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My dog has been diagnosed with diabetes today

Issabellasmum said:
I think your right CarbsRok I'm being ripped off , had blood sugars check tonight at vet £17 !!!! £16.31p for a dip stick for her pee
I'm just an average wage earner I don't honestly know how I can afford to do this long term it's been £200 this week I seriously need to
find a cheaper way of helping poor Issabella or get a second job then we will never see each other :-((
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You could probably buy the dip sticks from the chemist for cheaper than that!
 
Issabellasmum said:
I think your right CarbsRok I'm being ripped off , had blood sugars check tonight at vet £17 !!!! £16.31p for a dip stick for her pee
I'm just an average wage earner I don't honestly know how I can afford to do this long term it's been £200 this week I seriously need to
find a cheaper way of helping poor Issabella or get a second job then we will never see each other :-((
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Hiya, it does rather sound as if you are being ripped off. You can buy the pee stick in a chemist shop for less than £10 and there's about 100 test strips in the pot. Here you go good ol amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&...aps&hvadid=2978603538&ref=pd_sl_8f1j86rw51_pp
Diabetes in dogs is about self management by the owner same as humans really. Learn all you can yourself and don't rely on the vet or it will end up with you being broke and also possibly losing your dog a lot sooner than need be. Obviously you will need to go back for a check up every now and then for a new prescription to be issued otherwise if it were me I would learn to self manage pretty **** quick.
 
Hi Issabellasmum, I have just found an invoice for my cat, and just wanted to compare prices. My vet charges £20 for a consultation, £13.60 for 30 syringes. Yesterday my bill was £55.00 for consultation, spot blood test and a 10ml bottle of caninsulin. My vet gave me a couple of dip sticks free. I think charging £16.31 for a dip stick is definitely a rip off. The blood glucose curve costs £73.73 per day (I don't have that done now too expensive) I have the Fructosamine test instead.

I think I am going to have a look online to see if I can get any of these cheaper.

Marilyn
 
Marilyn, may I ask do you use a vet that a private practice or a known company ie Medivet , our prices vary considerably .
I have found a good price for syringes on amazon and CarbRok has given me a lead for the pee sticks etc . He also gave me some very good advice
Which had crossed my mind also which is to learn all I can and treat my Issabella as much at home as possible but of course not risking Issabella's health in any way , It does appear diabetes is virtually the same in animals as in humans so I shall share her care with the vet .
Thank you very much for you advice it's really helped knowing I can chat with people about it .
Jackie (Issabellasmum )
 
CarbsRok said:
Hiya, it does rather sound as if you are being ripped off. You can buy the pee stick in a chemist shop for less than £10 and there's about 100 test strips in the pot. Here you go good ol amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=urine test strips&tag=mh0a9-21&index=aps&hvadid=2978603538&ref=pd_sl_8f1j86rw51_pp
Diabetes in dogs is about self management by the owner same as humans really. Learn all you can yourself and don't rely on the vet or it will end up with you being broke and also possibly losing your dog a lot sooner than need be. Obviously you will need to go back for a check up every now and then for a new prescription to be issued otherwise if it were me I would learn to self manage pretty **** quick.
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Cheers for you advice and I'm going to manage it PDQ , thanks again for your help and ideas
Issabellasmum
 
Sorry to hear of ur dogs health probs with D. Our gorgeous golden retriever had diabetes insipidus for 6 years... Insurance paid for just 1 year.
Our largest vet bills each month were £400 a month.. But fortunately we had paid mortgage off!! Our dogs were so worth the extra expense, we loved them so much,
I personally if my dog had mellitus instead of insipidus would have asked vet about using my own insulin!!!
My boyfriends dog had diabetes n 2 injections a day and survived 9 years..


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I use the Hale Veterinary Group, all my pets are registered with them, I have two cats and a Border Collie, I have been with them for about 18 years and I have found them very good. Diabetes is very much the same in pets as in humans. I have found that if I feed Tilly a set amount of food per day and he has enough insulin to suit his food to stop him going hypo. He is allowed 2 tins of food per day and I split this into 4 portions. He has half a tin with his insulin at 7.00am, more food at 12.00 midday, again at 7.00pm with his insulin and then again between 11.00pm and 12.00 which keeps his blood levels stable (as long a he doesn't find any food elsewhere, as portion size is important to maintain good bg) So far he hasn't had a hypo, but I do keep a tin of golden syrup in case, so I can rub about a teaspoonful of it in to his cheeks.

