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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 709308" data-attributes="member: 85347">Sorry to hear that your dog has diabetes. It's a condition that we humans aren't alone in suffering and I know of not just diabetic dogs, but cats, horses but even fish.Provided your dog's pancreas is still functioning and producing some insulin, then reducing the carbohydrate intake in the animals food is beneficial as is increasing the protein and fat content.If you can avoid the vet and the costs that it would incur, but not if it results in any suffering or distress to the animal. I'm not sure whether I should say this, but animals generally respond much the same to diabetic medications as we human diabetics do and many drugs, tablets and insulins can also help them to live a normal life.There must be some sites out there where there are people who know more than we would as to how to care for a diabetic pet .Please read though as much as you can from this site as it will teach you much of what you would need to know about diabetes in general and how to control it, and also please ask any question and we'll try our best to help. Good Luck - Lazybones P.S. I do know that animal Blood Glucose Levels differ somewhat from us Humans so the threshold levels that we refer to on this site should be considered as guidance only..</blockquote>

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