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Veterinary Medicine Essentials: Diabetes mellitus
Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.
Cats are most commonly affected by this endocrine disease, but dogs can be affected as well. We've gathered our best content on diagnosing and-usually more complicated-managing your veterinary patients with diabetes mellitus. You'll find tips on which insulin to use, how to best monitor glucose control, what to tell owners to help them best maintain regulation at home and more.
Updates on diabetes mellitus
GLP-1 analogs: An emerging veterinary treatment for diabetes?
Oct 12, 2016
Ohio State researcher optimistic that monthly injections could replace daily insulin in cats. ...
Diabetes? You've got it licked! (with these dvm360 hacks)
Aug 03, 2016
Sweet! Hacks for overcoming everyday challenges with this common endocrine disease. ...
Diabetic remission in cats: Does it really exist and how do we achieve it?
Jun 24, 2015
A review of the veterinary literature reveals when this phenomenon may more likely occur. ...
Journal Scan: Owner expectations when treating pets with diabetes
Apr 15, 2015
Knowing the barriers to care may aid in educating clients and addressing concerns that may impede care. ...
CVC Highlight: What influences diabetic remission in cats
Nov 30, 2014
A look at which factors might make spontaneous normalization of glycemic control more likely in one of your feline patients. ...
Journal Scan: Survival data and prognostic factors in cats with newly diagnosed diabetes
May 31, 2014
This information about survival times and prognostic factors can provide valuable information for clinicians to better educate owners about treatment expectations and outcomes. ...
Video: Controlling diabetes in dogs
Sep 30, 2013
See what veterinary endocrinologist Dr. David Bruyette recommends as the go-to insulin to treat diabetes mellitus in dogs. ...
Feline diabetes research found to be poor-quality in veterinary review study
Nov 01, 2014
Current evidence sheds little light on remission factors, authors say. ...
Diagnosing and treating diabetes mellitus
The insulin stopped working? Inconceivable!
Insulin resistance in diabetic pets is a pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. ...
Using insulin detemir to treat diabetes in dogs
Veterinary practices have scant guidance on using the drug in dogs. ...
New studies in veterinary internal medicine: Endocrinology
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Investigating the best way to monitor dogs with hyperadrenocorticism and whether fructosamine concentrations can be used to monitor glycemic control in diabetic patients. ...
Discovering the reasons underlying difficult-to-control diabetes in cats
Cats with diabetes can be challenging to monitor and treat because of the complex pathophysiology of the disease and cats' propensity for stress-related hyperglycemia. ...
Identifying the reasons behind difficult-to-control diabetes in dogs
Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrinopathy in canine practice, but successful patient management sometimes can be a challenge. ...
Managing complications in diabetic cats
Learn the signs and common treatments for the chronic and acute complications that may develop so you can help catch them early in your feline patients. ...
Answers to your questions about diabetes mellitus
Answers to your questions about diabetes mellitus. ...
Diabetes cases may be climbing, but steadfast management can get patients into remission
Dr. Lori A. Wise answers questions about managing the rise in diabetes in companion animals. ...
Associated conditions
The antagonism and the insulin: A gripping saga of feline acromegaly
Come along as Dr. David Bruyette cuts through the mysteries of this potential confounding factor in diabetic patients. ...
Just Ask the Expert: Testing for concurrent diabetes and hyperadrenocorticism
In general, we try to regulate the diabetes before attempting to diagnose hyperadrenocorticism. ...
Feline acromegaly: The keys to diagnosis
Drs. Wakayama and Bruyette offer a look at which diagnostic tests are most beneficial in detecting this often underdiagnosed condition. ...
Client education
Deliver the bright side of a feline diabetes diagnosis
Injecting a dose of reality for veterinary clients with diabetic cats isn't painful-it's positively inspiring! ...
3 mistakes clients with diabetic pets make
Spend a little time educating these veterinary clients and help them avoid errors. ...
Break through to better diabetes care for your veterinary patients
We asked Dave Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM, how hes using at-home blood glucose monitoring to improve care for diabetic pets, and howhe convinces veterinary clients to overcome their fear of needles and injections. Heres what he said. ...
5 tips to stop stressing over diabetic patient monitoring
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. ...
Client handout: My pet has diabetes...now what?
Help cat and dog owners understand diabetes and how it's treatable ...
CVC Highlight: 8 tips to make life easier for owners of diabetic cats
Owning a diabetic cat gave this internist additional insights into how best to manage diabetic cats at home. ...
Journal Scan: Diabetic dog owners' concerns when it comes to their pets' quality of life
Keeping these concerns in mind may help with client communication. ...
Arming your team
The unstable feline diabetic patient, a Fetch dvm360 conference flow chart
A breakdown of next steps to take when clients call concerned about their cat. ...
(Mini) Team Meeting in a Box: Dial down the drama of a diabetes diagnosis
Your clients are confused and anxious and they want answers. Use this free team training to take the trauma out of the talk. ...
How talking saves diabetic cats and dogs
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 ... ...
Stick-er shock: Don't let lancets keep clients from helping pets
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. ...
At-home diabetic monitoring: How much should you charge?
Drs. David Bruyette and Karen Felsted face off on how to charge-or not charge-clients for consultations. ...
The team member's guide to diabetes
Use these resources to communicate to communicate to clients about the disease. ...
Take the sting out of a diabetes diagnosis at your veterinary practice
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. ...