@Marje and Gracie
Could you explain something to me please?
My logic seems to struggle with understanding this.
Let’s say I give my cat 2 units of Lantus when his AMPS (morning pre-shot blood glucose) is 25 mmol/L (250 mg/dL),
And about 7–8 hours later, his blood glucose drops to a nadir of 12.9 mmol/L (232.2 mg/dL).
Now, let’s assume his blood glucose stays around that level until the evening shot (PMPS), and I give him another 2 units of Lantus.
What I don’t understand is this: if the previous 2-unit dose already lowered his glucose from 25 mmol/L (250 mg/dL) to 12.9 mmol/L (232.2 mg/dL), wouldn’t giving another 2 units now—when his blood glucose is already at 12.9 mmol/L (232.2 mg/dL) —push it even lower, possibly to dangerous levels?
The reason to that is because the lantus left his system right?
And my most important question:
And what if a AMPS shot of Lantus brings my cat's blood glucose down from 25 mmol/L (450 mg/dL) to 12.9 mmol/L (232.2 mg/dL), but then it goes right back up to 25 mmol/L (232.2 mg/dL) again before the next PMPS shot (Which happens everytime to my cat) how is it ever supposed to reach and stay in average healthy ranges throughout the day if it keeps jumping back up to the previous levels?