Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dry eye and diabetes in a female Poodle improved with insulin
By Barrera, R et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Departamento de Medicina y Sanidad Animal, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca and diabetes mellitus in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A female Poodle was diagnosed with diabetes and dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca), which can cause discomfort and irritation in dogs. After starting insulin treatment to manage her diabetes, her blood sugar levels returned to normal, and the symptoms of dry eye disappeared. This suggests that controlling diabetes may help resolve related eye problems. The dog's condition improved significantly, and she did not show any further signs of dry eye after her diabetes was treated.
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Abstract
Diabetes mellitus and keratoconjunctivitis sicca were diagnosed in a female Poodle. The dog was treated for diabetes and keratoconjunctivitis sicca until blood glucose concentrations were within normal limits. Treatment for keratoconjunctivitis sicca was suspended then, and signs of this disorder did not appear again. Most of the factors known to predispose to keratoconjunctivitis sicca were not applicable to this dog. On the basis of observations made in this dog, we suggest that diabetes mellitus and keratoconjunctivitis sicca may be linked. Clinical signs of the disorders developed simultaneously and resolved when diabetes mellitus was controlled with insulin.
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