Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Managing diabetes in cats with personalized insulin treatment
By M. Lewitt et al.·Published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica·2015·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Minding the gap between theory and clinical practice: an individualised approach to the management of feline diabetes mellitus
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- cat
Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old spayed Burmese cat was brought in for diabetes after receiving steroid treatment for a skin allergy. Despite being on a low-carbohydrate diet and receiving insulin injections every 12 hours, her blood sugar levels remained uncontrolled, and the vet was cautious about increasing the insulin dose due to the risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). The study suggests that achieving better blood sugar control is crucial for managing feline diabetes, but it can be challenging without careful monitoring.
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Abstract
Insulin independence is a realistic therapeutic goal in feline diabetes. Remission is dependent on achieving fast glycemic control. However, without intensive monitoring high insulin doses increase the risk of hypoglycemia. An 11-year old spayed Burmese cat presented with diabetes after steroid treatment for skin allergy. Control of blood glucose was not achieved using low carbohydrate diet plus the recommended q12h treatment with either insulin lente or glargine, with the total dose limited by the risk of hypoglycaemia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/08706f6a32ce097c159a6d75437d872b2375dea3