4/23 | Jude: AMPS 136; +10 126; PMPS 143; +3 108

[Marielle]

yesterday's condo

Jude went a little lower than I'd like (again) at the beginning of last night's cycle, so I fed a little mc cards to help him along.

Have a lovely day, everyone! Safe surfs, kitties!

 

[Diane Tyler's Mom GA]

Have a nice day Marielle and Jude

 

[Marielle]

Have a nice day Marielle and Jude

Thanks, Diane!

 

[Helen + Noogi]

Hope Jude stays nice and steady for you today Mary. Have a lovely Wednesday

 

[Kat & Trixie]

Safe surfing Jude. Behave for your mom and no diving!

 

[Staci & Ivy]

Hope Jude has a good surf today and you both have a nice calm evening, Mary.

 

[Briana + Binx]

Interested to see what Jude's nadir is like tonight - hopefully nothing scary!!
Safe surfing

 

[Marielle]

Is it necessary to fast them two hours before preshot, and if so, why?

 

[Kat & Trixie]

Bumping this back up to the top for you.

 

[Angela & Cleo]

The suggestion to NOT feed two hours before pre shot is when kitty and CG are new to FD and because you don't want a food influenced PS BG. The carbs can wear off at the same time the insulin onsets leading to possible extra action early in the cycle.
Once you have data on carb sensitive and food bumps (that's where those +1s and +11s come in handy), it's not as important.
The other reason is that at that point in the cycle, the insulin is wearing off. Feeding carbs will cause the BG to shoot up and the insulin is wearing off. Make sense?

 

[Marielle]

The suggestion to NOT feed two hours before pre shot is when kitty and CG are new to FD and because you don't want a food influenced PS BG. The carbs can wear off at the same time the insulin onsets leading to possible extra action early in the cycle.
Once you have data on carb sensitive and food bumps (that's where those +1s and +11s come in handy), it's not as important.
The other reason is that at that point in the cycle, the insulin is wearing off. Feeding carbs will cause the BG to shoot up and the insulin is wearing off. Make sense?

It does make sense. And that's what I was thinking, but I wanted to make sure. The reason I ask is that I typically feed Jude when I get home from work, which is sometimes +10, +11, so about 1.5 to two hours before PM/shot. Here lately I've been running later in getting home, and because it is less than two hours from PS, I've been waiting until just after the PS to feed him. So what I'm noticing with this delay in feeding is that his PSs are lower, but then he is still dropping in the first two hours of a cycle, which has been concerning me, and has led me to feed carbs early in the cycle to ensure he doesn't dive. So tonight, I reverted back to my typical feeding schedule and gave him food at +11. He was, of course, a bit higher at PS than he is on those days where he is fully fasted two hours. But, I think that by feeding him at +10, +11, he won't dive in the first couple of hours of the cycle like he has been, and he will be sufficiently high when onset begins. Does that make sense?