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Intensive blood glucose control is safe and effective in diabetic cats using home monitoring and treatment with glargine
Roomp, Kirsten; Rand, Jacquie
2009In Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 11 (8), p. 668-682
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Abstract :
[en] Human diabetic patients routinely self-adjust their insulin dose using a protocol and home monitoring, and perform equally well or outperform physician directed adjustments. The objective of this study was to report the outcome of home monitoring of diabetic cats by owners using a protocol aimed at achieving euglycaemia, using ultra-low carbohydrate diets (< or =10% metabolisable energy) and the insulin analogue glargine for >10 weeks and/or until remission was achieved. Fifty-five cats diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, whose owners joined the online German Diabetes-Katzen Forum, were included. An overall remission rate of 64% was achieved in the cohort. Significantly higher remission rates were observed if good glycaemic control was achieved soon after diagnosis: 84% for cats started on the protocol within 6 months of diagnosis went into remission, and only 35% for cats that began more than 6 months after diagnosis (P<0.001). Only one mild clinical hypoglycaemic episode occurred observed despite tight blood glucose control. In conclusion, intensive blood glucose control is safe and effective in diabetic cats using home monitoring and treatment with glargine.
Disciplines :
Life sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-ARTICLE-2012-568
Author, co-author :
Roomp, Kirsten  ;  Max Planck Institute for Informatics > Department of Computational Biology and Applied Algorithmics
Rand, Jacquie;  The University of Queensland > Centre for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Science
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Intensive blood glucose control is safe and effective in diabetic cats using home monitoring and treatment with glargine
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
ISSN :
1098-612X
Publisher :
W.B. Saunders, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
11
Issue :
8
Pages :
668-682
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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