Nothing is sweeter than a pet with diabetes!
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Pet Diabetes Easy Reference List
Educate yourself. 
You are responsible for the daily care of your pet. 
Diabetes in Pets is NOT a Death Sentence!

Eventually, you must have a thorough enough understanding of diabetes so that you can be confident in managing this 
disease instead of fearing it. If your regular vet is unavailable when a minor question arises, you must have 
the confidence to make a decision based on your understanding of diabetes and how it affects your pet.
 

This Pet Diabetes website is designed to give you quick reference to URL links that may answer many of your questions.

Beginner's Overview:
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/beginners.html*The ultimate beginner's page 
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/emot1a.html*You just learned your pet has diabetes
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/diabetes_concepts.html*What is Diabetes? 
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/caninediabetespg.html*Diabetes by Peter A. Graham BVMS, PhD, CertVR, MRCVS
  http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/diabetes.aspx* Diabetes Information from the 
                                                                          College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
http://www.vetsulin.com/PDF/20585.pdf* Diabetes manual for veterinarians published by Vetsulin
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/40302.htm* General Information Diabetes
  http://www.merckvetmanual.com* General Information about Diabetes
Canine Diabetes:
  http://www.caninediabetes.org* Lots of information on canine diabetes and support groups to join.
  http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/*All the webpages from the former www.petdiabetes.org
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/  *Backup copy of the former www.petdiabetes.org and the above url
  http://www.petdiabetes.com/oldpetdiabetes.html*Previous petdiabetes.com (in case you are looking for a link )
http://www.vetsulin.com/dog-owner/Faq.aspx * FAQ  by Vetsulin
Cost of having a diabetic pet:
http://www.petdiabetes.com/diabetescost.html
Diabetes Dictionary
http://www.petdiabetes.com/dictionary.html *An explanation of diabetic and medical terms you will hear
http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/glossary.html *Glossary and abbreviations
Diabetic Health Issues/Questions: 
Hypoglycemia
http://www.petdiabetes.com/hypoglycemia.html*How and when to use Karo syrup
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/hypoglycemia.htm *Hypoglycemia
Ketoacidosis - DKA
http://www.westlakeanimalhospital.com*Click on   ENCYCLOPEDIA, then   DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS 
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/ketoacidosis.htm*Ketoacidosis
Somogyi Phenomenon
http://www.caninediabetes.org/somygi.html *Somogyi Phenomenon
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/somogyi.htm*Somogyi Phenomenon
http://www.vetsulin.com/Veterinarian/Somogyi.html*For Vetsulin users
Diet/Nutrition:
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/dogfood.html*Both meals and treats by different owners
  http://www.petdiabetes.com/recipes.html*Recipes for home cooking and boughten foods fed by owners of diabetic pets
  http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/home_cooking.htm*Another page of recipes  fed by owners of diabetic pets
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/diet.htm*Diet and tips from petdiabetes.org
  http://nutritiondata.com*Searchable database containing nutrition analysis
   http://carbs-information.com/glycemic-index-food-chart.htm *Not all carbs are created equal. The best carbs are low-glycemic.
  http://www.wholisticanimal.com*Homeopathic and Naturopathic Herbs for dogs – Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia 
  http://www.mycockerspaniel.com/mer.htm *Great calorie calculators
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/catrecipes.html *More diabetic cat food choices
  http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Diabetic-Dog-Treats/Detail.aspx*Treats
  http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/treats.htm*Listing of treats by sugar content
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/qualitycatfoods.pdf*PDF files on Cat food by Michael Smith
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/qualitydogfoods.pdf*PDF files on Dog food by Michael Smith
  http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog-food-index-p.html*Information on most commercial dog foods
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/drydogfood.html*Ingredient comparison of Hill's W/D, Purina DCO, Royal Canin Vet Diet
E-mail lists and Message Boards for diabetic pets: Join the pet diabetes email group today!
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/maillists.html *Information on how to join an email group
  http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetespet/ *Over 1450 members share information
  http://petswithdiabetes.yuku.com/Canine Diabetes Message Board started by the former petdiabetes.org
  http://www.felinediabetes.com/terms.htmFeline Diabetes Message Board found at www.felinediabetes.com
E-mail Members Information:
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/whoami.html *Who am I Emails? Some older members stories.
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/fam.html *Stories and Pictures submitted by members
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/techniques_index.htm *Stories and Pictures submitted to petdiabetes.org 
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/monthlydigest.html *Digest sample of the email group to read.
  http://www.caninediabetes.org/cataract.html*Cataract journals by members on what to expect & the cost
  http://petdiabetes.com/insulindoses.html *Results of the Ongoing Insulin Survey for Owners of Diabetic Pets
Feline Diabetes:
http://www.catinfo.org/felinediabetes.htm*Feline Diabetes by Dr. Pierson and diet suggestions
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/*All the webpages from the former www.petdiabetes.org
http://www.sugarpet.net/ *Extensive UK based site on feline diabetes
http://www.sugarpet.net/reasons.html *Reasons for blood-testing cats at home
http://www.felinediabetes.com*Feline Diabetes by Dr. Price and a feline diabetic messsage board
