? Caninsulin dosage advice

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Matthew Brennan

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Hey guys, just done a curve test on Timmy. My spreadsheet shows the results, also below:

Should I be lowering or increasing his dosage, and if so by how much? He is currently on 4units a day. Injection times are 9am/9pm.

Thanks

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Matthew Brennan said:
Hey guys, just done a curve test on Timmy. My spreadsheet shows the results, also below:

Should I be lowering or increasing his dosage, and if so by how much? He is currently on 4units a day. Injection times are 9am/9pm.

Thanks

Timmy_Morning_Curve.png


Timmy_Nighttime_Curve.png
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. Good job testing and getting the spreadsheet going!
That is a really steep drop. The problem with a steep drop is that it can trigger a bounce. While 4 units is getting you into perfectly safe numbers, her body may be perceiving it as too low and releasing stored insulin causing the numbers to rocket back up. I wonder if lowering for a few days would stabalize the bounce and help lower the preshot numbers. Would you be ok with trying 3 units for a few days, while testing and see what happens?


What do other people think?
 
Matthew Brennan said:
Absolutely, I can lower it to 3 units. At what intervals do you recommend testing during the lower dosage?
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If you are doing a curve it's every 2 hours for 12 hours. If you just wanna catch a few mid cycle readings then I would aim for the +4-+6 area.
 
It's entirely possible that the dose will need to be increased, but by lowering it for now we can see what happens and see if the numbers settle a bit, then raise it again slowly if needed. :)
 
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