Maintenance of Stabilised Diabetic Cats
Therapy for a diabetic patient can be considered successful when the clinical signs of diabetes mellitus improve.
Routine checks
After the animal has been stabilized successfully, routine checks should be carried out every 3-6 months.
Careful monitoring and control during maintenance will help to limit the chronic problems associated with diabetes.
Blood glucose concentrations
The aim of therapy is not to produce a series of blood glucose concentrations that are within the reference range. The goal is produce a blood glucose curve that approaches the reference range but avoids potentially fatal hypoglycaemia, for example 5 - 14 mmol/l (90-252 mg/dl) for most of each 24 hour period.
Ideal blood glucose curves
Blood glucose measured in mmol/l Click on icon for full image: | Blood glucose measured in mg/dl Click on icon for full image: |
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See blood glucose curves for details on plotting a glucose curve.
More information
Read more about changes in insulin requirements and monitoring a diabetic catduring the maintenance phase.