Hi there, I'm Danny, and my dog Bella was recently diagnosed and we're looking for some advice.
-Bella is 11.5 years old
-Cattle dog mix
-38 lbs
-Took her to the vet a little over a month ago; she was drinking a lot more than usual, started being very lethargic, and I noticed some cataracts forming in her eyes
-She was diagnosed with diabetes, based on blood glucose of 450, and +++ glucose in urine. Also in her blood work her ALT, ASP and ALP were slightly high, her cholesterol was moderately high, and her lipase was very high.
-She was started on Vetsulin 4 units twice a day. After one week her blood glucose curve was 550 at 8:00am to 400 at 3:00pm to 550 at 8pm. That same week she had numbers as low as 378 in the afternoon when I did spot checks.
-A week later at 6 units she was over 600 (monitor just says Hi over 600) all day
-A week after that at 8 units she went from 595 to 550 to 558
-A week after that at 9 units she went from over 600 to 478 to over 600
So as you can see, numbers wise it's kinda confusing, as it doesn't see to indicate progress after a month. (Using Healthy Tracks Test Buddy, and it checks out good with control test)
However, besides that she does seem to be doing better overall. Some rear end neuropathy has cleared up, she has more energy, her body composition looks better, and she has a good appetite. She is however still drinking a lot, especially 1.5 hours after meals when she'll drink about 500ml at once.
It has been a challenge finding a diet she'll eat all at once, but for the most part she's had some variation of chicken dry food mixed with chicken wet. Currently mixing Ketona Chicken dry food with Crave Turkey pate wet. 8am and 8pm.
The only other data point to mention is that in the first week after diagnosis she was showing trace ketones, and ++ to +++ glucose in her urinalysis, and now she's at no ketones and + to ++ glucose.
Does this all seem to amount to a normal case of diabetes on the right track towards regulation? Is increasing dosage in 1 unit increments from here and testing after a week a good plan? Should we consider any other potential issues?
Thanks so so much! -Bella and Danny
-Bella is 11.5 years old
-Cattle dog mix
-38 lbs
-Took her to the vet a little over a month ago; she was drinking a lot more than usual, started being very lethargic, and I noticed some cataracts forming in her eyes
-She was diagnosed with diabetes, based on blood glucose of 450, and +++ glucose in urine. Also in her blood work her ALT, ASP and ALP were slightly high, her cholesterol was moderately high, and her lipase was very high.
-She was started on Vetsulin 4 units twice a day. After one week her blood glucose curve was 550 at 8:00am to 400 at 3:00pm to 550 at 8pm. That same week she had numbers as low as 378 in the afternoon when I did spot checks.
-A week later at 6 units she was over 600 (monitor just says Hi over 600) all day
-A week after that at 8 units she went from 595 to 550 to 558
-A week after that at 9 units she went from over 600 to 478 to over 600
So as you can see, numbers wise it's kinda confusing, as it doesn't see to indicate progress after a month. (Using Healthy Tracks Test Buddy, and it checks out good with control test)
However, besides that she does seem to be doing better overall. Some rear end neuropathy has cleared up, she has more energy, her body composition looks better, and she has a good appetite. She is however still drinking a lot, especially 1.5 hours after meals when she'll drink about 500ml at once.
It has been a challenge finding a diet she'll eat all at once, but for the most part she's had some variation of chicken dry food mixed with chicken wet. Currently mixing Ketona Chicken dry food with Crave Turkey pate wet. 8am and 8pm.
The only other data point to mention is that in the first week after diagnosis she was showing trace ketones, and ++ to +++ glucose in her urinalysis, and now she's at no ketones and + to ++ glucose.
Does this all seem to amount to a normal case of diabetes on the right track towards regulation? Is increasing dosage in 1 unit increments from here and testing after a week a good plan? Should we consider any other potential issues?
Thanks so so much! -Bella and Danny
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