Changes: Diabetes in Pets:Pending

Latest revision as of 19:14, 25 May 2006

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Import your case study information (or FDMB profile) to your User Page. This will help a lot since we can use the wiki to sort and categorize them automatically for easy reference. use this form or see Help:Importing Case Study for details.

Add sources and links: There is new research going on and old research we haven't linked to. The wiki is an ideal place to store these links, in the bottom of each wiki article. Info from a good source is way more convincing than our own opinions. Good sources include JOP - Journal of the Pancreas, PubMed, Max's House, the [The FDMB], and the many cat and dog veterinary sites out there.

Interlink: Many articles need more links to other topics. Please look through your favorite articles and add [[square brackets]] to topics you think are or should be in this wiki.

Expand: Cats' faster metabolism, Questions for vets, dawn phenomenon (for the effect in cats), Variability:Same insulin, same cat, different day. Why do results vary?

Reorganize: Some pages, though factually good, need to be reorganized to put the introductory text first, details later, add headings and make sure they are correct, and make sure the text is clear, flows well, and is non-repetitive. Any contradictions should be noted and resolved.

Create:
- Hyperthyroidism: Symptoms and treatments. Effect on treatment of diabetes. Potentially link to this discussion on FDMB about a study linking soy in cats' diets with T4 results higher than the labs' reference range.
- Medium-carb diet
- Kidney infection
- Vomiting
- Vaccinations: The trend is toward vaccinating all pets less; there are also vets who advise against vaccinations for diabetic pets, choosing to do Titer testing instead. Most dogs with diabetes are only vaccinated when absolutely necessary. What are those of you with cats with diabetes told re: vaccinations?

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 * '''Import your case study''' information (or FDMB profile) to your User Page.    This will help a lot since we can use the wiki to sort and categorize them automatically for easy reference. use [http://www.petabit.com/pdw/case.php this form] or see [[Help:Importing Case Study]] for details.
+* '''Add sources and links''': There is new research going on and old research we haven't linked to.  The wiki is an ideal place to store these links, in the bottom of each wiki article. Info from a good source is way more convincing than our own opinions. Good sources include [http://www.joplink.net/ JOP - Journal of the Pancreas], [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed PubMed], [http://www.maxshouse.com/ Max's House], the [[http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/read.php?8 The FDMB]], and the many cat and dog veterinary sites out there.
 * '''Interlink''': Many articles need more links to other topics.  Please look through your [[Special:Popularpages|favorite]] [[Special:Randompage|articles]] and add <nowiki>[[square brackets]]</nowiki> to topics you think are or should be in this wiki.
+* '''Expand''': [[Cats' faster metabolism]], [[Questions for vets]], [[dawn phenomenon]] (for the effect in cats), [[Variability]]:Same insulin, same cat, different day.  Why do results vary?
-* [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]] are listed automatically when 2 or more links point to them.
+* '''Reorganize''': Some pages, though factually good, need to be reorganized to put the introductory text first, details later, add headings and make sure they are correct, and make sure the text is clear, flows well, and is non-repetitive.  Any contradictions should be noted and resolved.
-* '''Expand''': [[Cats' faster metabolism]], [[Chromium]], [[Questions for vets]], the "combining" section of [[diluting and combining insulin]], [[dawn phenomenon]] (for the effect in cats), and [[fructosamine test]] (for the effect in dogs).
 * '''Create''':
+** [[Hyperthyroidism]]: Symptoms and treatments. Effect on treatment of diabetes. Potentially link to [http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/read.php?8,239109,239624#msg-239624 this discussion on FDMB] about a study linking soy in cats' diets with T4 results higher than the labs' reference range.
-** [[Fatty liver]]: Danger of fasting in overweight cats.
+** [[Medium-carb diet]]
-** [[Inappetance]]: Reasons why a diabetic animal may refuse to eat; the importance of getting it to eat; supplements and techniques for getting the animal to eat, including [http://www.elvispelvis.net/inapp_quick.html these tips] and [http://gorbzilla.com/syring%20feeding%20faq_intro_page.htm syring feeding.]
+** [[Kidney infection]]
-** [[Medication]]: The effect on diabetic pets of prescription and over-the-counter medications that they commonly receive for other conditions. For example, some caregivers report diarrhea and slightly elevated BG levels when giving Clavamox, an antibiotic. Might want to subdivide the discussion into classes, such as antibiotics, appetite stimulants, and so forth.
+** [[Vomiting]]
-** [[Lethargy]]: A symptom of diabetes.
+**[[Vaccinations]]: The trend is toward vaccinating all pets less; there are also vets who advise against vaccinations for diabetic pets, choosing to do [[Titer]] testing instead.  Most dogs with diabetes are only vaccinated when absolutely necessary.  What are those of you with cats with diabetes told re: vaccinations?
-** [[Variability]]:Same insulin, same cat, different day.  Why do results vary?
-** [[Financial aspects]]: A discussion of the costs of treating a diabetic pet. Links to Frugal Feline Diabetes and to IMOM.org. Information about how some caregivers on FDMB provide supplies. The use of coupons and sales.
+* [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]] are listed automatically when 2 or more links point to them.
-** [[Hyperthyroidism]]: Symptoms and treatments. Effect on treatment of diabetes.
-** [[Chronic renal failure]]: Symptoms and treatments. Effect on treatment of diabetes.
-** [[Irritable bowel disease]]: Symptoms and treatments. Effect on treatment of diabetes.