http://www.sugarcats.com/headquarters.asp*Sugar Cats
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
http://www.caninediabetes.org/cdfaq.html
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/faq.htm
How to find a specialist in your area:
http://www.acvim.org/Specialist/Search.aspx *American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Insulin/Syringes:
Insulin Info
http://www.caninediabetes.org/cdinsulin.html*Charts of most insulins with their expected peaking action
http://petdiabetes.com/insulindoses.html *Comparison of 200 pets insulin, weight, dosage
http://www.vetsulin.com/vet/default.aspx*Vetsulin users
http://vetsulin.com/Veterinarian/RapidMetabolism.html*Illustration of peaking curve with Vetsulin
http://www.isletsofhope.com/diabetes/state-law/*Which states need prescriptions for insulin and syringes
http://www.caninediabetes.org/beginners.html *Great section on different kinds of insulins and starting doses
Syringe Info
http://www.caninediabetes.org/u40conversion.html *Syringe conversion - Vetsulin or PZI users to NPH
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/u40_conv.htm*Syringe conversion - Vetsulin or PZI users to NPH (another url)
http://www.petdiabetes.wikia.com/wiki/syringe*How to inject
http://www.petdiabetes.com/insulinhowto.html*How to inject insulin
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/diabetes.aspx * How to inject insulin with pictures and
                         excellent syringe information from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/insulin.html*Insulin and syringe information
http://www.petdiabetes.com/painful.htm*Tips on how to avoid painful injections
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/tips.htm*More tips for comfortable injections
http://www.ambivetproducts.com/Inject-Ease.htm*Inject-EaseTM: Pet Injections Made Easy 
http://hocks.com*How to purchase non-prescription syringes
Links to Other Health Issues and Pet Loss: 
http://www.caninediabetes.org/otherlinks.html *other health issues your diabetic pet might have
Miracle Cures and Alternative Treatments:
http://www.caninediabetes.org/warning.html
Questions to ask a veterinarian about diabetes mellitus:
http://www.petdiabetes.com/emerg.htm  *Print these questions out and take to your veterinarian
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/diabetes_questions.htm
Stories and Pictures of those who have submitted them to the websites:
http://www.caninediabetes.org/fam.html*Please feel free to send photos and info about your pet!
http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/techniques_index.htm *Stories and Pictures submitted to petdiabetes.org
http://www.caninediabetes.org/memorials.html*Memorial pages of those who have lost pets
Testing Blood
What is a Blood Curve?
http://petdiabetes.com/peteducation.html
How to complete and all about glucose curve and an online curve generator
http://vetsulin.com/vet/Monitoring_About.aspx  How to complete a glucose curve  by Vetsulin
http://vetsulin.com/vet/Tools_GlucoseCurve.aspxOnline glucose curve  generator by Vetsulin
What Meter is Recommended?
http://www.caninediabetes.org/bloodmeter.htm *The animal calibrated meter we recommend 
http://www.animaldiabetes.com/meter_comparison* Meter reader comparison
Other Meters
http://www.alphatrakmeter.com/ *AlphaTRAK Blood Glucose Monitoring System for Pets
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/home_bg_testing.htm*Human meter comparisons
7/3/2008 Diabetes Health E-Magazine*An up to date blood glucose meter reference guide
How to graph pet's blood glucose numbers
    http://www.caninediabetes.org/annebginstructions.html 
Tutorials/Pictures for Blood Testing
http://www.caninediabetes.org/blood2.html*Canine Callus blood test
http://www.caninediabetes.org/tuggerblood.html*Canine Carpal pad blood test
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewclaw*Canine Dewclaw/carpal pad picture
http://www.caninediabetes.org/bloodear.html*Canine Ear blood test
http://www.caninediabetes.org/buffyblood.html*Canine Ear blood test
http://www.petdiabetes.com/bloodlip.html*Canine Lip blood test
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/outside_lip_stick.htm*Canine Outside of lip blood test
http://www.petdiabetes.com/bloodtail.html*Canine Tail blood test
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/ear_prick.htm*Cat ear prick
http://www.sugarpet.net/bloodtst.html*Cat ear testing on a different website along with useful tips
http://groups.msn.com/ValleySugarcats/fornewbies2.msnw*More on obtaining blood from a cat's ear
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=605*Video on obtaining blood from a cat's ear
http://www.felinediabetes.com/bg-test.htm*Blood testing a cat from felinediabetes.com
Testing Urine
http://www.petdiabetes.com/urine.htm*How to Urine Test
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/urine.html*Urine Glucose Testing
http://www.sugarpet.net/urine.html*Urine testing your diabetic cat
Vision
http://www.caninediabetes.org/blinddogs.html*Blind dog tips
http://www.caninediabetes.org/cataract.html*Cataract journals on what to expect & the cost
http://www.acvo.com*Where to find an ophthalmologist in your area 
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pdorg/cataract.htm*Cataracts and dry eye
http://www.petdiabetes.com/catar.html*What is a cataract? by Michael Zigler DVM, Cert.V.Ophthal
http://www.petdiabetes.com/pecataracts.html*Cataracts by www.peteducation.com
What's New?
http://www.caninediabetes.org/whatsnew.html*New Pages on the Three Websites

If you know of a URL that is dead,  please send an email to Judy Dick
Judy's Email: queenie@mnsi.net

If you would like a  url added to this website contact Judy at the above email address and I will consider adding it.

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Judy Dick started this website www.petdiabetes.com in May of 1997 because her Canine Queenie was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus!

Advice given is based on personal experience and is not a substitute for veterinary care. 
Take your pet to the vet and/or consult with your vet before acting on anyone’s advice. 
Find a vet you can work with since diabetes is a complicated disease.

Diabetic Pets Around the World 
Unite In a Common Goal 
To let the world know that Diabetes in Pets is Treatable! 
This Website is Dedicated to that Cause! 

Page added in July of 2008

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