Diabetes

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Teamwork is key to successful diabetes management in dogs and cats.

Nearly all veterinary patients with diabetes are managed with a combination of insulin therapy, diet, and weight management. Here’s the latest.

The Test Buddy Pet-Monitoring Blood Glucose System comes with 50 test strips plus a Healthy Tracks for Pets Lancing Device and lancets for easy at-home glucose monitoring.

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the body’s breaking point when diabetes mellitus wreaks havoc. What pushes the diabetic animal over the edge is typically an underlying disease that hinders compensatory mechanisms.

With the right training and guidance-and just a little bit of encouragement-you can help clients understand that this common disease is actually quite manageable.

A breakdown of next steps to take when clients call concerned about their cat.

Your clients are confused and anxious and they want answers. Use this free team training to take the trauma out of the talk.

Injecting a dose of reality for veterinary clients with diabetic cats isn't painful-it's positively inspiring!

Spend a little time educating these veterinary clients and help them avoid errors.

Ohio State researcher optimistic that monthly injections could replace daily insulin in cats.

You want to inspire careful home care and calibrate expectations for the owners of diabetic cats and dogs. And as with many things, it starts with conversations between veterinary team members and pet owners in the exam room ...

Sweet! Hacks for overcoming everyday challenges with this common endocrine disease.

This diabetic dilemma is a pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

We asked Dave Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM, how hes using at-home blood glucose monitoring to improve care for diabetic pets, and how he convinces veterinary clients to overcome their fear of needles and injections. Heres what he said.

Come along as Dr. David Bruyette cuts through the mysteries of this potential confounding factor in diabetic patients.

We know you like to save pet owners money. Dr. Dave Bruyette explains how, in the long run, at-home blood glucose monitoring does just that.

Veterinary practices have scant guidance on using the drug in dogs.

Drs. David Bruyette and Karen Felsted face off on how to charge-or not charge-clients for consultations.

Mrs. Smith is hypervigilant and Mr. McKinley is laissez faire. Your veterinary team can manage these pet owners' expectations with these five fairly simple steps for more effective home monitoring without the frustration.

A review of the veterinary literature reveals when this phenomenon may more likely occur.

Investigating the best way to monitor dogs with hyperadrenocorticism and whether fructosamine concentrations can be used to monitor glycemic control in diabetic patients.

Knowing the barriers to care may aid in educating clients and addressing concerns that may impede care.

A look at which factors might make spontaneous normalization of glycemic control more likely in one of your feline patients.

This information about survival times and prognostic factors can provide valuable information for clinicians to better educate owners about treatment expectations and outcomes.

Drs. Wakayama and Bruyette offer a look at which diagnostic tests are most beneficial in detecting this often underdiagnosed condition.

See what veterinary endocrinologist Dr. David Bruyette recommends as the go-to insulin to treat diabetes mellitus in dogs.

Be supportive of pet owners when they're faced with their cat's diabetes diagnosis. Use these communication techniques to ease the burn of this challenging disease.

Keeping these concerns in mind may help with client communication.

Owning a diabetic cat gave this internist additional insights into how best to manage diabetic cats at home.