I've been wrestling with a question for awhile and have been reading up on this topic. I thought I would run this past some of you......
It's sort of multi-layered, but once a dog has been regulated and given there are no other "major" factors affecting blood sugar - and food and exercise remain relatively the same:
1. How much insulin wobbling is considered "approximately" normal? For example, would you be alarmed at a 1 unit drop or increase occasionaly throughout the year?
2. Is a drop in insulin needs never acceptable, but increases are to be expected?
I know that dogs are not machines and that insulin requirements change. I'm just trying to wrap my head around basic assumptions - if you know what I mean?
I realize that throughout the day blood sugar goes up and down and changing insulin everyday based on individual blood sugar tests is not recommended nor required. I'm just curious if there is a "normal" range that can be considered normal wobbling.
I have a feeling I'm not explaining myself very well here...sorry if that's the case.
It's sort of multi-layered, but once a dog has been regulated and given there are no other "major" factors affecting blood sugar - and food and exercise remain relatively the same:
1. How much insulin wobbling is considered "approximately" normal? For example, would you be alarmed at a 1 unit drop or increase occasionaly throughout the year?
2. Is a drop in insulin needs never acceptable, but increases are to be expected?
I know that dogs are not machines and that insulin requirements change. I'm just trying to wrap my head around basic assumptions - if you know what I mean?
I realize that throughout the day blood sugar goes up and down and changing insulin everyday based on individual blood sugar tests is not recommended nor required. I'm just curious if there is a "normal" range that can be considered normal wobbling.
I have a feeling I'm not explaining myself very well here...sorry if that's the case.
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