“Not so sweet a topic”
Pets with diabetes commonly require lifelong treatment accompanied by special diets, exercise, and daily injections. The goal of managing your pet’s diabetes is to maintain glucose in an acceptable range while avoiding low blood sugar. Proper management and diet can help reduce and even eliminate some signs of diabetes. If your pet’s symptoms are not resolved or these goals are not met, allow one of our veterinarians to assess your pet and refine the treatment in pursuit of your pet’s diabetes management.
Our diabetes management services include:
- Bloodwork, including fructosamine (somewhat like an A1C) and 8-to-12-hour glucose curves
- Nutritional support
- Insulin selection and administration
- Glucose Monitoring with Alpha-Trak 2
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring with Abbott Freestyle Libre
- Inpatient intensive care when needed
Warning signs of diabetes:
- Pain that can be caused by loss of appetite, and depression, or pawing at the eye
- Squinting
- Dilated pupil
- Cloudiness in the eye
- Red or bloodshot eyes
- Loss of vision
- Increased water intake
- Frequency of urination
- Increased appetite
