Unfortunately diabetes in dogs is a more common disease than many people realise.
If your dog suffers from diabetes then it's vitally important to know how to look after it correctly.
Failing to do so can cause many health problems for your dog and possibly even death.
Diabetic dog food is one of the major ways you can help your diabetic dog to stay healthy.
Diabetic dog food is specially manufactured to be low in sugar.
This helps you to be able to control how much sugar is in the dog's diet which is extremely important for diabetes.
You'll also need to manage how and when you feed your dog.
Over feeding your dog - even if it is with diabetic food - will not help your pet.
You can also try spacing out meals in smaller amounts rather than giving your dog all its nutrition in one big hit.
This helps keep the dogs insulin levels at a constant level throughout the day rather than allowing it to take a sudden hit at meal times.
Be careful not to over feed though, just spread to same amount of food throughout the day.
There are many diabetic dog foods on the market and it can be difficult to know which ones to choose.
As a general rule for any type of pet food if at all possible don't go for the cheapest option.
The cheap foods often contain mainly filler and very little nutrition that your dog needs.
Going for a more expensive diabetic dog food can often pay dividends.