Add me to the list of diabetic-dog owners....
So I guess I've been too lucky all these decades; plus adding a breed that is more likely to get diabetes (poodles) upped my chances anyway - but 8 year old Jimmy (mini Aussie/Mini poodle cross) deli...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:
Jimmy went back for another blood sugar check - he's so funny - he sits in the waiting room, looking around like it's the best place ever....then they take us to the examining room, and he freaks; like he had no idea we were there for THAT!!!!!
Anyway - his sugar was still a little high (for 8 hours after his morning shot), so he's bumped up another unit, to 7.
I guess my question for diabetic dog owners is: (and I know this will be hard to quantify) - how much exercise can they get before they keel over from low blood sugar? Jimmy's pretty sedentary - here in Michigan we have a small yard, so his exercise is mainly playing like crazy with Ben; or the occasional short (<.5 mile) walk. Once we get to FL, he walks a lot more - a couple of .5 mile walks at the minimum. I'm hoping that doubling his exercise still won't matter - it's not like he's an "athlete".
Unfortunately there's no easy way to know other than testing. Exercise will tend to lower his blood sugar but there isn't any way to really know other than doing a blood test. It could be a little or it could be a lot. That's why testing is so important. Although I would think that doubling his exercise would have a pretty big impact.
