Candy started missing food we'd put on the ground. That's when we noticed her sight had dropped sharply.
We drove a long way to a clinic with an eye vet. Going on experience, the vet checked her blood glucose first — thirty-something. Diabetes. In dogs, it's almost always Type 1.


What follows is a long course of glucose management.
Within a week, the Chief Happiness Officer's eyes turned white; her sight was nearly gone, only light perception left.
This is a major setback.