The top 3 ways

摘要

you can make life easier for the owners of diabetic pets.Caring for a diabetic cat is a formidable job—even for endocrinology expert Ellen N. Behrend, VMD, MS, PhD, DACVIM. Owning a diabetic cat gave her insights into how best to manage diabetic cats at home.The quicker diabetes is controlled, the more likelyremission will occur.In a study evaluating remission in diabetic cats initially treated with insulin, 55 diabetic cats were included whose own-ers followed a highly intensive monitoring and blood glucose regulation protocol using insulin glargine and a low carbohydrate diet.1 Remission was achieved in 35 cats (64%). Cats that had received glucocorticoid treatment within six months prior to a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, that required a lower maximum insulin dose, or that were intensively managed using glargine within six months of diagnosis were more likely to achieve remission, while cats with a periph-eral neuropathy present at diagnosis (such as difficulty climbing stairs or a plantigrade stance) were less likely to do so.