Better day today. Maxie's sugar got down to 211. Unfortunately it did not stay there. It's back up in the mid-300's again.
Had the pressure checked in his eyes today and the good news is that it's good. The cloudiness that I am seeing is more from normal age process at this point. Glad we did it because now I have a good baseline for the future.
Had to see a different vet at the office today. I can see that it's going to be a little frustrating because of differing philosophies. However, I did convince this vet to give me script for regular insulin. That will save a trip to the ER vet should he spike again.
After some googling today, I found that there are some sliding scale protocols for dogs. I think the reason this vet was so nervous about giving me the regular insulin is because she is concerned about hypoglycemia. I understand but I think once we were done talking she felt i was diligent and knowledgable enough to feel comfortable.
She also feels that tight regulation is keeping him between 200-300. I disagree as research has indicted that sustained glucose levels over 180 cause the damage to the eyes and kidneys. In the end we agreed to up his insulin to 8 units and do the glucose curve in 7 days.
Overall the puppy seems to be feeling better but generally
Not happy about being stuck all the time. I don't blame him!!!
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