Glucose monitoring is most successful when the patient is in a familiar setting and stress-free.

By Karen Commings

Performing standard procedures such as vaccinations or blood tests on a cat that is afraid to visit the veterinarian can be traumatic. For the diabetic cat, blood glucose readings collected in the veterinarian’s office can be so skewed by the cat’s stress that they are virtually useless. Under such circumstances, determining how much insulin the cat requires can be problematic.

Human diabetics have been measuring their blood glucose levels at home for years, and now the option of home testing — by using a lancet device and a portable blood glucose meter (PBGM) — is growing more popular with caregivers of diabetic pets. …

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