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Decoding Canine Diabetes Part 1

Decoding Canine Diabetes Part 1

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 10th Dec 2024

Decoding Canine Diabetes Part 1 Canine diabetes diagnosis can be overwhelming and the information found after a quick Google search can easily confuse an already stressed-out dog parent. I knew what … read more
A Color and Consistency Guide to Dog Vomit

A Color and Consistency Guide to Dog Vomit

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 20th Nov 2024

A Color and Consistency Guide to Dog VomitNot a fun topic to talk or write about but it’s an important one. Dogs vomit for various reasons and we are asked often in our Facebook group what it can be f … read more
Canine Nutrition: Essential Supplements

Canine Nutrition: Essential Supplements

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 17th Oct 2024

Canine Nutrition: Essential Supplements For this blog series, Canine Nutrition we went over the essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids and fatty acids that dogs require. I also went over carbohyd … read more
Canine Nutrition: Carbohydrates and Human-grade Foods

Canine Nutrition: Carbohydrates and Human-grade Foods

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 11th Sep 2024

Canine Nutrition: Carbohydrates and Human-grade Foods Shortly after Lucy was diagnosed with diabetes and she healed from acute pancreatitis I started making her food from a recipe my vet gave m … read more
Canine Nutrition: The Essential Vitamins and Minerals

Canine Nutrition: The Essential Vitamins and Minerals

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 8th Aug 2024

Canine Nutrition:The Essential Vitamins and Minerals Ensuring that dogs receive vitamins and minerals in their diet is crucial for their health and well-being. Just like humans’ dogs require a balan … read more
A Walk Down Memory Lane

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 10th May 2024

A Walk Down Memory Lane I have been feeling a bit nostalgic lately, my special boy Frank went over the rainbow bridge a couple of weeks ago and he is now with his girls Bella and Lucy. Thinking abou … read more
Public Service Announcement!

Public Service Announcement!

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 6th Dec 2023

Public Service Announcement!It was brought to my attention last week that Levemir insulin is being discontinued in the USA so I went to the manufacturer’s website and it is true that it is being disco … read more
World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 14th Nov 2023

World Diabetes Day Today is World Diabetes Day and it is a very important day for anyone that must deal with diabetes mellitus. Being Lucy’s caregiver taught me about diabetes, but it wasn’t until I … read more
November is Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Posted by Michelle for PetTest, AAHA Certified Diabetes Educator on 8th Nov 2023

November is Diabetes Awareness MonthNovember is Diabetes Awareness Month in the USA and Canada, and November 14th is World Diabetes Day. I never thought I would learn so much about canine diabetes and … read more