Being Prepared for an Emergency or Natural Disaster Spring is here, which also means that tornado season is here, and hurricane season is around the corner. While I live in southern California a
How to Read Urine Test Strips(Post)How to Read Urine Test Strips After Lucy was diagnosed with diabetes I tested blood glucose levels faithfully and I also tested urine for ketones whenever her blood glucose was over 300 mg/dL (16.
Open For Business (Taking Care of Yourself First)(Post)Open For Business (Taking Care of Yourself First) Things are opening again – bars, restaurants, and retailers are operating with social distancing guidelines. Others are just open. I am no econo
Life with a Diabetic Dog(Post)Life with a Diabetic Dog I never imagined that I would be writing blogs about canine diabetes and I certainly never imagined running a Facebook group for diabetic dogs or having an online course t
The Weighting Game: Canine Weight and the Impact of Diabetes(Post)The Weighting Game: Canine Weight and the Impact of Diabetes When Lucy was diagnosed with diabetes and acute pancreatitis she weighed 22 lbs. She was not chunky but it was a “healthier” weight. After
The Scoop on Poop(Post)The Scoop on Poop A topic nobody is fond of but needs to be talked about... dog poop. When Lucy was diagnosed with pancreatitis and diabetes her stools were off, she either had loose stools or dia
Shopping List for Your Diabetic Dog(Post)Shopping List for Your Diabetic Dog Today we are going to talk about gathering some supplies to have on hand. Lately we have been seeing several situations in our Facebook Group (CDSI) where i
Hypoglycemia - What, Why, and What to Do(Post)Hypoglycemia - What, Why, and What to Do No matter how diligent a fur parent is with testing and the correct foods, hypoglycemia can happen. This is when blood sugar levels drop below 70 mg/dl on a
Let's do a little "Housekeeping"...(Post)Let's Do a Little "Housekeeping"... We’ve talked about a lot of topics: Diagnosis, Journaling, Testing, Supplies to have on hand, Food, How to do a curve at home, and now we are going to talk ab
Library of Blogs for Diabetic Dogs(Post)Library of Blogs for Diabetic Dogs Today we recap the blogs posted to date. We have built quite a library for your perusing pleasure. We will write once a week and that blog will likely be posted mi
Shipping & Returns(Page)ShippingCurrently, we ship to the United States of America. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations. We do not, and will...
Summer Heat And Your Diabetic Dog(Post)Summer Heat and Your Diabetic Dog I don’t know how it is where you are, but summer has arrived in Tennessee with a vengeance. We went from very chilly weather to a heat index in the 90s. It’s cra