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Re: New Member Margaret and Lucy
I know a few small dogs who need a lot of insulin. Judy's Bud, who just passed away, weighed 24-25 pounds and used 21 units of NPH insulin! So nearly 1 unit per pound. But his blood sugar was beautiful on that, in the 100s - 5-10 your system.
So sometimes they just need a lot of insulin to get good regulation.
It also may take some time to break down insulin resistance that comes simply from having such high blood sugar for a long time. They can go sometimes for weeks at a high dose of insulin before the break that resistance and abruptly need less to maintain good blood sugar.
I'm glad they've moved Lucy to Caninsulin - that's a good place to start as the beef insulin often does not work well for dogs.
We mostly used regular human blood glucose meters. You will see in my video of Chris that I used a OneTouch Ultra, which is a good meter for dogs. Bought the test strips online, which made them a lot cheaper as well. Last time I bought some here they were about $0.78 each. The meter is a little pricier - often you can buy them here on sale or with a rebate, especially on the newer models that they are promoting. Over time, it's really the test strips that are the larger cost since the meter is a one-time purchase.
You can save a fortune doing the curves at home with your own meter and save Lucy the stress of going to the vet for one.
Natalie
I know a few small dogs who need a lot of insulin. Judy's Bud, who just passed away, weighed 24-25 pounds and used 21 units of NPH insulin! So nearly 1 unit per pound. But his blood sugar was beautiful on that, in the 100s - 5-10 your system.
So sometimes they just need a lot of insulin to get good regulation.
It also may take some time to break down insulin resistance that comes simply from having such high blood sugar for a long time. They can go sometimes for weeks at a high dose of insulin before the break that resistance and abruptly need less to maintain good blood sugar.
I'm glad they've moved Lucy to Caninsulin - that's a good place to start as the beef insulin often does not work well for dogs.
We mostly used regular human blood glucose meters. You will see in my video of Chris that I used a OneTouch Ultra, which is a good meter for dogs. Bought the test strips online, which made them a lot cheaper as well. Last time I bought some here they were about $0.78 each. The meter is a little pricier - often you can buy them here on sale or with a rebate, especially on the newer models that they are promoting. Over time, it's really the test strips that are the larger cost since the meter is a one-time purchase.
You can save a fortune doing the curves at home with your own meter and save Lucy the stress of going to the vet for one.
Natalie
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