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Blood sugar guidelines
At high readings, combined with inadequate administration of insulin, and not eating or drinking enough, or an infection, animals can sometimes quickly develop diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), which is immediately life-threatening. Always check urine for -
Dosage abbreviation
Some commonly used abbreviations for the frequency of insulin dosages: SID, also s.i.d., is a veterinary abbreviation meaning to give medication once a day. Medical professionals for humans instead use the term qd -
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Medication warnings
Certain veterinary medications for other conditions may seriously affect diabetic patients. Always check with your nurse before taking. This list is provided because some of these medications don't mention their side effects on diabetics -
Syringe
Syringes are commonly used to inject cats and dogs with insulin. The strength of an insulin is measured in International Units (IUs). The two common strengths are U40 and U100, meaning 40 units and 100 -
Levemir
Levemir is Novo Nordisk A/S's worldwide brand name for insulin detemir, a long-lasting insulin analog that lasts up to 24 hours in humans. Its chief benefits according to Novo are a "peakless -
Lantus
Lantus is the brand name for insulin glargine, an insulin analog made by Aventis. Lantus is a very long-acting insulin (lasting up to 24 hours in humans) that uses pH reactions to form micro -
Tight regulation
Tight regulation (TR) refers to the goal of keeping your pet’s blood glucose within non-diabetic levels, also called euglycemia, 100% of the time. For cats, euglycemia ranges from 60-130 mg/dL, or -
Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia means high blood sugar. It is the primary symptom of diabetes. Unlike its opposite, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia is not immediately life-threatening. This doesn't mean it's not dangerous, though. For "how high is -
Urine testing stix
Human and animal diabetics both use ketostix or ketodiastix. These are reagent indicator strips that test urine for only ketone (ketostix) or for both ketones and glucose (ketodiastix). These links show examples of Ketostix and -
Cushing's disease
Cushing's disease, also called hyperadrenocorticism, is a malfunction of the adrenal gland making it overproduce the hormone cortisol. One of the normal functions of cortisol is to raise blood sugar, and so the high -
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia is what every diabetic fears -- very low blood glucose. Since the brain requires glucose for fuel at every second, it's possible to induce coma, seizures,brain damage and death by letting blood glucose -
Ketoacidosis
Ketones in the urine, as detected by urine testing stix or a blood ketone testing meter, may indicate the beginning of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a dangerous and often quickly fatal condition caused by low insulin -
Injecting insulin
Injecting insulin at home is done subcutaneously, under the skin, but not into muscle or vein. See also Syringe and Insulin pen. It's best to pull up some loose skin into a tent, then -
Neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the symptoms of prolonged hyperglycemia. It causes numbness and weakness in the legs, particularly in cats. See also gastroparesis, which is a neuropathy of the stomach, and retinopathy, which is -
Somogyi rebound
Somogyi rebound aka "Somogyi's phenomenon" is a common phenomenon in pet diabetes: When blood sugar levels drop too far or too fast, the animal will defensively dump stored glucose from the liver into their -
Diluting insulin
For insulins that can't be diluted, see fine doses. See also combining insulin and injecting insulin. For how to agitate, see rolling insulin. Dilution is a process of mixing the contents of a vial -
Blindness
Blindness is a frequent occurrence in diabetic dogs, less frequent in diabetic cats. Hyperglycemia in dogs causes both cataracts and retinopathy, either of which alone can cause blindness in a few days or weeks. Blood -
Constipation
Constipation is a tricky problem in any pet, since most solutions cause problems of their own. But since diabetic cats are forced to be careful with their diet, they (or the cats who eat with -
Post-prandial
The more medical term for after eating, after a meal. In humans and dogs, food begins to pass through the system starting at about two hours after eating. The system also begins turning it into -
Oral medication
Because caregivers are often reluctant to begin insulin injections on their pets, vets will often offer an oral-medication alternative such as Glucotrol, Glipizide, Metaformin, or Acarbose. These oral medications either reduce insulin resistance or -
Avoiding Hypos
Successfully treating diabetes while avoiding hypoglycemia is the goal of every living creature suffering from the disease. Though Drs. Fleeman and Rand wrote the article focusing on diabetic dogs, much of the advice applies to -
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About this wiki: This wiki is not a replacement for veterinary advice. The information here is often updated and not guaranteed accurate. This wiki complements wonderful existing Web resources. Please feel free to contribute. Suggested -
Lancet
A lancet is a device used to draw a small amount of blood to home test an animal's blood glucose level. Lancets look much like a push pin that you would use on a -
Dehydration
Dehydration is a generally dangerous condition for any animal, in which the tissues are low on water. It is particularly likely in poorly-regulated or hyperglycemic diabetics, and also particularly dangerous for them, because it
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