https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/7-26-gideon-blue-amps-388.232702/ Good Morning! After a pretty good BLUE day yesterday, Gideon is now in the BLACK! So, does this mean even the BLUES are too low for him? He continues on 1.75 units, which I decreased from 2 units. I am really not sure what to do. He looks fine and is eating well. Looking for suggestions. Do I just stay on the same path and hope he evens out? We are 2 1/2 months into this adventure.
Ouch! Gideon Blue, please come back down!! I don't have any dosing advice, but I am sure someone will help soon.
So I shouldn't have reduced? I guess you can't please everyone. Some folks wondered why I held off in the reduction, and when I did it, now we are worse off. I really have no idea what to do at this point. So now he will now just stay in the BLACK and RED? I would welcome some opinions, though not all will agree, I know. My vet wanted me to hold steady at 2 units, but Gideon went low, then bounced. I know it is better to be in the higher numbers than hypo, but he is way too high. Is there a chance his body will adjust to the 1.75 units. I think I am driving my husband nuts.
I myself I’m having trouble deciphering what a failed reduction is and yes I’m driving myself crazy with Disco’s varying numbers and my family comments behind my back that he’s controlling my life but that’s how I need to have it and I’m so glad I’m retired and can’t deal with it but I still would like to be able to predict what he’s going to do a little bit better than every time I test him feeling like I’m playing a slot machine and wondering what number is going to pop up…
No you should have reduced but sometimes a reduction fails. Max failed every reduction for a long time. Gideon also could be bouncing still.
Gideon's little liver is not yet adjusted to having numbers in the normal (green/blue) range. What you are seeing is the effect of a bounce from the Blues, believe it or not, and quite possibly the 96 the other day. (from what I remember it can take 6 cycles for a bounce to clear.) Make sure he didn't get into any forbidden foods. It is SO frustrating in the beginning...they bounce SO easily--seriously, when Nova first started surfing yellow, she would bounce back into reds. And, yes there is a chance he could adjust, but there is also the chance that you'll have to go back up in dose. Re-read the TR guidelines (i still have to after 7-8 months) Keep in mind....just when you think you can predict what will happen, our kitties throw us a curveball. Hang in there, it's a marathon, not a race, and the cats are in charge of the ever-changing route.
It took Max a year to stop bouncing and longer to become tightly regulated. After several months I started waiting for 3 drops under 40 to reduce. I think you are way too early in this to go that route. I just looked at his first ss and I started the 3 under 50 after 6 months.
