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Chuckie is a larger sized Pomeranian who is 10 years old on Oct. 2012. Chuckie has been diabetic for 4 months and weights 18.2 lbs now. He was 22 and went down to 15 lbs. Presently he is getting 7 Units of Novolin N 2 x a day. He gets insulin at 7am and 6 pm just after eating. We are feeding him Merrick Working Dog Stew. He get a 1/3 to ½ can at each feeding. I test at home using the area around the base of the tail heated up with a wet dish towel in a plastic bag in the microwave. This is the hardest part for me as I get a lot of “not enough blood” readings. Chuckie has had reading above 600 in the first 2-3 weeks. He had pancreatic and stayed in the hospital for a week. We found out after an ultra sound that he has tumor on an enlarged liver although he never yelps when I pick him up 10 times a day. Our vet never stressed getting his glucose down quickly and Chuckie developed cataracts so quickly I couldn’t believe it. He then developed Vestibular disease which causes him to walk in circles. He’s better now at walking although he still tilts his head to the side. He developed an eye infection a few weeks after and we found out that he has glaucoma also.
Questions: I still don’t have his glucose levels perfected. Many times he is up around 315 before he eats. I have him on 7 Units of Novolin N and he weighs 18.2 lbs . He was 22lbs when he developed diabetes and 15 lbs at his lowest. So this is right in the middle. We just got switched by Walmart from Humalin NPR a week ago and I am getting sporadic reading in the low 400s after around 3-4 good days. At times lately he won’t eat his food. So I give him chicken breast and now he won’t eat this. But he always do eat a fried and then boiled hamburger. I am shooting for 425 calories a day with his weight being 18.2 lbs. and probably doesn’t walk more than 30 yards a day. Does this mean he did not get enough insulin the period before or that it didn’t last the full 12 hours? Or is a late night snack screwing things up?
Because he has a liver tumor, I’m wondering if he is becoming insulin resistant. For his weight they says that he would not be considered Insulin Resistant until 12.4 to 13.5 Units per day but it just seems that he is going to higher amounts.
He is on a half a can of Merrick’s Working Dog Stew and at night it seems that whenever he’s near me when I’m eating he acts like he’s starving. So I give in to him and it’s not much but the next day his numbers are very high. I really don’t give him much. He was 15 lbs.at the lowest and has gained 3 lbs. Should I be giving him anything after 6 pm?
I have almost given up on him trying to take him for a walk because of his loss of sight. He does walk around outside a very small amount but inside he just stays on the couch when we’re home and stays in the bedroom when we are away. Any suggestions.
Medicine 7 units of Novolin N Insulin 2 x a day
Merrick Working Dog Stew
Latanoprost for Glaucoma 1 drop at bedtime
SAM-e 200 mg and 500mg of Milk Thistle in place of Denamarin, 66% saving bought separately from Puritan Vitamins Given with yogurt for the milk thistle and peanut butter with the Sam-e. Should I avoid the peanut butter or yogurt? It’s only a ½ tp of peanut butter.
Chuckie is a larger sized Pomeranian who is 10 years old on Oct. 2012. Chuckie has been diabetic for 4 months and weights 18.2 lbs now. He was 22 and went down to 15 lbs. Presently he is getting 7 Units of Novolin N 2 x a day. He gets insulin at 7am and 6 pm just after eating. We are feeding him Merrick Working Dog Stew. He get a 1/3 to ½ can at each feeding. I test at home using the area around the base of the tail heated up with a wet dish towel in a plastic bag in the microwave. This is the hardest part for me as I get a lot of “not enough blood” readings. Chuckie has had reading above 600 in the first 2-3 weeks. He had pancreatic and stayed in the hospital for a week. We found out after an ultra sound that he has tumor on an enlarged liver although he never yelps when I pick him up 10 times a day. Our vet never stressed getting his glucose down quickly and Chuckie developed cataracts so quickly I couldn’t believe it. He then developed Vestibular disease which causes him to walk in circles. He’s better now at walking although he still tilts his head to the side. He developed an eye infection a few weeks after and we found out that he has glaucoma also.
Questions: I still don’t have his glucose levels perfected. Many times he is up around 315 before he eats. I have him on 7 Units of Novolin N and he weighs 18.2 lbs . He was 22lbs when he developed diabetes and 15 lbs at his lowest. So this is right in the middle. We just got switched by Walmart from Humalin NPR a week ago and I am getting sporadic reading in the low 400s after around 3-4 good days. At times lately he won’t eat his food. So I give him chicken breast and now he won’t eat this. But he always do eat a fried and then boiled hamburger. I am shooting for 425 calories a day with his weight being 18.2 lbs. and probably doesn’t walk more than 30 yards a day. Does this mean he did not get enough insulin the period before or that it didn’t last the full 12 hours? Or is a late night snack screwing things up?
Because he has a liver tumor, I’m wondering if he is becoming insulin resistant. For his weight they says that he would not be considered Insulin Resistant until 12.4 to 13.5 Units per day but it just seems that he is going to higher amounts.
He is on a half a can of Merrick’s Working Dog Stew and at night it seems that whenever he’s near me when I’m eating he acts like he’s starving. So I give in to him and it’s not much but the next day his numbers are very high. I really don’t give him much. He was 15 lbs.at the lowest and has gained 3 lbs. Should I be giving him anything after 6 pm?
I have almost given up on him trying to take him for a walk because of his loss of sight. He does walk around outside a very small amount but inside he just stays on the couch when we’re home and stays in the bedroom when we are away. Any suggestions.
Medicine 7 units of Novolin N Insulin 2 x a day
Merrick Working Dog Stew
Latanoprost for Glaucoma 1 drop at bedtime
SAM-e 200 mg and 500mg of Milk Thistle in place of Denamarin, 66% saving bought separately from Puritan Vitamins Given with yogurt for the milk thistle and peanut butter with the Sam-e. Should I avoid the peanut butter or yogurt? It’s only a ½ tp of peanut butter.
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