A high fibre and low glycaemic index complete plant-based dog food diet is a perfect way to manage your diabetic dog's health.
It can be a very alarming and often frightening experience to be faced with managing your dog when diagnosed with diabetes.
Vets are very good at prescribing medication (Protamine Zinc injections are most commonly prescribed and are the most effective as no animal products used), but vets are not good at discussing the diet of your diabetic dog going forward.
They will show you how to administer the injections by gently tenting the skin and giving the injection while your dog is eating or very soon after they have eaten, and they will explain how you should gently roll the vial of Protamine Zinc carefully prior to drawing it up.
Remember that the vial has to be kept refrigerated and always store in the back of the fridge and not in the door of your fridge as when the weather is very hot, the clumping of the insulin can occur with constant temperature changes (especially with hot summer days).
Besides being genetic, what else can cause diabetes in dogs?
The article below shows how in a study of diabetic dogs; being prescribed prednisolone (glucocorticoids), usually for itchy skin conditions, could result in a greater risk of dogs over 7 developing diabetes!
The importance of choosing a hypoallergenic plant-based non-inflammatory diet with added pure Omega 3 Algae oil to support the skin barrier cannot be over emphasised here in possibly avoiding having to resort to the use of prednisolone in dogs which could result in a diabetes diagnosis.
Interestingly, the article above also mentions the effect of the microbiome and the development of type 1 diabetes in people.
It has been shown that type 2 diabetes in people can be completely reversed if they follow a wholefood plant-based diet!
It is true that a high natural plant fibre diet rich in plant proteins and low in sugar or foods with a high glycaemic index, is one of the best ways to manage your diabetic dog.
We advise foods such as Green Crunch imported from VegDog as it is low in fat at 7.5% and is our dry food that has no rice, corn or wheat (which can spike sugar levels).
Our best wet dog food trays Give A Dog A Bean, Jumping Jack and Gentle Rosie are all made with pure wholefood ingredients with NO corn, soya or rice or yeast so they are ideal to be fed to dogs with diabetes as they are gently cooked wholefoods using human grade organic ingredients that nurture your dog's gut microbiome and offer a slow release of nutrients. (and with a variety of flavours, your dog will not get bored of their dinners!)
You are also able to give homemade wholefoods and even home cook completely using our Home Cooking Supplement and Omega 3 Algae oil to ensure completeness with nothing lacking. It requires enormous dedication and commitment to home cook, but is possible with 4 delicious home cooking recipes mentioned here.
We advise giving low calorie snacks in between meals such as organic lentil cakes that you can purchase at any of the supermarkets - they are crunchy and offer you the chance to still 'treat' your diabetic dog!
Read about Arthur the Diabetic Labrador in the Google review below
