Diabetes Articles
How often should I bathe my pet? This is a grooming question that I’ve gotten quite often in general practice, particularly when a family gets a new puppy. The answer depends on the pet. For a pet with healthy skin, frequent baths can dry the skin. Most pets with healthy skin rarely require bathing. When I had ...
Diabetes is often considered an autoimmune disease, especially type 1. In type 1, the body is unable to produce any insulin. In type 2, the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not use it correctly. Either kind of diabetes can lower the actions ...
Two weeks ago I had a client who forced my hand and made me do a pet glucose curve in my clinic. Normally I expect, and strongly encourage, my clients to run their curves at home to avoid the complication of “stress hyperglycemia”. This phenomenon is when the liver turns stored glycogen into glucose when a pet is ...
There is more to treating diabetes than checking blood sugars with a glucose meter and keeping your blood sugar levels within a specific range. Most people with diabetes have a health care team in place to help them manage their care. Discover when ...
I enjoy interacting with our readers, and sometimes the questions are worthy of a newsletter. I bet if one person has this question and takes the time to write me, there are likely lots of folks with a similar question. Let’s jump right in and talk about ...