Just ran across an email I received in August of 2005... Not necessarily a happy memory.
A holistic vet both that person and I were taking our dogs to put her in touch with me because they knew that I was testing Chris' blood sugar at home. This was the same teaching hospital that drove us to learn to manage Chris' blood sugar on our own.
I think they have advanced some in their support for testing at home since then... I surely hope so since one of the endocrinology faculty at that teaching hospital "wrote the book" on canine diabetes and they have taught a legion of GP vets and IMS residents their approach to blood sugar management.
That story pushed me even more toward actively trying to promote home blood sugar testing for diabetic dogs since so many of the vets in our area graduated from that school and tended to defer to the endocrinology faculty rather than figure things out for themselves in difficult cases.
Natalie
We've spent the last few months trying to balance her glucose with curves, diet change, and fructosamine checks . . . About 2 months ago I woke in the middle of the night and realized something was wrong with her. Within minutes she started to have a seizure from her glucose being too low. We gave her syrup, brought her in and stabilized her. Then a couple of weeks later when she was at the vet for another curve she had her third seizure. When we took her home the following day we realized she had gone blind.
We've gone to the local teaching hospital for a second opinion and have asked both vets if there is any way to monitor her at home - especially to make sure it doesn't go too low. None of the doctors we have spoken with has been able to provide us with information on how we can do it ourselves. The teaching hospital recommended getting the urine test, which we have.
We've gone to the local teaching hospital for a second opinion and have asked both vets if there is any way to monitor her at home - especially to make sure it doesn't go too low. None of the doctors we have spoken with has been able to provide us with information on how we can do it ourselves. The teaching hospital recommended getting the urine test, which we have.
I think they have advanced some in their support for testing at home since then... I surely hope so since one of the endocrinology faculty at that teaching hospital "wrote the book" on canine diabetes and they have taught a legion of GP vets and IMS residents their approach to blood sugar management.
That story pushed me even more toward actively trying to promote home blood sugar testing for diabetic dogs since so many of the vets in our area graduated from that school and tended to defer to the endocrinology faculty rather than figure things out for themselves in difficult cases.
Natalie
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