Diabetes care in pets is actually very similar to humans. The only difference is that you try to keep the blood glucose a bit high in pets, since they can't tell you when they are hypoglycemic, so it's more of a danger for them than in humans. You even can do home blood glucose testing on the ear flap (humans do it on their fingertips, among other places). There's a NEW blood glucose meter just out designed to be more accurate for pet blood, as it's different than humans blood, though you can get generally acceptable results from most humans meters. The hard part is finding a good vet that is willing to take a very active role in pet diabetes management. (and is up to date on current care guidelines, a good hint, if your vet didn't suggest home blood glucose testing, then he's probably not a good vet for diabetes care) http://www.abbottanimalhealth.com/vetProfessionals/products/DiabetesMonitoring/index.htm is the link to the meter for pets.
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