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Hi Everyone!
I'm very excited to be here as Natalie was so, so kind to Pip and I when he was first diagnosed. That was a year and 5 months ago!
We started with W/D and Vetsulin (7 units) and he did okay for awhile, but he had bouts of high blood sugar that were not explained. We thought Cushings for awhile, but the Vet put that on the back burner for now.
With the help of Carla, I switched Pip to Humulin N and he now gets homemade food. I've had to steadily increase his food as he lost a considerable amount of weight. He also dropped his insulin requirements with the change in food.
He gets 7.5 oz. of turkey or chicken (ground) and 5 oz. each of ground zucchine and ground green beans, 1 oz. of ground chicken hearts and 4.5 oz. of pumpkin. He's at 5.5 units of Humulin N. Actually, he's more stable than ever on the new food and insulin - so THANK YOU CARLA wherever you are!!!
Over 2008 he's had eye problems. He gets tacrolimus once a day and another "aspirin-type" drop (as the Vet describes it) once a day as well. I can't remember the name of the drop though.
He sees an eye specialist for this. And if he remains free of ulcers they won't need to see him for year. Fingers crossed!
I haven't been able to blood test him at home, but we remain vigilant about testing urine. It may not be accurate, but coupled with his behavior, it does let us know when he's unwell.
Lately, he's been showing sugar in his urine (usually he shows none) and has been vomiting (a little). So, we are calling the Vet today to check him out.
Hopefully it's not pancreatitis again. He NEVER gets anything other than his food and diabetic dog treats. So, I get nervous that maybe he's one of those dogs with chronic pancreatitis. He's had it 3 times since diagnosis.
Anyway, it's been a long haul getting me comfortable with his diagnosis! (It's all about me). But, I'm nowhere near the hysterical point I was a year ago. I never, ever though I could stick a needle in my beloved Pip! Isn't progress wonderful!
Hugs to all! Pam and Pip
I'm very excited to be here as Natalie was so, so kind to Pip and I when he was first diagnosed. That was a year and 5 months ago!
We started with W/D and Vetsulin (7 units) and he did okay for awhile, but he had bouts of high blood sugar that were not explained. We thought Cushings for awhile, but the Vet put that on the back burner for now.
With the help of Carla, I switched Pip to Humulin N and he now gets homemade food. I've had to steadily increase his food as he lost a considerable amount of weight. He also dropped his insulin requirements with the change in food.
He gets 7.5 oz. of turkey or chicken (ground) and 5 oz. each of ground zucchine and ground green beans, 1 oz. of ground chicken hearts and 4.5 oz. of pumpkin. He's at 5.5 units of Humulin N. Actually, he's more stable than ever on the new food and insulin - so THANK YOU CARLA wherever you are!!!
Over 2008 he's had eye problems. He gets tacrolimus once a day and another "aspirin-type" drop (as the Vet describes it) once a day as well. I can't remember the name of the drop though.
He sees an eye specialist for this. And if he remains free of ulcers they won't need to see him for year. Fingers crossed!
I haven't been able to blood test him at home, but we remain vigilant about testing urine. It may not be accurate, but coupled with his behavior, it does let us know when he's unwell.
Lately, he's been showing sugar in his urine (usually he shows none) and has been vomiting (a little). So, we are calling the Vet today to check him out.
Hopefully it's not pancreatitis again. He NEVER gets anything other than his food and diabetic dog treats. So, I get nervous that maybe he's one of those dogs with chronic pancreatitis. He's had it 3 times since diagnosis.
Anyway, it's been a long haul getting me comfortable with his diagnosis! (It's all about me). But, I'm nowhere near the hysterical point I was a year ago. I never, ever though I could stick a needle in my beloved Pip! Isn't progress wonderful!
Hugs to all! Pam and Pip