Development of a requirement for exogenous insulin treatment in dogs with hyperglycemia

Autor: Angielee DiNinni, Rebecka S. Hess
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 38, Iss 2, Pp 980-986 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16990
Popis: Abstract Background It has been suggested that overt diabetes mellitus in dogs be defined based on a persistent fasting blood glucose concentration (BGC) >144 mg/dL. Objective Determine the number of dogs with randomly identified hyperglycemia without insulin‐treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) that later develop a need for exogenous insulin treatment. Animals A total of 1318 dogs examined at a university teaching hospital without ITDM and with randomly identified hyperglycemia. Methods Retrospective longitudinal study. Hyperglycemia was defined as randomly identified BGC above >112 mg/dL, moderate hyperglycemia as BGC >144 mg/dL but
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