| Diabetes is nothing new to me, my grandfather, father, | | | | to check their selves in or out at anytime. Over half of |
| and all my uncles have diabetes, but I was very | | | | our residents where diabetic, and moved into our |
| surprised when I seen an ad about owning a diabetic | | | | facility to help control there diabetes. We also had |
| dog. This ad was about an elderly lady who was | | | | several extreme cases that where ordered there by |
| asking for donations to help buy insulin for her dog. | | | | doctors. Our main goal was to prepare balanced, low |
| After reading this ad I took it upon myself to see what | | | | car diets, to help our members become insulin free. |
| I could learn about dogs with diabetes and other health | | | | And the best part about the whole experience was, it |
| issues. I am sad to say that I did not learn much from | | | | worked. One of your residents was able to down |
| my hours of research. Mainly all I could find was | | | | grade to pills in about a year. The best part of her |
| miracle cures and recipes. However, I did come across | | | | story was the fact that before her diet change she |
| a very interesting find; Dogs and cats are not born with | | | | was at 3 insulin shots a day! She was not the only |
| diabetes, unless their parent where diabetic at the time | | | | person to see great benefits from a diet change. With |
| of birth. So this leaves me to wonder what we as | | | | time and help most of our residents we able to |
| caregivers are doing do wrong to make our pets | | | | become insulin free. |
| un-healthy. For the most part I believe it is our pets diet | | | | The next story is about, what are the long term |
| and what is more convenient for us. Why bother | | | | effects of insulin? When my father started taken |
| feeding our pets a homemade, low carb diet, when we | | | | shots his blood pressure went through the roof and he |
| can just give them a shot, and keep feeding them | | | | had to take a different medication to help save his |
| commercial, pre- made foods. I know dogs have a | | | | kidneys. In order to treat one problem he gained |
| different digestive system then humans, but how much | | | | several more. There is no reason to believe that our |
| about us is the same. If any animal can develop | | | | pets will not suffer from the same health issues, if not |
| cancer, allergies, and other human related diseases, | | | | more. |
| why should we treat them any different? I have two | | | | So before you take the quick way out, stop and talk |
| brief stories I would like to share with you, that explains | | | | with your vet about a better diet for your diabetic dog. |
| how beneficial a good diet can be. | | | | Not only will your dog be healthier, but you could be |
| I had the pleasure of working in a Rest Home for over | | | | saving your self and your pet from a life of medicines |
| 2 years. In a typical Rest Home, the residents are able | | | | and doctor visits. |