Comments on: Canine Diabetes

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:06:21 +0000

We test the blood sugar using glucose strips, essentially just wet the strips with fresh urine and then see what color it turns to.

mark — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:45:42 +0000

I’m glad you caught it. Give your pug my regards, from one diabetic to another.

Do you have to test blood sugar? Giving the shot probably isn’t too bad, but testing for blood sugar must be tricky and a little painful.

Jeff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:27:21 +0000

From what I’ve read, it just seems to be hereditary and some breeds are more prone to it than others.

Gina Pera — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:56:18 +0000

Well, he certainly doesn’t look happy about it.

Do pugs ever look happy?

I’m wondering if dogs get diabetes from eating grain-based dogfood? People do. Why not dogs?