Re: Bogie - miniature schnauzer
Hi Judi,
In the beginning he was very occasionally in the low 400's but mainly upper to mid 300's. So yes he has come down a little.
If he does meet insulin resistance which would be close to 6 units of levemir (he currently weighs about 23, 22 pounds) wouldn't that be a symptom of cushings I know there needs to be more symptoms present and diabetic dogs show very similar symptoms. I really wish my vet would stop bring this up to me because it really pushes me over the edge sometimes I read some good information that Dr Peterson wrote and it did help explain when to treat I would really like to find additional information like that to read... It's google time again I wish they had a book (Canine Diabetes For Dummies) I would certainly buy it
Bogie is due for blood work in January so I am going to have them do a fasting test so we can test for excess lipids... I don't think they have ever checked that because he has never been fasted for blood work.
I'll hold off on the diet change and see if we can get his levels down if not then I’ll look into it. He has stayed very level on the W/D and levemir and I am thankful for that... It just break my heart to see him so thin
I wasn't able to get a hold of the cushings mod so I will try her later and if all else fails I will send her a message through the cushings forum.
Thanks Tara, I'll do the curve tomorrow and see where we stand... I really hope we have better numbers.
Originally posted by Judi
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In the beginning he was very occasionally in the low 400's but mainly upper to mid 300's. So yes he has come down a little.
If he does meet insulin resistance which would be close to 6 units of levemir (he currently weighs about 23, 22 pounds) wouldn't that be a symptom of cushings I know there needs to be more symptoms present and diabetic dogs show very similar symptoms. I really wish my vet would stop bring this up to me because it really pushes me over the edge sometimes I read some good information that Dr Peterson wrote and it did help explain when to treat I would really like to find additional information like that to read... It's google time again I wish they had a book (Canine Diabetes For Dummies) I would certainly buy it
Bogie is due for blood work in January so I am going to have them do a fasting test so we can test for excess lipids... I don't think they have ever checked that because he has never been fasted for blood work.
I'll hold off on the diet change and see if we can get his levels down if not then I’ll look into it. He has stayed very level on the W/D and levemir and I am thankful for that... It just break my heart to see him so thin
I wasn't able to get a hold of the cushings mod so I will try her later and if all else fails I will send her a message through the cushings forum.
Originally posted by Rubytuesday
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