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Pancreatitis: How It Disrupts Your Dog's Body(Post)Pancreatitis: How It Disrupts Your Dog’s Body When the vet told me that Lucy had severe acute pancreatitis and diabetes there were a few questions that immediately went through my mind. How did she ge
Cool Tips for a Safe and Happy Summer with Your Dog(Post)Cool Tips for a Safe and Happy Summer with Your Dog Summer is here and so far in Southern California it has been a hot one! Luckily it has cooled off a bit this week so the dogs and humans have gotte
Common Myths About Canine Diabetes Debunked(Post)Common Myths About Canine Diabetes Debunked In today’s blog we will explore the myths and misconceptions about canine diabetes; from insulin causing blindness to diabetic dogs not being able to live h
Curving Your Diabetic Dog Part 1(Post)Curving Your Diabetic Dog Part 1 Today we talk about doing a curve on your pup. We addressed this quite some time ago, and will revisit it today. The prior post was more of a “how to and why” p
How To Tell if Your Pet Is Having a Blood Sugar Spike(Post)When Lucy was first diagnosed with diabetes and acute pancreatitis, I was so concerned about her that I quickly became a helicopter mom and watched her constantly. I noticed that after food and insuli
It’s the DDO-U’s 5th Birthday!(Post)It’s the DDO-U’s 5th Birthday! The Diabetic Dog Owners University (DDO-U) just turned five years old! When Alicia and I created the course in Google Classrooms and then in Thinkific we never imagine
The Digital Age and Our Pets(Post)The Digital Age and Our Pets Technology has come so far since 1999; if you're older you remember the Y2K scare, aka the millennium bug. I worked in an office on computers and it was a major concern. O
March is Pet Poison Prevention Month(Post)March is Pet Poison Prevention Month March is Pet Poison Prevention Month and while I’m a little late in the month, I felt it important to write about. There are so many things that are poisonous for
More Supplies for your Diabetic Dog(Post)More Supplies for Your Diabetic Dog We covered what I consider to be the “mandatory” basics in the last post. In this post we will cover the rest of the “what you should probably have o
What Causes Insulin Resistance? (Post)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
Learn the Fundamentals for Your Diabetic Dog: Part 2(Post)Today we continue chatting about how to build our confidence when it comes to Canine Diabetes. Last time we covered the fear of hypoglycemic events, high numbers and how to feel competent enough t