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Any advice on caring for a dog with diabetes? What should I expect?

Hi and thank you in advance for anyone who answers! If anyone has experience or knowledge about caring for a diabetic pet I would love to hear it.

On Monday my fiance’s 9-year-old Lhasa Apso was diagnosed with diabetes. He’s on insulin shots and a restricted diet. My fiance is going to buy him a blood glucose moniter so we don’t have to guess. I’m having a bit of a problem with giving the dog his shot cause I tend to faint around needles. When I get a shot at the doctor I’m okay as long as my eyes are shut, but I don’t imagine that will work well if I’m trying to administer his insulin (lol). If anyone else had this problem I would like to know how you overcame your fear of needles. I’m hoping to get over it and will try to give him his shots tomorrow (fingers crossed).