't.

    I know. So much has changed with her in just over a week: she has gone from being stuck in high numbers to having a depot I feel like I can't keep up with:rolleyes:.
     
  46. Butters & Lyla

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    When Netflix asks you if you're still watching your TV show, that's a hint that maybe it's time to stop. But I'm not going to stop. I'm five episodes into Schitt's Creek and it is hysterically funny! I can't believe I never watched it before.

    I feel like I can officially call this night a PJ party.
    For the record, I really enjoy sleep (when I actually do sleep). I'm not a night owl. I'm going to be tired. I hate napping. I have FOMO when I nap in the middle of the day.
     
  47. Bandit's Mom

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    @Marje and Gracie, @Wendy&Neko @tiffmaxee I am suggesting this with great trepidation. Please don't kill me! :)

    Do you think another BCS makes sense? Even if Butters bounces in the morning? Lyla is having difficulty keeping her over 50.
     
  48. tiffmaxee

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    I think if Butters bounces in the morning I would just reduce but if she’s cleared it by PMPS then I would think about a BCS tomorrow night to avoid another pj party.
     
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  49. Butters & Lyla

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    58 @+6.75 If she goes another 30 minutes without food, that will be two hours. So technically I could go to sleep but I will set up snacks in the auto feeder. Should I still think about getting tests? I think so...maybe a +10.

    What if she is not bouncing in the morning? Should I think about a BCS in the morning if she is not bouncing in the morning.
     
  50. tiffmaxee

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    It’s up to you but I think I would for your sake. I don’t think it will hurt Butters and you have got to be exhausted.
     
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  51. tiffmaxee

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    If she is above 50 at the next test I would set the auto feeder and go to sleep. I don’t think you will need a +10.
     
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  52. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Oh no Lyla, not again Butters.
    Lyla I don't know how you keep your eyes open and not pass out.
    I hope you can hit the hay soon. ♥♥:bighug:
     
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  53. Butters & Lyla

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    She did it! 56 @+7.25. Way to go, Butters:woot:. Auto feeder is set. She has eaten something from it already.

    Thank you so much Bhooma and Elise for the thoughts on the BCS and for all of the advice and help to make sure I kept Butters safe.:bighug:
    Thanks everyone for the support:bighug:
    Oh and JOJI or jw for the tv recommendation. lol. Two thumbs up.
    Diane, you're awake 24/7:confused:. LOL and I complained somewhere in my condo about being awake still. I'm no saint.

    4.25 hours until I start prepping her AM insulin dose! Goodnight FDMB!
     
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  54. tiffmaxee

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    Good night .
     
  55. Diane Tyler's Mom

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    Glad you are headed to bed, I'm probably going to go to bed myself.
    I know I stay up too late, I'm an idiot :p
    I know that Tyler will wake me up sooner or later
    Good night :bighug:
     
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