Michele&Molly
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HI all -
Just an update on the Molly-bolly.
For the past month, her numbers have been unusually high with little drop. I planned on taking her to the vet's office to make sure she didn't have an infection or something that i was missing. Part of me felt like something was going on despite her 'normal' behavior; eating, affectionate, purring, etc.
As others here have pointed out, it may be her weight that is preventing regulation. She's quite a little fatty weighing in at 14.5 pounds - keep in mind, she's a tiny cat. At first, i thought she could be an acro-cat but after careful observation, it was discovered that at feeding time, once the others walked away, Molly thought she was at the grand buffet! I agree with everyone that her weight is not helping matters (thanks you guys for pointing me in the direction of Dr. Lisa's article on weight)!
This week i was able to switch her shot time (6am/6pm from 8/8) that would better work with feeding (thanks again Pamela!). Even on the 6/6 schedule in the recent past, and her numbers weren't so great then either.
Well all of a sudden, pesto, magic, we are coming out of the reds (thank goodness!!). Not only are we coming out of the reds but we are getting pre-shots in the 100's. My reaction to this has not been good (i mean by changing the doses). For example, she's currently receiving 2.5u. Last night her pmps was 139 and i shot 2u (i was nervous she was going to go too low at nadir). This morning her amps was 283 (which is a number i am very happy with) and shot 2.5. Tonight's pmps was 152. Again, i am nervous she is going to go to low tonight so instead of this back and forth btw 2.5u and 2, i shot 2.25 and hope to hold it there consistently to see how she does on it.
I should also mention that we just switched meters. I prefer the ReliOn but was using a OneTouch as I was given free strips. This week we went back to the ReliOn.
I am sorry if this is so confusing - my ss is updated if you'd like to take a look.
p.s. do u find that if u type 'too much' here you can't see the bottom of the window you are writing in? Even when i move the scroll bar, the window just displays the middle of my post. Nope, can't see a thing i'm typing right now, grrr.
Just an update on the Molly-bolly.
For the past month, her numbers have been unusually high with little drop. I planned on taking her to the vet's office to make sure she didn't have an infection or something that i was missing. Part of me felt like something was going on despite her 'normal' behavior; eating, affectionate, purring, etc.
As others here have pointed out, it may be her weight that is preventing regulation. She's quite a little fatty weighing in at 14.5 pounds - keep in mind, she's a tiny cat. At first, i thought she could be an acro-cat but after careful observation, it was discovered that at feeding time, once the others walked away, Molly thought she was at the grand buffet! I agree with everyone that her weight is not helping matters (thanks you guys for pointing me in the direction of Dr. Lisa's article on weight)!
This week i was able to switch her shot time (6am/6pm from 8/8) that would better work with feeding (thanks again Pamela!). Even on the 6/6 schedule in the recent past, and her numbers weren't so great then either.
Well all of a sudden, pesto, magic, we are coming out of the reds (thank goodness!!). Not only are we coming out of the reds but we are getting pre-shots in the 100's. My reaction to this has not been good (i mean by changing the doses). For example, she's currently receiving 2.5u. Last night her pmps was 139 and i shot 2u (i was nervous she was going to go too low at nadir). This morning her amps was 283 (which is a number i am very happy with) and shot 2.5. Tonight's pmps was 152. Again, i am nervous she is going to go to low tonight so instead of this back and forth btw 2.5u and 2, i shot 2.25 and hope to hold it there consistently to see how she does on it.
I should also mention that we just switched meters. I prefer the ReliOn but was using a OneTouch as I was given free strips. This week we went back to the ReliOn.
I am sorry if this is so confusing - my ss is updated if you'd like to take a look.
p.s. do u find that if u type 'too much' here you can't see the bottom of the window you are writing in? Even when i move the scroll bar, the window just displays the middle of my post. Nope, can't see a thing i'm typing right now, grrr.
