Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diabetes remission in an 11-year-old Burmese cat with frequent
By Lewitt, Moira S et al.·Published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2016·School of Health, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: An individual approach to feline diabetes care: a case report and literature review.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old spayed female Burmese cat was diagnosed with diabetes after receiving corticosteroids. To manage her condition, her owner increased her insulin injections to four times a day and closely monitored her blood sugar levels at home. Along with a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, these changes helped the cat achieve remission from diabetes. This case highlights the importance of owner involvement in managing feline diabetes and suggests that more frequent insulin doses can be effective without causing low blood sugar.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Achieving insulin independence is emerging as a realistic therapeutic goal in the management of feline diabetes mellitus. CASE PRESENTATION: The 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. CONCLUSION: Owners 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 PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27766967/