Re: Your dog's diet, insulin, and meter used
This is a great resource and I am so glad I found it.
Najid, Bichon Frisee
24.5 pounds.
Currently I have him on Zignature limited ingredient turkey grain and starch free food and I mix a little of Evangers grain free wet food with it to get him to eat it.
Humulin N 4 units twice a day, usually 8 am and 8pm
No Glucose monitoring at the moment.
he is still feeling too tired for any form of exercise beyond short walks
He was diagnosed 6/19 and I just started the insulin a few days ago, He lost about 1 pound since he was diagnosed and he was skipping meals, since I started the new food he is eating full meals but he is more lethargic so I suspect that the insulin in not enough yet.
The vet's plan is to start with 4 units of insulin twice a day and adjust upwards till his symptoms have disappeared, he goes back to the vet next week for the first adjustment, she does not advice blood or urine testing.
I am planning to do urine testing at least as soon as I get the supplies for that and I am still contemplating blood testing, even though I got a bayer contour device and tested on myself many many time to make sure that it is not really painful I am not not comfortable using it on him.
This is a great resource and I am so glad I found it.
Najid, Bichon Frisee
24.5 pounds.
Currently I have him on Zignature limited ingredient turkey grain and starch free food and I mix a little of Evangers grain free wet food with it to get him to eat it.
Humulin N 4 units twice a day, usually 8 am and 8pm
No Glucose monitoring at the moment.
he is still feeling too tired for any form of exercise beyond short walks
He was diagnosed 6/19 and I just started the insulin a few days ago, He lost about 1 pound since he was diagnosed and he was skipping meals, since I started the new food he is eating full meals but he is more lethargic so I suspect that the insulin in not enough yet.
The vet's plan is to start with 4 units of insulin twice a day and adjust upwards till his symptoms have disappeared, he goes back to the vet next week for the first adjustment, she does not advice blood or urine testing.
I am planning to do urine testing at least as soon as I get the supplies for that and I am still contemplating blood testing, even though I got a bayer contour device and tested on myself many many time to make sure that it is not really painful I am not not comfortable using it on him.
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