Low dose of insulin detemir controls glycaemia, insulinemia and prevents diabetes mellitus progression in the dog with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism |
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Authors: | Miceli D D Gallelli M F Cabrera Blatter M F Martiarena B Brañas M M Ortemberg L R Gómez N V Castillo V A |
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Institution: | Cátedra Clínica Médica de Pequeños Animales-Hospital Escuela Medicina Veterinaria, Unidad de Endocrinología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1427, Av. Chorroarin 280, Argentina |
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Abstract: | Diabetes is often associated with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH). Hypercortisolism causes insulin resistance and affects β-cell function. The purpose of this study was to test if daily administration of a long-acting insulin analogue during the first month of anti-PDH treatment can prevent progress to diabetes in these animals. Twenty-six PDH dogs were divided into three groups: one group with glycaemia <5.83 mmol/L and two groups with glycaemia >5.83 mmol/L and <9.35 mmol/L, one of which received insulin detemir during 4 months. Dogs with glycaemia <5.83 mmol/L and those with glycaemia >5.83 mmol/L which received insulin did not develop diabetes. In the non-insulin group, 6/7 dogs developed diabetes after the third month. There is a 13-fold higher risk of diabetes in dogs with glycaemia >5.83 mmol/L and no insulin treatment. Administering insulin detemir to dogs with PDH and glycaemia >5.83 mmol/L could prevent progression to diabetes. |
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