Diabetes mellitus in cats.
Feline diabetes is a multifactorial disease with genetic and environmental factors, including diet, excess body weight, and physical inactivity, involved in its pathogenesis. Although type 2 diabetes is most common in cats, most cats are insulin-dependent at the time of diagnosis. If good glycemic control can be achieved early after diagnosis, a substantial proportion of diabetic cats go into clinical remission. Diabetic remission may be facilitated by using a low-carbohydrate-high-protein diet combined with a long-acting insulin, such as glargine, administered twice daily. Rather than just controlling clinical signs, these new treatment modalities make curing feline diabetes a realistic goal for practitioners.
Rand
Jacquie S
JS
Centre for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia. j.rand@uq.edu.au
Marshall
Rhett D
RD
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002415:Cats; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*