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diabetic Siberian/Samoyd mix
my dear dog was diagnosed with IDDM 3 days after her 13th birthday-
which fell on thanksgiving last year. We've been trying to stabilise her blood sugar for 2 months now and it's not stable yet. My vet wants us to proceed with caution when increasing her insulin because he is worried about .... syndrome which causes the body to utilise it's own tissues when too much insulin is present. I can't think of the name- it seems to me that it's a Scandinavian name, beginning with "s".... I guess I would like to hear how other dog's paths toward stabilising their blood sugar went- she is losing weight and I worry about that, but of course I worry about chewing up her tissues because I'm overmedicating her. she went from Humulin NPH to PZI about a week ago and I'm giving her 20 IU once/day. Also, where can people get blood from their northern breed dog? the only place I can get it is on her nose. :-( she doesnt' mind the lancet but she doens't like having her head held while I collect the blood on the test strip. I figure most northern breed dogs are going to keep their capillaries as far away from the surface as possible. -- -- Kate, http://systems.cs.colorado.edu/~koli...f-formula.html Mom to Ursula (10), Sage (7.5), Benno (4!!) Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. ~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Looking for a thinking moms list? see http://listserv.uts.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/parent-l |
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