My dog's glucose is very high. What should I do for my diabetic dog?

Consider having Mojo rechecked by your veterinarian. A bG curve should be done to confirm the insulin dose is appropriate or if it needs to be adjusted. In a diabetic dog, a bG between 5-12 mmol/L over a 24 hour period is considered "stable". Rapid or wide swings should be addressed by your veterinarian

Hello, sorry to hear about Asbo. Based on my conversion, it appears that His glucose is slightly elevated on that last blood sugar check. Therefore, you should continue to give his scheduled dose of insulin and food at 8pm. Hope this helps and best of luck.

If Ollie was recently diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus then he will likely need insulin. You can try to switch him to a high protein prescription diet like Science Diet W/D or Purina OM. These foods are lower in carbs so prevent the glucose from jumping as high but it does not cure diabetes. Also, I would only feed him twice a day so he only has 2 spikes in glucose instead of several throughout the day if he normally nibbles throughout the day. You can talk to your vet about starting oral meds that help to decrease the glucose like glipizide but I personally haven't had great success with it versus the insulin. If diabetes is left untreated, there can be serious health effects so be sure to talk in depth with your vet about what would be the best options for you and Ollie at this time. I hope this helps!

Yes, he should get some insulin now. The usual starting dose is about ¼ unit per pound of body weight. Thus, a 20 lb. dog would start at 5 units; 40 lb. at 10 units, and so on. So at 29 pounds, he should get about 7 units of insulin. Check his glucose again in a few hours and see where he is to make sure he's not getting too low. If he does get really low, you can help bring it back up by giving some honey or Karo syrup.

If her blood sugar is 56, she needs to be seen by a veterinarian tonight. She is wading in dangerous territory and should be put on IV dextrose to avoid going into hypoglycemic shock. I would not wait until morning to address this issue, as karo syrup, while helpful, will not help if there is another underlying problem.

Just keep him on his normal feeding and exercise routine. His blood sugar will be elevated without the insulin but a couple days should not be that huge of a problem. What you may notice is a temporary recurrence of signs (such as excess thirst and urination), but is not life threatening. If you see him acting ill though you should take him to an ER clinic immediately.

Yes, I would just wait and resume normal insulin dosing at his next meal. It's risky to try and "top off" a partial dose (if he didn't get the whole thing for some reason), so better to just pick up with his next normal dose and go from there. A single skipped or lower-than-normal insulin dose should not cause any serious harm. If the increased urination continues, then I would talk to your veterinarian as he may need to have his glucose levels rechecked and his insulin dose adjusted.