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What Causes Insulin Resistance?

What Causes Insulin Resistance?

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Jun 22nd 2021

What Causes Insulin Resistance? We know that our dog’s pancreas is no longer functioning properly because they are diabetic. And for some of us, while managing diabetes we can see from blood gluc … read more
How to Keep a Hot Dog Cool

How to Keep a Hot Dog Cool

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Jun 16th 2021

How to Keep a Hot Dog Cool Well, summer is almost here, but for many of us we are seeing sweltering temperatures already. The high today here was 96°F so the AC is on, the chickens have a giant … read more
​Check… Check… Check… Caregiver Check-In!

​Check… Check… Check… Caregiver Check-In!

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Jun 9th 2021

Check...Check...Check...Caregiver Check-In! It is easy to lose ourselves when our dog is diagnosed with diabetes. We tend to put much of our personal life on hold when our kids are ill, and our do … read more
​OH NO! High Blood Glucose Levels!

​OH NO! High Blood Glucose Levels!

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on Jun 3rd 2021

OH NO! High Blood Glucose Levels! We all have these OH NO! moments with our diabetic dogs whether we are new to diabetes diagnosis or not. Even after treating Lucy for diabetes and pancreatitis … read more
Functions of the Canine Liver

Functions of the Canine Liver

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

Functions of the Canine Liver Because our dogs are diabetic we talk about the pancreas at length due to it no longer functioning properly. But did you know that the liver produces glucose for … read more