Re: New to Diabetes: Stopping Weight Loss
Tell us more about your home testing attempts. What size lancet are you using, where are you trying to get the blood, what kind of meter, etc.
I have a lab mix and i use her carpal pad for testing. I wasn't fast enough with the lip test, so carpal became my favored spot, and she tolerates it well enough.
I disagree with your vet about the food. There's another dog's thread that discusses this, too. apparently, a lot of dogs get better regulation on W/D but I never tried it because my dog has allergies, and my vet said to keep the non-allergic food as opposed to changing her diet to a diabetic food because it was more important to keep the allergies at bay rather than try to regulate with that particular food. Point is, that the type of food is not an absolute, and you can try other things.
I've had luck keeping my dog's weight constant on Pinnacle food that I buy at Petco. It's a limited ingredient food with a lot of protein.
Tell us more about your home testing attempts. What size lancet are you using, where are you trying to get the blood, what kind of meter, etc.
I have a lab mix and i use her carpal pad for testing. I wasn't fast enough with the lip test, so carpal became my favored spot, and she tolerates it well enough.
I disagree with your vet about the food. There's another dog's thread that discusses this, too. apparently, a lot of dogs get better regulation on W/D but I never tried it because my dog has allergies, and my vet said to keep the non-allergic food as opposed to changing her diet to a diabetic food because it was more important to keep the allergies at bay rather than try to regulate with that particular food. Point is, that the type of food is not an absolute, and you can try other things.
I've had luck keeping my dog's weight constant on Pinnacle food that I buy at Petco. It's a limited ingredient food with a lot of protein.
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