9/9 Elmo PMPS 427+ 2 285 +3 204 + 4 254 +5 216 +5.5 165 +6 156+6.5 163+7 116+ 7.5 67+8 141+8.5 173

+6.5 163 wooooo hoooo ...feed what ???

 

@Wendy&Neko @MrWorfMen's Mom

 

Leave him be and test at +7 ?

 

Leave him be and no more food and retest at +7.

 

Bless ur heart, Linda ...looks like u are the only first responder Jewels in your crown, dear friend, jewels in your crown

 

You can bet your bottom dollar I'm gonna be going to bed early tonight! Is it a full moon?

 

That is exactly what I said ..out loud ...to no one in particular !!!! Had it alllll figured out ...and look what a fine kettle of fish Mr Elmo has us in ...ahhhhhhh

 

He's trying to get up on the coffee table to get at the gravy but his ole lard butt won't cooperate ...gotta remember to put that in the kitchen

 

116 ....

 

You've got to be pulling my leg. He's on a mission tonight. More HC gravy me thinks. What is the % carbs in your gravy food?

 

Just 14

 

Gave ab a teaspoon ...more than that ???

 

That should be OK he's later in the cycle and not in the danger zone.

I would give him 2tsp if he will eat

(BTW 14% is more MC than HC)

Do you think you could put the numbers in the SS??

 

Good morning Gil !!!

 

Test next when ???

 

I can do ss while wait for next test but don't know how to stack numbers

 

Just use your space bar leaving a couple of extra spaces between readings so it pushes them down to the next line.

 

Morning from sunny Spain

Next test in @+7.5 He dropped quite a bit in the last 30 min. Usually I would say 1 hour, but with the iffy eating and the fast drop in the last 30min.

 

Good morning Gill. Glad to see you here. Beth and Elmo and Debra and Yoyo are having quite the nights here.

 

Didn't get to ss ...desk top in other room ...straining food for gravy ..he's loving it

 

Will have to do Ss after this is over and I get a little sleep ....mercy ....next test in ab 5 minutes

 

If you find that the numbers don't stack you might need to alter the format.
Select the whole ss by clicking on the top left hand square just below where it says fx then select format, text wrapping and finally click on Wrap.
I've illustrated it on georges ss, in the image below

 

67

 

Gave 2 t gravy again ...

 

Anything else to do ????

 

Get out the karo or honey. Elmo is on a mission to drive us crazy tonight. Mix a 1/4 tsp of karo or honey into some gravy and let Elmo have at it.

 

Just gave 2t gravey ...give a little more gravy with honey ??

 

PMPS 427
+2 285
+3 204
+ 4 254
+ 5 215
+ 5.5 165 1tsp MC??%
+ 6 156 2tsp MC ??%
+ 6.5 163
+7 116 two teaspons HC (14%)

If your HC is 14% I think you should add a drop of honey to that. 67 on the AT is time to stop him from falling any more and the 14% is not cutting it.

 

yes

 

Get some karo or honey into him to keep him from sliding further.

 

Gill, Beth is using a human meter not an AT2. The red bar at the top does give that impression.

 

Not AT but relion prime

 

Next test when ??

 

30 minutes after gravy & honey/karo.

 

PMPS 427
+2 285
+3 204
+ 4 254
+ 5 215
+ 5.5 165 1tsp MC??%
+ 6 156 2tsp MC ??%
+ 6.5 163
+7 116 two teaspons HC (14%
+7.5 67 two teaspoons 14% with a bit of honey

thanks for clarifying I was confused, saw the red bar, (not enough coffee yet this morning)

 

@Gill & George can you stay with Beth? It's been one continuous rodeo here today and tonight (4 or 5 cats being excessively dramatic today....I've lost count). It's 4am here and I'm toast.

 

yes I can stay until he comes up

 

I don't know what time I gave the honey and gravy ...to know when 30 minutes have passed...

 

Just do it 30 min from last test then don't worry about it.

 

Looks like you gave it about 10 to 15 minutes ago.

@Gill & George Thanks Gill.

Beth I'm heading off to get some sleep. You are in good hands with Gill. Talk tomorrow.

 

I think 3:35 will be 30 minutes

 

No words of thanks are adequate to you both ❤️❤️❤️

 

15 minutes ago from this post you said you gave 2 t gravy, and asked give him more gravy and honey? and Gill said yes, so about 14 minutes ago you gave him gravy and honey.

