title: Transient type 2 diabetes mellitus in a raccoon (Procyon lotor).
abstract: A privately owned, obese, adult female raccoon (Procyon lotor) presented with polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, and increased appetite. Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed based on laboratory findings, including hyperglycemia and glucosuria. As a result of the raccoon's age and obesity at the onset of clinical signs, the raccoon was thought to have type 2 diabetes mellitus, a diagnosis that was supported by paired glucose tolerance tests. Treatment consisted of dietary management and daily insulin therapy. The raccoon was gradually weaned off insulin with no return of clinical signs, further verifying the characterization of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA. slmccain@utk.edu
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCain
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramsay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000662:veterinary; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D011821:Raccoons; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin