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How long do any of you R insulin users keep it once opened???
I opened it about a month ago but have only used it 5 times so far. Now, I am using it every nite
Sissy 13 yr old Bichon, born 4/17/03, 12 lbs. Diagnoised 7/20/12. Passed away 12/29/16 in my arms. My life will never be the same again. She will always be with me. Run free my babygirl 3 ozs I/D 4 x's day. 1.75 units levemir 2 times a day. .1 mg thyroid pill, tramadol for leg pain, morning & night,Use Alphatrak 2 and Relion Confirm meters.
as long as it stays clear i ussually keep it 6 months and we use it quite a bit
Jesse-26 lbs - 16.5 years old ,11 years diabetic, one meal a day homemade and a vitabone snack . 3 shots of Novolin( under the Relion name ) a day . Total insulin for a 24 hour period is 6.5 units of NPH insulin .
Jesse earned her wings on 6/21/2021
Thank you Craig & Jessegirl,
I guess mine is fine for awhile.
I think last night I must have had a fur shot with her N. She went down from the R, then went up like a rocket.Was 596 at 1 a.m. Gave same N this morning and she is down to normal. I usually feel her coat to make sure, I have never had a fur shot, but figure that must be what happened
Sissy 13 yr old Bichon, born 4/17/03, 12 lbs. Diagnoised 7/20/12. Passed away 12/29/16 in my arms. My life will never be the same again. She will always be with me. Run free my babygirl 3 ozs I/D 4 x's day. 1.75 units levemir 2 times a day. .1 mg thyroid pill, tramadol for leg pain, morning & night,Use Alphatrak 2 and Relion Confirm meters.
Jackie, you are doing pretty well if it's taken you this long to join the fur-shot club. Sorry it happened, but well, human error is always a factor in this process...
Patty and Ali13.5yrs 47lbs diagnosed May '08 Ali earned her wings October 27, 2012, 4 months after diagnosis of a meningioma~ Time is precious ~
LOL, thanks Patty. She is back to normal now., what ever that is these days,lol....
Actually, she is doing well and feeling better I think.
Sissy 13 yr old Bichon, born 4/17/03, 12 lbs. Diagnoised 7/20/12. Passed away 12/29/16 in my arms. My life will never be the same again. She will always be with me. Run free my babygirl 3 ozs I/D 4 x's day. 1.75 units levemir 2 times a day. .1 mg thyroid pill, tramadol for leg pain, morning & night,Use Alphatrak 2 and Relion Confirm meters.
I have Sissy on 5 units N in the morning and 5 1/2 units at night. We are on day 7.
She is having these numbers
am 228
pm 223
am 560
pm 140
am 303
pm 148
am 294
pm 109
am 326
pm 75
My question is: what can I do so I can possibly raise the night dose to 6 units, and keep her from going so low at pm fasting???? or do I need to do something different????
Sissy 13 yr old Bichon, born 4/17/03, 12 lbs. Diagnoised 7/20/12. Passed away 12/29/16 in my arms. My life will never be the same again. She will always be with me. Run free my babygirl 3 ozs I/D 4 x's day. 1.75 units levemir 2 times a day. .1 mg thyroid pill, tramadol for leg pain, morning & night,Use Alphatrak 2 and Relion Confirm meters.
Just out of curiosity, does sissy get any kind of an afternoon snack?
Bazz and I have found that really helps us prevent the evening lows we were getting. I had to put my dad in charge of that because I'm so often gone at work. I'm not sure about the evening dose, so I'll let others chime in on that.
Good luck with everything
Audrey & Bazzle
Bazzle - My sweet German Shepherd Chow Chow boy, born approximately 6/7/2002, adopted 8/7/2002, diagnosed with diabetes 12/28/2012, lived happy and healthy on Novilin 70/30 and Hill's Science Diet WD... Continued his journey into the next life on 5/15/2016. I miss you baby boy; you'll stay in my heart forever.
I have Sissy on 5 units N in the morning and 5 1/2 units at night. We are on day 7.
She is having these numbers
am 228
pm 223
am 560
pm 140
am 303
pm 148
am 294
pm 109
am 326
pm 75
My question is: what can I do so I can possibly raise the night dose to 6 units, and keep her from going so low at pm fasting???? or do I need to do something different????
Hey Natalie,
I was thinking about that. this past week I have been giving her 4 pieces of her kibble about 3 pm. that is keeping her around 100-140.
At night she is going to high 300's maybe a few low to mid 400's, not to bad for her!!!!! Would you try 4 3/4 in the morning??
Had daughters dogs this past week, they went home last night, see what this week brings. Going to look at, lol, and maybe get another little 7 yr old bichon on Sunday.. I think Sissy really likes another dog here.
Sissy 13 yr old Bichon, born 4/17/03, 12 lbs. Diagnoised 7/20/12. Passed away 12/29/16 in my arms. My life will never be the same again. She will always be with me. Run free my babygirl 3 ozs I/D 4 x's day. 1.75 units levemir 2 times a day. .1 mg thyroid pill, tramadol for leg pain, morning & night,Use Alphatrak 2 and Relion Confirm meters.
Can anyone explain why a dry dog food has 30 plus percent carbs and the wet will have 4-5 percent????
Sissy 13 yr old Bichon, born 4/17/03, 12 lbs. Diagnoised 7/20/12. Passed away 12/29/16 in my arms. My life will never be the same again. She will always be with me. Run free my babygirl 3 ozs I/D 4 x's day. 1.75 units levemir 2 times a day. .1 mg thyroid pill, tramadol for leg pain, morning & night,Use Alphatrak 2 and Relion Confirm meters.
thats a good question i think wet there maybe more meat protein of coarse it has more moister so dry maybe more concentrated with the lack of moister
since i do neither for jesse i havent done much research on that
Jesse-26 lbs - 16.5 years old ,11 years diabetic, one meal a day homemade and a vitabone snack . 3 shots of Novolin( under the Relion name ) a day . Total insulin for a 24 hour period is 6.5 units of NPH insulin .
Jesse earned her wings on 6/21/2021
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