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JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 119-127Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2005.09.003
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Many owners are able and willing to perform home monitoring of blood glucose concentrations in diabetic cats. Once owners are familiar with the technique, they appreciate its advantages and show long-term compliance. The success of home monitoring hinges greatly on careful preparation and instruction of the owner. Owners must have ready access to veterinary support if needed. Initially, most owners call for advice, and several of them need repeated explanation or demonstration of the procedure. The frequency of re-evaluations of the diabetic cats by veterinarians is not affected by home monitoring. One of its major advantages is that it enables frequent generation of blood glucose curves. In complicated cases, more than one curve can, therefore, be performed at home before a treatment decision is made. According to preliminary data cats managed with home monitoring may have better glycaemic control than those managed without. However, those results need to be confirmed in a large group of cats. (C) 2005 ESFM and AAFP. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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