Joannie, have you been to the diabetetic website for pets at ezboard? The people there will help you with any questions you have. Just reading about their problems and solutions helped me with Bear when he was first diagnosed. They have a couple of threads right at the beginning that explain a lot of the basics and have a lot of standard hints. Go to [email protected].

Most of us with diabetic dogs don't give them any human food. They have to stay on a diet so their insulin will stay the same. Bear eats 1 cup (measured) of Hills W/D in the morning and 1 cup with a tablespoon of yogurt and 1/4 cup chopped brocolli at night. He's allowed one small biscuit in the morning and a baby carrot at night. I sometimes slip him some lettuce or cucumber, maybe a half slice of apple. He's been regulated on 10 and 6 units of Novolin N. The worst problem I have is when he doesn't want to eat in the morning.

What are your dog' names? Can we see pictures, please?

Mary