Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Monitoring blood sugar in dogs and cats with diabetes
By Stein, John E & Greco, Deborah S·Published in Clinical techniques in small animal practice·2002·Veterinary Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Portable blood glucose meters as a means of monitoring blood glucose concentrations in dogs and cats with diabetes mellitus.
Plain-English summary
A dog or cat with diabetes may need regular monitoring of their blood sugar levels to manage their condition effectively. Portable blood glucose meters (PBGM) are now commonly used by veterinarians to quickly check blood glucose levels with just a small blood sample. This allows for timely decisions about treatment, especially when adjusting insulin therapy. By using these meters, vets can track how well the pet's diabetes is being managed over time, helping to keep them healthy and comfortable.
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Abstract
The use of portable blood glucose meters (PBGM) has become common in veterinary medicine as a rapid means of monitoring animals' blood glucose in a variety of medical conditions. These hand-held monitors allow for diagnostic and therapeutic decisions to be made quickly and relatively inexpensively using only a small amount of blood. Both in conditions resulting in hyperglycemia, such as diabetes mellitus, and in those resulting in hypoglycemia, such as sepsis or the presence of an insulinoma, veterinarians have come to rely on PBGM to provide critical information on the status of their animal patients. In particular, PBGM are frequently used to measure individual blood glucose values in an animal over a period to create a blood glucose curve when evaluating the effectiveness of insulin therapy in diabetic dogs and cats.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12219719/