Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diabetes in 253 UK dogs mostly aged 5 to 12 years
By Davison, L J et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2005·Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Study of 253 dogs in the United Kingdom with diabetes mellitus.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 253 dogs in the UK were diagnosed with diabetes, with many being Labrador Retrievers, Collies, or Yorkshire Terriers, mostly between the ages of five and 12. Most of these dogs were treated with insulin, and those receiving two injections a day showed better blood sugar control compared to those on one injection. Interestingly, fewer female dogs were diagnosed with diabetes than in earlier studies, and the condition was more commonly diagnosed in winter months. This suggests that environmental factors might play a role in the disease's onset.
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Abstract
Clinical information and blood samples were collected from 253 dogs with naturally occurring diabetes mellitus. Over half of them were labrador retrievers, collies, Yorkshire terriers or crossbred dogs, and approximately 80 per cent of them were diagnosed between the ages of five and 12 years. The majority of the dogs were receiving insulin therapy once a day, but in the dogs receiving insulin injections twice a day there was a trend for lower serum fructosamine concentrations, suggesting better glycaemic control. The proportion of female dogs with diabetes was lower than in previous surveys. The disease was diagnosed more commonly in the winter months, a seasonal pattern also observed in human beings with diabetes, suggesting that similar environmental factors might be involved in the disease.
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