Hi Everyone,
Piper is our 10 yr old Border Collie/GSD mix. Last Monday we took her to the vet because she was peeing in the house (we thought maybe a UTI), and they did a urinalysis. They called us back the next day, and told us to bring her in because it showed glucose in the urine. They tested her blood glucose there, and it was 493. They started her on Humulin-N (Novolin) at 10 units twice a day. She went back Friday for another blood glucose test, and it was still high, so they upped her to 12 units twice a day. I'm here to learn more about diabetes in dogs, and what we can do to help her.
I do have a question to start off though... I'm having trouble getting her to eat when it's time now. We've never had a problem getting her to eat before, so I think she's already started associating her meals with getting an injection. What can I do to make this easier for her?
Thanks,
Mandy
Piper is our 10 yr old Border Collie/GSD mix. Last Monday we took her to the vet because she was peeing in the house (we thought maybe a UTI), and they did a urinalysis. They called us back the next day, and told us to bring her in because it showed glucose in the urine. They tested her blood glucose there, and it was 493. They started her on Humulin-N (Novolin) at 10 units twice a day. She went back Friday for another blood glucose test, and it was still high, so they upped her to 12 units twice a day. I'm here to learn more about diabetes in dogs, and what we can do to help her.
I do have a question to start off though... I'm having trouble getting her to eat when it's time now. We've never had a problem getting her to eat before, so I think she's already started associating her meals with getting an injection. What can I do to make this easier for her?
Thanks,
Mandy
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