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ReviewActa veterinaria Scandinavica2016

An individual approach to feline diabetes care: a case report and literature review.

Moira S Lewitt, Emma Strage, David Church

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Review in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Moira S LewittSchool of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, UK. Moira.Lewitt@uws.ac.uk.
Emma StrageDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
David ChurchDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, UK.
Royal Veterinary College · GBSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SEUniversity of the West of Scotland · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAchieving insulin independence is emerging as a realistic therapeutic goal in the management of feline diabetes mellitus. CASE PRESENTATION: The management of an 11-year-old spayed female Burmese cat presenting with diabetes mellitus after corticosteroid administration is described. Remission was achieved after the frequency of insulin administration was increased to four times a day, and supported by intensive home blood glucose monitoring and a high protein, low carbohydrate diet.

conclusionOwners are important collaborators in feline diabetes care and, with intensive home monitoring, more frequent insulin treatment may lead to remission without hypoglycemia. More frequent insulin injections than recommended in the literature may be necessary to achieve glycemic control and used as an alternative to a longer-acting insulin.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringCat DiseasesCatsDermatitis, Allergic ContactDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DietFemaleInsulinMethylprednisoloneTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseInsulinMethylprednisoloneDiabetes mellitusHome glucose monitoringInsulin therapyRemission

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PMID27766967
PMCPMC5073813
OpenAlexW2539141175

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