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Your Diabetic Dog — Tips For Diet And Exercise

Do you know how important diet and exercise are in managing a diabetic dog? These two things alone can have a huge impact on regulating his blood sugar levels. Here are some tips for managing canine diabetes.

Pay Close Attention To Diet In Dogs With Diabetes

Instead of feeding your pet once a day, you’ll be giving him smaller meals two or three times a day to avoid blood sugar fluctuations. Smaller meals help keep his blood sugar levels stable, while one large meal a day will cause his blood sugar to spike, and then drop to dangerously lower levels twelve hours later.

Learn to read pet food labels. Diet is critical in regulating a pet with diabetes. Most dry dog foods and semi-moist foods, including the prescription diets your vet recommends, contain high levels of carbohydrates.

What’s wrong with carbohydrates? Your pet’s body breaks them down quickly into glucose, which causes a spike in blood sugar levels. Proteins and fats, on the other hand, are broken down into glucose much more slowly. This process feeds glucose into your pet’s bloodstream over several hours, instead of all at once. You can see that a diet that’s lower in carbohydrates and higher in protein is better for your pet.

If you feed dry food, try to find one that’s grain-free. A high-quality canned food that’s low in fat and high in fiber is probably the best choice for dogs with diabetes.

Exercise Tips For A Diabetic Dog

Exercise will help to keep your pet healthy, but you do need to be careful with a diabetic pet. Your pet’s activity levels affect his blood sugar levels.

The key is consistency. Your pet should be getting the same amount of exercise every day at the same time. Establish a routine so that he’s not out running at top speed for a half hour one day, and walking sedately for ten minutes the next. This sort of thing will wreak havoc with his blood sugar levels.

You’ll be amazed at how much of a difference a daily ten-minute walk will make in keeping your pet’s blood sugar regulated. Low-key activities, where your pet doesn’t start panting, are best. Walking or swimming are recommended exercises for dogs with diabetes.

You should always take a little Karo syrup with you on your daily jaunts. If your pet’s blood sugar levels should drop too low, you can rub some of the syrup on his gums to get those blood glucose levels back up where they belong.

Talk to your vet about setting up an exercise schedule for your pet.

Natural Remedies For Dogs Can Help To Prevent Canine Diabetes

Diabetes is on the rise in our pets, and the main reason is because they’re too fat. An obese canine has a much higher risk of developing diabetes than one whose weight is where it should be. If you love your pet, stop overfeeding him with the wrong foods.

Exercise is important to burn up excess calories and to keep your pet fit and trim. It’s also a natural way to regulate blood sugar levels in pets who don’t have diabetes.

Some pet owners are also using herbs and dietary supplements to prevent this condition. Research has shown that the herbs goat’s rue, fenugreek, and astragalus, along with the mineral chromium, are very effective in controlling blood sugar levels in pets.

Diabetes in dogs, with all its complications, can be prevented. Don’t let your pet become a victim of this disease. Protect your canine companion by learning more about natural remedies for dogs now, while this is fresh on your mind.