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Types of Blood Glucose Curves: Part 2 Successfully managing canine diabetes can take work, many times we need to change food to something lower in carbohydrates and fat. We also need to ensure tha … read more

Types of Blood Glucose Curves, Part 1 Over the years I ran many blood glucose curves on Lucy, I was lucky enough to have an AAHA accredited vet that encouraged home testing and running curves at h … read more

Ketones in a diabetic dog’s urine are always a concern when blood glucose levels are uncontrolled, so whenever BG is over 300 (16.16) we suggest that urine is tested for ketone levels at home. The AAH … read more

Driven to Distraction We know that extra stress on Kitty can result in higher blood sugars and other side effects that come from having diabetes. As a human, you are not immune to physical stress ef … read more

Comparing Insulin Types When Lucy was first diagnosed with diabetes, I had no idea that animals could even get diabetes. Her diagnosis certainly opened my eyes to common illnesses that humans and … read more