Are You Ready to Evacuate With Your Diabetic Dog? Today we will talk about being prepared for severe weather, power outage, evacuation, etc.We never think that it will happen, but it can and
Glucose: What Is It, How It's Made and Why It's Needed(Post)Glucose: What Is It, How It's Made and Why It's Needed Today we are going to talk about how glucose is produced in our dog's bodies, not to be confused with glucose that is a form of simple sugars
The Dance Between Food and Insulin(Post)The Dance Between Food and Insulin Today we will talk about how insulin and food work together. I think of it as a dance because that’s how my brain works. Some call it a race, but to me that mean
Back to School: Keeping Kitty Active(Post)Back to School: Keeping Kitty Active Whether it is your kids, grandkids, or other young relative, it is school time. Even if you or one of your young relatives is able to do online school, there is
Did I Cause Diabetes in My Dog? (Post)Did I Cause Diabetes in My Dog? Today we talk about the question that we all asked ourselves when our pup was diagnosed, “Did I do this to my dog?” The short answer is no, you didn’t do anything
Get Your “Go Bag” Ready for Your Diabetic Dog(Post)Get Your "Go Bag" Ready for Your Diabetic Dog It’s that time of year again… Time to be ready to evacuate with your pup(s) should the need arise. Before you build your mental argument for why you do
How to Make Toppers for Your Diabetic Dog(Post)How to Make Toppers for Your Diabetic Dog In our last post, we talked about how to calculate food amounts; I hope that you have recovered from that. While I was finishing that up, it occurred to
The Heat is On(Post)The Heat is On The heat is on in the USA! It is currently 98° F and it has been unseasonably humid here in southern California. Phoenix, AZ is currently 117° and has had a consecutive 25 days of t
Time Changes and Your Diabetic Dog(Post)Time Changes and Your Diabetic Dog It’s almost that time of year again that we set our clocks for Daylight Savings Time (November 3, 2019). The easiest part of this is setting the clock. Thankfu
Calculating Carbohydrates & Dry Matter Basis (DMB)(Post)In today’s blog we are going to look at DMB… and I do not mean Dave Matthews Band! We bring up dry matter basis (DMB) on a constant basis in our Facebook group Diabetic Dog Owners because our dogs nee
Tips for a Spooktacular Halloween(Post)Tips for a Spooktacular Halloween It’s almost time for the little goblins and ghouls to knock on doors for sweet treats…which means we need to be more diligent about our opportunist dogs. It also
Diabetic Dogs: Nutrition Edition(Post)Diabetic Dogs: Nutrition Edition I knew little about canine nutrition when I started this journey, but I knew that with human diabetics watching carb intake was important, and it’s just as impor