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Troubleshooting insulin doses for diabetic dogs and cats.

This will help your veterinary team see a more accurate representation of your pet’s blood glucose without the stress of visiting the hospital.

Managing hypoglycemia in diabetic dogs and cats.

Home monitoring is an essential part of caring for a diabetic cat. This diary can help you effectively manage your cat’s diabetes between veterinary visits and provide your veterinarian with valuable data. Simply enter your cat’s information each day and bring the completed form to your veterinarian at your next appointment.

Home monitoring is an essential part of caring for a diabetic dog. This diary can help you effectively manage your dog’s diabetes between veterinary visits and provide your veterinarian with valuable data. Simply enter your dog’s information each day and bring the completed form to your veterinarian at your next appointment.

Administering insulin is an important step in managing your cat’s diabetes. Initially, giving your cat an insulin injection may seem intimidating or overwhelming, but over time, the process will become routine for both of you.

Administering insulin is an important step in managing your dog’s diabetes. Initially, giving your dog an insulin injection may seem intimidating or overwhelming, but over time, the process will become routine for both of you.

Committing to consistent insulin administration, following specific dietary recommendations, and performing frequent blood and urine sampling are essential steps in managing your cat’s diabetes. While the process may seem intimidating or overwhelming at first, consistent treatment is especially important in newly diagnosed cats and may even provide an additional benefit: remission.

The uncontrolled diabetic is one with poor control of clinical signs. This may include hypo- and hyperglycemic pets, those with insulin resistance (decreased responsiveness to the insulin, defined by >1.5 U/kg per dose in dogs or >5 U/dose in cats), or those with frequent increases or decreases in insulin doses. A common misconception is that a patient who does not respond to insulin has insulin resistance, but this is not necessarily true; other insulin-related factors should be considered.