Jason is currently experiencing regular hypos throughout the day and despite having reduced all of his insulin levels, his blood sugars are still more unpredictable than usual. This can be due to fluctuations in his hormone levels, or one of the many other contributing factors which can affect his blood glucose levels.
After discussing this with his doctor, I have decided to have a CGMS (a constant glucose monitoring system) fitted in the coming weeks, for a six day period. This involves a small sensor being placed under the skin of the abdomen that will continuously monitor Jason's BGL's day and night and help identify any trends or fluctuations arising from the readings provided. The information received will then enable us to make the most appropriate decisions regarding his treatment plan.
Bailey has also picked up on these changes in his blood glucose levels and has been extra vigilant when he is at home, offering regular high and low alerts.
The other day, I'd just walked in the door after picking the kids up from school and Jason was sitting down taking his shoes off when I let Bailey inside. He ran straight up to Jason, took a good sniff of the air around his mouth, then bounded straight over to me in the kitchen and alerted to a high. It was a very confident and perfectly executed alert.
Bailey was taught to alert to a high by going down into a lie position. However it became obvious that he wasn't comfortable performing this alert position, so he gradually modified the lie, to a bow.
He's a big dog and having to lie on wooden floor boards every time he alerts to a high and then jumping up and repeating it all over again is a little awkward. He is also in an edgy and restless state when he alerts and will offer more than the one until he's satisfied I've got the message loud and clear.
So by doing a very elegant and low bow, which at first looks like he's stretching, as he sends his back-end in the air whilst lowering his head and paws to the ground, is a much more practical way for him to get the message across.
After discussing this with his doctor, I have decided to have a CGMS (a constant glucose monitoring system) fitted in the coming weeks, for a six day period. This involves a small sensor being placed under the skin of the abdomen that will continuously monitor Jason's BGL's day and night and help identify any trends or fluctuations arising from the readings provided. The information received will then enable us to make the most appropriate decisions regarding his treatment plan.
Bailey has also picked up on these changes in his blood glucose levels and has been extra vigilant when he is at home, offering regular high and low alerts.
The other day, I'd just walked in the door after picking the kids up from school and Jason was sitting down taking his shoes off when I let Bailey inside. He ran straight up to Jason, took a good sniff of the air around his mouth, then bounded straight over to me in the kitchen and alerted to a high. It was a very confident and perfectly executed alert.
Bailey was taught to alert to a high by going down into a lie position. However it became obvious that he wasn't comfortable performing this alert position, so he gradually modified the lie, to a bow.
He's a big dog and having to lie on wooden floor boards every time he alerts to a high and then jumping up and repeating it all over again is a little awkward. He is also in an edgy and restless state when he alerts and will offer more than the one until he's satisfied I've got the message loud and clear.
So by doing a very elegant and low bow, which at first looks like he's stretching, as he sends his back-end in the air whilst lowering his head and paws to the ground, is a much more practical way for him to get the message across.