Re: glucose measuring microchips

Julie-Anne Wilson — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:31:03 GMT

We have used sub-cut glucose monitors but they're not permanent - can only stay in for a week. A sensor sits just under the skin and a transmitter attaches to it, it takes a reading every 5 minutes and sends it to a receiver that looks like an ipod. The receiver sounds an alarm when the BG is low. It still has to be calibrated every 12 hours via blood sample and it doesn't read any higher than 22 - just reads as high.

It's really handy since you don't have to stab the dog constantly but it doesn't completely eliminate the need for sampling.

Unfortunately I don't know where they come from but the transmitter and receiver I think are quite expensive. The actual sensor pads aren't too bad so there's a possibilty of renting the rest to the owner.