Re: Pippas new journey
Morning Jenny, a lot of folks work with a human meter. Some are better than others, not sure about the contour. The One Touch Ultra is very reliable. Dog's blood is a bit different than our blood (something about the platelets or cells, don't remember) which the alpha track (AT) is set to read and why you will get two different numbers on a human versus animal meter machines.
But you are right, you want to look at the trends more then anything. I'm sure others will chime in that use human meters. There will be variances that change whether the reading is high or low. All of this can be figured out with your particular meter by bring it and the dog to the vet when they have a high or a low reading and comparing what your meter reads with what the vet's meter reads.
Can't help with that as I use the AT meter.
A lot of folks work with toppers to get the dog to eat. I imagine someone will give you ideas with that, I don't need to use them. There are some that won't affect the BGs....tuna juice I think is one of them.
Tara
Morning Jenny, a lot of folks work with a human meter. Some are better than others, not sure about the contour. The One Touch Ultra is very reliable. Dog's blood is a bit different than our blood (something about the platelets or cells, don't remember) which the alpha track (AT) is set to read and why you will get two different numbers on a human versus animal meter machines.
But you are right, you want to look at the trends more then anything. I'm sure others will chime in that use human meters. There will be variances that change whether the reading is high or low. All of this can be figured out with your particular meter by bring it and the dog to the vet when they have a high or a low reading and comparing what your meter reads with what the vet's meter reads.
Can't help with that as I use the AT meter.
A lot of folks work with toppers to get the dog to eat. I imagine someone will give you ideas with that, I don't need to use them. There are some that won't affect the BGs....tuna juice I think is one of them.
Tara
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