Both of them get insulin injections twice a day.
My ferret is fed raw as well lots of protein very little carbs. It took forever for him to see raw meat as food but once he took to it he will now not eat kibble unless you trick him to think it is a treat. He is also fed lots of “duck soup” which he loves. He gets that after the shot because he hates the shots.
My dog weighs 45 lbs and she gets 10IU of Vetsulin twice a day. At first she was getting only 6IU but it wasn’t working so they upped it to the .5IU/kg of body weight.
I had a lot of issues with her Pancreas and Liver for awhile from various things (infections, too much insulin, not enough insulin, too many carbs, too much sugar, etc.) but with my vet we took EVERYTHING into account and she sat down with me and it took nearly a month to get everything in place and got the right dosage of insulin and kept on top of her tests everything started working out. Then I did a complete overhaul on her diet and exercise and that helped a whole lot.
Karo syrup, treats, cookies, sugar water (or paste not as watery), Nutrical (works amazingly fast) help when sugar bottoms out.
The higher the protein levels the better. She gets 1.35 lbs of meat per day based on her body weight and 3% of it. She is fed 100% raw she gets meat, organs and bone only 5 days a week and then I add things like vegetables, salmon oil, and plain yogurt 2 days a week. I am not sure of the % of protein.
You can read a lot about RAW diet by typing in “Canine Raw diet” or pet raw diet into google. There are a ton of sites. Or I can give you the one’s I researched with. I can’t guarantee it will work with your dog since not all dogs are the same. But with my dog it is working extremely well that if it keeps going the vet thinks it could possibly be controlled with diet and exercise.
You can also google raw diet and dogs with diabetes lots of people use it to maintain glucose levels.
My aunts dog went blind from diabetes not being diagnosed it was awful.
My dog is on Vetsulin not a human insulin.
I test before the injection and right before the first meal and then after the meal. If I am getting a curve I test before the injection and right before the first meal and then every hour until the next injection and after the last meal.
I use the inside of the upper lip (the closer you get to the nose on the inside the more blood you can get) and at the base of the tail (you have to shave there so I don’t do it often). You can also do between the toes that works well but it is harder to do.
The meter I use is called Glucopet my vet ordered it for me but you can also buy it online.
I don’t think anyone should try to maintain diabetes without the help of a vet. My vet is the one who suggested the raw diets for both my ferret and my dog along with the insulin. My ferret will probably always be on insulin but my dog has a possibility for it to be controlled by her diet.