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Animal Diabetes monitoring – Part 1
Dear Dr. Gary
My cat, Tobi, was recently diagnosed with diabetes and my vet I said I could help you manage at home. How I can control my cat at home?
I thank you in advance
Liz
Thanks, Liz, for the excellent question and I hope this information helps Tobi with diabetes.
In Part 1, we discuss the importance of keeping a journal and how to control their blood sugar your pet (sugar).
Daily Agenda Pet
diabetes is essential to determine the dose of insulin your pet. To a large extent, monitoring can be done at home and you can save much money doing it. However, some evidence, you just have to do in the office vet.
The characteristic signs of diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats are excessive water consumption, urination, hunger, and weight loss. It is not necessary to measure the water consumption of your pet's fluid needs will change depending on the level of exercise, temperature and other environmental factors. It is important to make a mental note that the appetite of your pet's thirst and urine output are normal or increased or decreased.
Consider keeping a notebook with daily entries about some of these parameters. This will help when you take your pet to the vet – the more information is better.
The animal body weight is less subjective. If your pet is small enough, I remember even though your pet every two weeks. When your pet becomes regulated, the weight gained and more regulated. A well-regulated pet maintain body weight. Keep the weights stored on your laptop.
Monitoring blood glucose at home
Ideally, glucose (blood sugar) monitoring is done at home. At home, your pet is most comfortable and measures glucose is not affected by stress. Furthermore, the curves of blood glucose at home, the owner is safe to go to the vet fees. Naturally, not everyone ready to collect the blood of the dog / cat. If you do not wish to engage in surveillance of the house, only prepared to bring your pet to the clinic for blood glucose curves as recommended by your veterinarian. It is important to note that the source control is not a substitute for routine veterinary visits.
For dogs and cats with diabetes, insulin works best when given at times of blood sugar is higher, which usually occurs after eating. A bend test blood glucose when glucose levels of animals is higher and where it is low in relation to food and insulin.
It is often difficult determine the optimum type of dosage and frequency of administration of insulin. Each diabetic animal is a bit different. insufficient dose of insulin may lead to poorly controlled diabetes and excessive doses can cause weakness, coma and even death. The most common for veterinarians to determine the optimal dose insulin at a pet is the curve of blood sugar, require serial measurements of glucose in the day. The results facilitate the proper insulin dose and insulin administration time.
The glucose curve is very useful. Specifies how long the insulin dose is durable, which in turn indicates whether the type of insulin used is correct. On the other hand, shows how high glucose levels and low range, which indicates if the dose is correct. At first, curves are made every 1-2 weeks until the regulations are met. It takes 1 to 2 weeks for a pet to fit a dose of insulin, the dose can be assessed before this period. This information will help your veterinarian determine the best time to give insulin.
glucose curves can be performed at home or at your veterinarian. If monitoring of glucose is done at home, it is best to check glucose before administering a dose of insulin. Talk to your veterinarian to understand how low a glucose level should be in order to indicate that insulin should be skipped.
Previously, glucose meters rights have been used to monitor blood sugar for dogs and cats. The problem with this is that accuracy was not reliable. Trends were easy to see, but it was not possible to obtain more accurate measurements. Today, there are several meters glucose veterinary market and is recommended to use one of these to get better results.
The meter is the meter used Abbott AlphaTRAK Most veterinarians and is often recommended by veterinarians. There are many similar veterinary meters (ipet UltiCare meters) and if your veterinarian prefers a different model, it is best to go with his recommendation. Most glucose meters are available in a kit that includes an instruction tape, CD / DVD drive, a control solution for calibration, lancets draw blood from your pet, and the glucose meter reading. Please consult your veterinarian before making changes to the management of diabetes in their four-legged friend.
Look for the article next month with diabetes – Part 2.
Wiggle,
The Dr. Gary
Would not you problems with diabetes or pet health? Ask Dr. Gary. Email him at gary.edelsonDVM @ Americandiabeteswholesale.com
NOTE: Consult your veterinarian first to ensure that appropriate recommendations with special health needs.
About the Author
Dr. Gary Edelson is a veterinarian specializing in pet diabetes. He has a special interest in veterinarian dentistry, ophthalmology and internal medicine with a specific focus on canine and feline diabetes mellitus.
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