4/5 Cargo PMPS no test, 100@+2, 48@+3, 45@+3.5, 46@4, 53@4.5, 55@5

Good evening,

Cargo has just had a dose increase today and it's dropping him lower than he's been in a while. While I'm happy that the dose might be the highest he's going to need to be, it's unnerving that he's so low. He's a long time diabetic so I know that he needs to get below 40 to earn a dose decrease, however he's very lethargic. I have HC food and karo so I feel like I can handle a potential hypo but can anyone please advise how much/often to be feeding so I can coax a below 40, but only just so I can get him on the way back up?

Thank you!
Nervous Bean

 

I don't think I would feed/or withhold food to ensure a drop below 40! When he's ready for a reduction, he will get there by himself!

Btw, with that 52 on 4/2 you could have held the 2.25U dose.

Link to your previous post:
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/3-31-cargo-amps-196-222-4-pmps-322.245506/

 

Mel, you can also choose to do 3 times below 50 on three different cycles to get a reduction as well, instead of the 1 below 40 if you would rather for a long term diabetic..
I wouldn’t withhold food to get a reduction either .

 

Thanks @Bandit's Mom and @Bron and Sheba (GA) ! I didn't know I could lower the dose with the 3 cycles below 50! Should I put him back to 2.25 for now?

I have fed him a tablespoon of HC every half hour to try to raise him up. Should I continue with that until we're out of the woods?

 

You need to keep up the testing and HC until he is over 50. Then you can switch to low carb and keep testing to see he stays up.
He hasn’t technically earned a reduction. He will need two more under 50 or the one under 40.

 

Ack, I just fed HC after his latest test at 53! Oops! Ok, I'm about to test again in 10 minutes and assuming it's above 50 I'll feed LC. Thanks! I love knowing these thresholds so I don't have to be such a bother with all my questions.

 

You aren’t a bother
It’s all in the yellow sticky TR

 

So nice to see Cargo getting back to better numbers