u/demigordon

My dog Benji (7) was diagnosed with diabetes 2 months ago. For a month and a half we figured we had the right insulin levels and he was okay, he showed no weird signs to suggest it wasn’t correct, but he suddenly went mostly blind practically overnight. Took him to the vet and turns out his glucose levels were insanely high, reaching numbers like 678 mg/dl and lows of 420 mg/dl which is still absurd. I had just totally given up on his sight and was tremendously sad. However a friend of mine with a diabetic dog told me his dog regained most of his sight back, and the vet told him the cataracts “broke apart” allowing more light into the lens of the eye. And I’ve noticed with my Benji that when he’s glucose levels are low (400) his vision is mostly fine and when he’s at around 600 and up he’s practically blind. Vets are keeping a close eye on him and will change his dosage amount after two days to bring his glucose levels back down to around the 120 mark.

Just wanted to type this to confirm the eligibility, as with my research I’ve deduced that the increase in blood pressure and high glucose levels shift his vision dramatically. Basically the Lower the glucose levels the better he sees.

Am I spitting straight bullshit or is there truth to what I say?

Really hoping his eyesight returns to at least an adequate level. Definitely don’t expect his cataracts to disappear.

My dog Benji (7) was diagnosed with diabetes 2 months ago. For a month and a half we figured we had the right insulin levels and he was okay, he showed no weird signs to suggest it wasn’t correct, but he suddenly went mostly blind practically overnight. Took him to the vet and turns out his glucose levels were insanely high, reaching numbers like 678 mg/dl and lows of 420 mg/dl which is still absurd. I had just totally given up on his sight and was tremendously sad. However a friend of mine with a diabetic dog told me his god regained most of his sight back, and the vet told him the cataracts “broke apart” allowing more light into the lens of the eye. And I’ve noticed with my Benji that when he’s glucose levels are low (400) his vision is mostly fine and when he’s at around 600 and up he’s practically blind. Vets are keeping a close eye on him and will change his dosage amount after two days to bring his glucose levels back down to around the 120 mark.

Just wanted to type this to confirm the eligibility, as with my research I’ve deduced that the increase in blood pressure and high glucose levels shift his vision dramatically. Basically the Lower the glucose levels the better he sees.

Am I spitting straight bullshit or is there truth to what I say?

Really hoping his eyesight returns to at least an adequate level. Definitely don’t expect his cataracts to disappear.