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Hypoglycemia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Hypoglycemia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Feb 8th 2021

Having a diabetic canine made me very aware of what causes hypoglycemia in dogs and how to treat for hypo episodes. Before diabetes I did know that toy breeds were prone to hypoglycemia, but I never d … read more
​Types of Blood Glucose Curves: Part 2

​Types of Blood Glucose Curves: Part 2

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Feb 4th 2021

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

​Types of Blood Glucose Curves, Part 1

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Jan 27th 2021

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
Vet Information and Warning Signs

Vet Information and Warning Signs

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Jan 5th 2021

Vet Information and Warning Signs With the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, vets must follow COVID-19 protocols that make it hard to see the same number of patients per day that they previously did. … read more
​Getting a Good Blood Sample

​Getting a Good Blood Sample

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Dec 22nd 2020

Getting a Good Blood Sample We promote daily testing of our dogs’ blood glucose levels; it just makes sense. We would not inject a human with insulin blindly, so why would we do that to our dogs? … read more