Re: Your dog's diet, insulin, and meter used
We use a Relion Micro Meter and for a long time thought it read low, so we added about +40 to the reading. Recently, the opportunity to check our meter with the vet's meter came up, and it turns out the meter is VERY accurate, at least for low (i.e. < 100) readings. Our dog doesn't seem to exhibit any symptoms when he has low glucose, so it was scary to find out that he really HAD been low a few times when we thought it was just the meter. Lesson learned. We now trust the meter's reading. Every dog is different, I'm sure, so it may not be accurate for everyone, but do use caution before assuming it reads low.
We use a Relion Micro Meter and for a long time thought it read low, so we added about +40 to the reading. Recently, the opportunity to check our meter with the vet's meter came up, and it turns out the meter is VERY accurate, at least for low (i.e. < 100) readings. Our dog doesn't seem to exhibit any symptoms when he has low glucose, so it was scary to find out that he really HAD been low a few times when we thought it was just the meter. Lesson learned. We now trust the meter's reading. Every dog is different, I'm sure, so it may not be accurate for everyone, but do use caution before assuming it reads low.
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