 

Will get higher carb gravy food ...all I could get locally was 14 carb gravy

 

141 at +8

 

Now what ???! Merciful Lord !!!!

 

Great,
No food now (because appy is iffy, if it weren't I would give a little LC to sustain him), I think he may be bouncing or could be the honey talking.
Test in 30min

 

I know honey gives a short kick ...no feed and test in 30 ... I could syringe a little food if you think good, Gil

 

PMPS 427
+2 285
+3 204
+ 4 254
+ 5 215
+ 5.5 165 1tsp MC??%
+ 6 156 2tsp MC ??%
+ 6.5 163
+7 116 two teaspons HC (14%
+7.5 67 two teaspoons 14% with a bit of honey
+8 141

Yes some LC as long as you think he's not too full.

 

How much LC ??

 

1 teaspoon or 2
I always gave 2, but george has a very good appy.

 

Just realized it was almost 3 years to the day that Chris (China) stayed up with me thru some scary low numbers ...yall are crazy wonderful people ❤️

 

Gil, how long have you lived in Spain and what brought you there, if you don't mind my asking

 

Elmo is currently licking and cleaning himself as I have not seen him do in a long while. This made his momma bean cray cray but he has enjoyed his feasting immensely !

 

Well we moved here from the UK 8 years ago, George came with us, he's a British Kitty.
No real reason to move other than we were ready for a different experience, I'm from Gibraltar originally, so I have family a couple of hours drive away too.

When George had his fast drops he would start licking and grooming himself like crazy once he was done dropping, usually up until that point he would sit by his food bowl and not move away until his BG was coming and staying up.

Wanted to ask what % is the food you are calling MC?
Just wondering?

 

Was told MC was 11-15 and HC 15-20 with gravey

 

Looked on Dr Lisa chart and wrote down /shopped for all the FF and Friskies I could find locally ...seems Elmo is little hard to get to come up so need to get high HC ...time to test ...

 

173 at +8.5 ....wheeew, now he's snoring

 

I will do housekeeping on thread title and ss tomorriw ...is the coast clear for me to get some sleep ?

 

That's correct.
It's just that early you said your HC was 14% (which is high end of MC) so I wondered what % the food was you were feeding that was MC

George was hard to bring up when he started on a slide too. I didn't usually fed HC unless he was under 50, there may have been one or two exceptions to this, but not usually

So we are one hour after HC food, I think next test at +9.5 and if he's still up then you can catch a nap before amps. since the carbs can wear off after two hours we wan't to be sure he doesn't crash when that happens. If he'd been clearly bouncing then we could have said night night , but not with these numbers as he is just holding steady.

 

+ 9.5 ....got it ...that will be one hour from now , correct ? I am strangely wide awake but brain is fogged ...thank you to the moon and back for coming on when you did ...a great blessing to Elmo and I . His two Fairy God Mothers, you and Linda , saved the day ....er night ....see you in ab 50 minutes

 

yes, no need for thankyous, someone was here for me once too. LOL I'm just imagining us both in a tutu and waving a wand

Sorry didn't finish explaining this.
If he dropped fast early on in his cycle, I would usually give between 9-14% carb, depending on how close to the low greens he was and how fast he was dropping.

With the numbers you were getting today (and because George was always a good eater)
I would have given him some LC snacks at those drops when he was in the yellows (but higher low carb 9%) and then MC 14% when he was in the blues. I also found that although gravy would bump him up a bit (he wasn't very ccarb sensitive/ funnily that changed when he came out of remission this last time) it never really sustained him much so I would squeeze gravy but always add some food as well. As I say he was easy in that he is such a great eater.
I don't like to use HC unless it's needed (under 50 usually) since we don't want to mask the need for a reduction. That could land us in a sticky situation.
Does that make sense?

 

Love all the good info ...yes it makes wonderful sense. And I bet you thot I'd fallen asleep I actually have my alarm set for 5 just in case I drifted off while sitting up . The wealth of info , wisdom and experience is the blessing of this Board ...helping Elmo and I not once but twice. Such a gift ❤️

 

I see Elmo has been keeping you on your toes. I hope he keeps surfing safely and doesn't bounce.

 

+ 9.5. 152. Are things safe now ? @Gill & George ??

 

Good morning Carla !!! We are up early to catch you before work Yes, we need huge Carla prayers for NO bouncing Happy " Wednesday" to you

 

Yes he's about the same and it's now been two hours since you gave him some HC food so I would catch a nap before amps.

 

Be back in 2 luscious hours