1. [Diabetes remission in cats: a review].
- Author
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Reusch CE, Hafner M, Tschuor F, Lutz TA, and Zini E
- Subjects
- Animals, Blood Glucose, Cat Diseases blood, Cat Diseases pathology, Cats, Cholesterol blood, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus therapy, Insulin administration & dosage, Insulin blood, Insulin-Secreting Cells cytology, Insulin-Secreting Cells metabolism, Insulin-Secreting Cells pathology, Remission Induction, Risk Factors, Cat Diseases therapy, Diabetes Mellitus veterinary
- Abstract
Remission from diabetes is seen in 25 - 50 % of cats during the first months of therapy. The likelihood of remission is higher in old cats and cats with normal cholesterol than in young cats and cats with increased cholesterol. The results of an ongoing study indicate that initial intravenous insulin therapy has positive effects on remission rates and quality of metabolic control.
- Published
- 2011
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