Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with diabetes managed by frequent insulin and home glucose checks
By M. Lewitt et al.·Published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica·2016·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: An individual approach to feline diabetes care: a case report and literature review
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- cat
Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old spayed female Burmese cat was diagnosed with diabetes after receiving corticosteroids. To help manage her condition, her owner increased her insulin shots to four times a day and closely monitored her blood sugar levels at home. Along with a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, these changes led to the cat achieving remission from diabetes. This case highlights the importance of owner involvement in managing a cat's diabetes and suggests that more frequent insulin injections can be effective without causing low blood sugar.
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Abstract
BackgroundAchieving insulin independence is emerging as a realistic therapeutic goal in the management of feline diabetes mellitus.Case presentationThe management of an 11-year-old spayed female Burmese cat presenting with diabetes mellitus after corticosteroid administration is described. Remission was achieved after the frequency of insulin administration was increased to four times a day, and supported by intensive home blood glucose monitoring and a high protein, low carbohydrate diet.ConclusionOwners are important collaborators in feline diabetes care and, with intensive home monitoring, more frequent insulin treatment may lead to remission without hypoglycemia. More frequent insulin injections than recommended in the literature may be necessary to achieve glycemic control and used as an alternative to a longer-acting insulin.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/27766967