I am sure you will get issabella stable in no time. The main thing is to give her the same amount of food per meal, whether it is twice a day a four time a day, your vet will advise on this, so they can then work out the amount of insulin she needs to offset her food.

Good luck, it will all fall into place in no time.

Marilyn
 
Hello everyone.
I like to share about pet insurance.I think people should aware this insurance.So they do not face any problem about pet.If you face the problem about your pet please contact insurance policy.
 
sumiara45 said:
Hello everyone.
I like to share about pet insurance.I think people should aware this insurance.So they do not face any problem about pet.If you face the problem about your pet please contact insurance policy.
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Insurance is no good at this point if the dog is not insured already, as with a new policy it would be a pre existing condition and not covered by insurance. I see you are a new member and have made five posts, three of which talk about insurance...
 
Hooked said:
Insurance is no good at this point if the dog is not insured already, as with a new policy it would be a pre existing condition and not covered by insurance. I see you are a new member and have made five posts, three of which talk about insurance...
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I have reported the poster as suspect but no action has been taken.
 
Just a little update on my Issabella , she is doing well much improved since receiving her insulin, which she has twice a day.
I have been doing a fair amount of research into purchasing her medication syringes and dip sticks etc online and I have to say
its saving us a small fortune. The prescription from the vet cost £9. and its for 6 months so well worth it.
But money aside its good to see Issabella looking bright eyed and bushy tailed again.
Thank you all for your input kind words and suggestions its been an enormous help.
Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Issabellasmum :-))
 
Really pleased for you both, hope the good progress continues :)
 
Issabellasmum said:
Just a little update on my Issabella , she is doing well much improved since receiving her insulin, which she has twice a day.
I have been doing a fair amount of research into purchasing her medication syringes and dip sticks etc online and I have to say
its saving us a small fortune. The prescription from the vet cost £9. and its for 6 months so well worth it.
But money aside its good to see Issabella looking bright eyed and bushy tailed again.
Thank you all for your input kind words and suggestions its been an enormous help.
Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Issabellasmum :))
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Really pleased to hear Issabella is feeling so much better. :) and hopefully your pocket.
 
Really glad to hear that Issabella is doing so well, that is great news. Well done you for taking on the task, it's not easy having to give your pet injections twice a day, but it is very rewarding when you see them responding to treatment and getting back to normal.

Hope it all keeps going well.

Take care

Marilyn
 
Hi Issabellasmum, I am a Vet Surgeon so will be able to help you a lot if needed. As for prices things are expensive, but that's private medicine for you. I wont discuss the prices from my practice openly but PM if you want to maybe know more.
As for the condition in animals there are similarities but also significant differences. Any questions fire away? Glad she is improving tho. What was her last alphatrak and fructosamine results? D
 
Dazza1984 said:
Hi Issabellasmum, I am a Vet Surgeon so will be able to help you a lot if needed. As for prices things are expensive, but that's private medicine for you. I wont discuss the prices from my practice openly but PM if you want to maybe know more.
As for the condition in animals there are similarities but also significant differences. Any questions fire away? Glad she is improving tho. What was her last alphatrak and fructosamine results


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Hi Dazza Issabella is due for those tests again in next two weeks I cannot recall her last results
She just appears to be improving daily , glossy coat is back no more peeing everywhere (and not realising it was happening ) energy is back she's up that garden like a rat up a drain pipe !! It's amazing to see her back to her old self . Thanks for your offer of support much appreciated .
Issabellasmum :-)


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Hi all, my border collie Sam was diagnosed with diabetes just over a week ago and this thread has been really useful. My vet has advised 6 units twice daily at 8am and 8pm. This is fine for 5 days out of 7 but on 2 days a week I work 2.30-10.30pm and therefore have a problem. I discussed this with my vet who suggested changing the times little by little before I work late. That's kind of ok except that there is no set pattern or day when this happens, and, sometimes I'm at work at 9 in the morning following an evening shift so would cause poor Sam to be hypo if I gave insulin too soon after his evening dose. Has anyone else had this problem or have any practical suggestions as to how I can manage this? Any advice would be appreciated :)
 
Hi LozzieM so sorry to hear of your predicament I'm afraid I cannot offer any practical advice but I'm sure someone on the forum will come up with an answer , they have been a great support to us with Issabella , it's such a shock at first but believe me it comes together in the end. Maybe you should give Sam the injection as late as possible in the morning literally as you leave to go to work which will less of a gap in the evening.
I wish you well with this and keep looking on here it's a brilliant forum with kind supportive people who give sound advice.
Issabellasmum :-)


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