Glucose monitoring and records
A good record makes every vet visit more useful. These guides explain home testing, continuous glucose monitors, glucose curves and ketones, and how to bring it all together in a report. The free tools below help with the unit conversions and the drawing.
Guides on glucose monitoring and records
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Checking your pet's blood glucose at home
How to monitor your diabetic dog's or cat's blood glucose at home, glucometer selection, testing techniques, building a diabetic pet glucose log.
14 min read
How accurate are continuous glucose monitors for pets?
Flash glucose monitors are increasingly used on diabetic dogs and cats. What the research says about their accuracy, when to trust them.
7 min read
Glucose Curves Explained: What They Are & Why Vets Use Them
What a glucose curve is, why vets use them for diabetic dogs and cats, how to record one at home, and how continuous glucose monitors simplify the process.
9 min read
Vet-Ready Diabetes Reports for Dogs & Cats
How a clear, structured glucose and insulin report can make your vet visits faster and more useful, and how Mello generates one for you automatically.
7 min read
Choosing a Pet Diabetes Management App: An Honest Buyer's Guide
An honest guide to choosing a diabetes app for your dog or cat: which features matter, and the questions to ask before you commit.
7 min read
Tools and next steps
- Glucose converter, mmol/L and mg/dL
Switch between UK and US units in one step.
- Glucose curve builder
Plot a day of readings to take to your vet.
- Vet visit checklist
What to bring and what to ask at a diabetes check.
- The Mello app
Log readings, insulin and meals in one shared record.
Related topics
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