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Diabetes mellitus management

Dogs over 1 year old
Product Bag Diabetic Special
Diabetic Special Wet

DIABETIC SPECIAL is a complete dietetic food for dogs formulated to regulate the supply of glucose (Diabetes Mellitus). This food contains a low level of rapidly digestible carbohydrates.

Feeding Duration:

WARNING: feeding this food generally improves the dog’s insulin sensitivity. When initiating this diet, it is highly recommended to monitor blood glucose so that insulin dosage can be adjusted.

Diabetic Special Low Carbohydrate Canine should be fed for the pet's lifetime.

Low Starch
Low Starch

A low carbohydrate intake lowers postprandial blood glucose

Gluco Modulation
Gluco Modulation

Mixed cereals of low glycaemic index (corn) enables control of postprandial hyperglycaemia

High Fiber
High Fiber

Dietary fibre slows small intestinal digestion and improves glycaemic control in diabetic dogs

Antioxidant Complex
Antioxidant Complex

Diabetes mellitus promotes oxidative stress, which in turn favours the development of the diabetes-associated chronic complications (Opara 2002). A high level of antioxidants helps combat this

Further information:

Wet food
Packaging size: 410.0 g can

Recommended daily quantities (g/day):
Water should be available at all times

Dog's thin thin normal normal overweight overweight
weight grammes cans grammes cans grammes cans
2 kg 340 3/4 270 3/4 205 1/2
5 kg 660 1 1/2 530 1 1/4 395 1
10 kg 1100 2 3/4 880 2 1/4 660 1 1/2
15 kg 1475 3 1/2 1180 3 885 2 1/4
20 kg 1820 4 1/2 1455 3 1/2 1095 2 3/4
25 kg 2145 5 1/4 1715 4 1/4 1285 3 1/2
30 kg 2450 6 1960 4 3/4 1470 3 1/2
35 kg 2740 6 3/4 2190 5 1/4 1645 4
40 kg 3020 7 1/4 2415 6 1810 4 1/2
Ingredients
meat and animal derivatives, derivatives of vegetable origin, cereals (maize), oils and fats, minerals, vitamins
Analysis table Amount
Arachidonic acid (%) 0.09
Ash (%) 1.5
Fibre (%) 2.0
Dietary fibre (%) 4.0
EPA/DHA (%) 0.03
[fat] (%) 3.0
Linoleic acid (%) 0.6
Metabolisable energy (calculated according to NRC85) (kcal/kg) 762.5
Metabolisable energy (measured) (kcal/kg) 807.0
Moisture (%) 79.0
Nitrogen-free extract (NFE) (%) 6.2
Omega 3 (%) 0.1
Omega 6 (%) 0.75
Protein (%) 8.3
Starch (%) 4.2
Vitamins Amount
Biotin (mg/kg) 0.07
Choline (mg/kg) 800.0
Folic acid (mg/kg) 0.5
Vitamin A (UI/kg) 43000.0
Vitamin B1 Thiamin (mg/kg) 9.0
Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin (mg/kg) 0.07
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin (mg/kg) 3.5
Vitamin B3 Niacin (mg/kg) 28.0
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid (mg/kg) 11.0
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine (mg/kg) 0.8
Vitamin C (mg/kg) 47.0
Vitamin D3 (UI/kg) 227.0
Vitamin E (mg/kg) 137.0
Minerals Amount
Calcium (%) 0.22
Chlorine (%) 0.15
Copper (mg/kg) 5.5
Iodine (mg/kg) 0.3
Iron (mg/kg) 71.0
Magnesium (%) 0.022
Manganese (mg/kg) 10.4
Phosphorus (%) 0.2
Potassium (%) 0.23
Selenium (mg/kg) 0.12
Sodium (%) 0.07
Zinc (mg/kg) 30.0
Other nutrients Amount
Lutein (mg/kg) 0.12
Taurine (mg/kg) 1100.0