Diagnosis of Diabetes mellitus in dogs and management of long term insulin therapy with glycosilated hemoglobin level evaluation

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Viviani de Marco
Ricardo Coutinho do Amaral
Márcia Marques Jericó
Ricardo Duarte Silva
Denise Maria Simões

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Twenty-four dogs, of different ages and breed (mongrels or not) were studied. The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of determining glycosilated hemoglobin for the diagnosis and future monitoring of diabetic dogs. Animals were divided in a control group (12 healthy animals presenting glycemia levels ranging from 80 to 120 mg/dl, during fasting), and a diabetic group (12 animals presenting glycosuria and glycemia levels up to 220 mg/dl during fasting). Glycosilated hemoglobin concentration was determined for all the animals in the beginning of the study and again after three months of insulin therapy. In the beginning of the trial, normal values for 100% of the control group. For the not treated diabetic group high levels were found. After 3 months of insulin therapy, 58,34% of diabetic animal presented satisfactory level of glycosilated hemoglobin and good metabolic and clinical characteristics.

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DE MARCO, V.; DO AMARAL, R. C.; JERICÓ, M. M.; SILVA, R. D.; SIMÕES, D. M. Diagnosis of Diabetes mellitus in dogs and management of long term insulin therapy with glycosilated hemoglobin level evaluation. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 2, n. 2, p. 23-28, 1 Jul. 1999.
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SMALL ANIMALS