DIET, INSULIN AND ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC THERAPY: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

摘要

Dietary fiber may be used to improve diabetic control in cats. In one study, 23 client-owned diabetic cats were fed canned high insoluble fiber or low fiber diets in a 16 week crossover design and showed improvement on the high fiber diet.8 A significant effect of the insoluble fiber diet was found on mean daily caloric intake, mean fasting blood glucose (FBG) and mean glycosylated hemoglobin (GHb).8 However, this study looked at canned high fiber diets rather than dry high fiber diets. The carbohydrate content of dry diets, especially those containing high insoluble fiber, is approximately 36-40%. In contrast, the canned high fiber diets are approximately 14-23% carbohydrate on a dry matter basis.