Diabetic dog on insulin: What do urine glucose and blood results mean?

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My 10 y/o Maltese was recently diagnosed with diabetes. I checked her urine with reagent test strip and glucose was +2 specific gravity was 1.040 and blood was +3. She gets 3 units of insulin BID. Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | spayed | 9 years and 11 months old | 15 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Glucose in the urine is a good screening test for diabetes; however you can still get some spillage of glucose in the urine and still have controlled diabetes status. If you don’t see increased urination and drinking and don’t have high readings on your periodic glucose curves through your vet, then Ellie’s condition is being managed well at the 3 units BID. Most pets need around 0.5 unit/kg twice daily dosage to manage their Diabetes well. If your pet has not had a glucose curve yet, then I would inquire with your vet about getting one done to fully assess Ellie’s conditon. Here is a website link with more information on how this is done and why it is important. http://www.vetsulin.com/vet/Tools_GlucoseCurve.aspx Best wishes with Ellie and managing her diabetes conditon. Take care.

Diabetic dog on insulin: What do urine glucose and blood results mean?

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