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Insulinoma in Dogs – When Too Much of a Good Thing Isn’t Good

11-09-17 by CriticalCareDVM

I’ve previously published information about diabetes mellitus in dogs, including details about how to treat this disease. What if a dog or cat had too much insulin instead of too little? This is a serious condition called insulinoma. This week I’ve dedicated time to sharing some helpful tidbits about this problem. Happy reading! Insulinoma – … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: ataxia, beta cells, computed tomography, corticosteroid, CT, diazoxide, euglycemia, exercise, glucocorticoids, glucose, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, insulin, islets of langerhans, octreotide, Palladia, pancreas, pancreatectomy, radiography, scintigraphy, seizures, sonography, staging, steroids, toceranib, tyrosine kinase

Diabetes Mellitus: Part II – Dogs

23-03-15 by CriticalCareDVM

This week’s post is the second in a three-part series covering the topic of diabetes mellitus, and for this contribution I discuss this disease as it relates to dogs. In last week’s post, I reviewed diabetes in cats, and next week I will review insulin handling and how to perform at-home glucose monitoring in diabetic pets. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: cataracts, diabetes mellitus, dog, glucose, glucosuria, hyperglycemia, insulin, pancreas

Diabetes Mellitus: Part I – Cats

16-03-15 by CriticalCareDVM

This week’s post is the first in a three-part series about diabetes mellitus. In this first week, I discuss diabetes mellitus in cats. Next week I will review this disease as it pertains to our canine friends, and in the third and final week of the series, I will provide information about at-home glucose monitoring … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: diabetes mellitus, diet, glucose, glucosuria, hyperglycemia, insulin, pancreas, polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, weight loss

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