The only answers I have are to the general details about my dog, in fact.
His name is Mischief & he's a mix (don't know what breeds.)
He was a rescued dog & full grown when we got him 10 yrs. ago.
He was diagnosed with diabetes one year ago, almost exactly. At the time, he weighed 47 lbs. Now he's down to 36- mostly due (I hope) to a low cal food & no treats. He eats Science Diet Lite- 2 cups twice daily.
He gets insulin injections after both meals- roughly 12 hours apart.
He started out on Vetsulin (18 units), but we switched to ReliOn N in Dec. He's up to 17 units now, still not where he should be.
I don't believe he was ever regulated on the Vetsulin, although his health seemed to improve fairly quickly with insulin use. I have little understanding of diabetes & ignorantly believed the improvement meant he didn't need more BG curves at the vet.
He's had curves done about every 2 weeks since Jan. bringing up to his current 17 units a couple of units at a time. We (my husband and I) are interested in home monitoring now, but don't really know where or how to begin other than asking for help here.
Last night, we bought a ReliOn Confirm monitoring system at Wal-mart. The box hasn't been opened yet, in case I need to return it in favor of another kind on your advice.
Please give me all the basics, in simple layman's terms so I can get a good understanding of what's in store for us and for Mischief.
Thanks,
optimystic
His name is Mischief & he's a mix (don't know what breeds.)
He was a rescued dog & full grown when we got him 10 yrs. ago.
He was diagnosed with diabetes one year ago, almost exactly. At the time, he weighed 47 lbs. Now he's down to 36- mostly due (I hope) to a low cal food & no treats. He eats Science Diet Lite- 2 cups twice daily.
He gets insulin injections after both meals- roughly 12 hours apart.
He started out on Vetsulin (18 units), but we switched to ReliOn N in Dec. He's up to 17 units now, still not where he should be.
I don't believe he was ever regulated on the Vetsulin, although his health seemed to improve fairly quickly with insulin use. I have little understanding of diabetes & ignorantly believed the improvement meant he didn't need more BG curves at the vet.
He's had curves done about every 2 weeks since Jan. bringing up to his current 17 units a couple of units at a time. We (my husband and I) are interested in home monitoring now, but don't really know where or how to begin other than asking for help here.
Last night, we bought a ReliOn Confirm monitoring system at Wal-mart. The box hasn't been opened yet, in case I need to return it in favor of another kind on your advice.
Please give me all the basics, in simple layman's terms so I can get a good understanding of what's in store for us and for Mischief.
Thanks,
optimystic
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