[Fructosamine as a valuable criterion for the evaluation of diabetic animals and its photometric determination].
Abstract: The new photometrical kit fructosamine is tested for its use with canine, feline and equine blood. Normal values of fructosamine in nondiabetic animals as well as adequately and inadequately stabilized patients are given. The measurement of fructosamine is an excellent new tool for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus and should become an essential part of the control of the course of diabetes mellitus in animals.
Publication Date: 1990-10-01 PubMed ID: 2264046
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Summary
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The research looks at the effectiveness of a new photometrical kit for measuring fructosamine levels in dogs, cats, and horses in order to assess control of their diabetes. It asserts this method could be an essential tool for diagnosing and treating diabetes mellitus in these animals.
About the Study
- The focus of the research is a new photometric kit designed to measure levels of fructosamine in the blood of dogs, cats, and horses.
- The purpose of these measurements is to evaluate the progress and control of diabetes mellitus – a type of diabetes – in these animals.
- The study involved testing the usability of this new kit and establishing normal fructosamine values for non-diabetic animals as well as for diabetic animals with different degrees of disease stability.
Findings
- The study found that the new photometric fructosamine kit was effective in measuring fructosamine levels in the blood of these animals.
- With the help of this kit, normal values for fructosamine – a compound that forms when glucose combines with proteins – were established in non-diabetic animals.
- On the other hand, differing fructosamine levels were measured in diabetic individuals depending on whether or not their condition was adequately or inadequately stabilized. This points to the potential usefulness of this kit in evaluating diabetic control in these animals.
Implications
- Based on these findings, researchers suggest that the photometric fructosamine kit could be an important new tool for diagnosing and treating diabetes mellitus in animals.
- They propose it could be used to track the progression and control of diabetes in these animals more effectively. Particularly for diabetic patients it can help in determining whether their blood glucose levels are stable or not.
- Therefore, the study stresses the importance of incorporating this measurement process into routine diabetes care for dogs, cats, and horses.
Cite This Article
APA
Staudacher G.
(1990).
[Fructosamine as a valuable criterion for the evaluation of diabetic animals and its photometric determination].
Tierarztl Prax, 18(5), 441-446.
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Researcher Affiliations
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Blood Preservation
- Blood Proteins / analysis
- Cat Diseases / diagnosis
- Cats
- Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus / veterinary
- Dog Diseases / diagnosis
- Dogs
- Female
- Fructosamine
- Hexosamines / blood
- Horse Diseases / diagnosis
- Horses
- Male
- Photometry
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Reference Values
- Reproducibility of Results
- Temperature
Citations
This article has been cited 5 times.- Loste A, Marca MC, Pérez M, Unzueta A. Clinical value of fructosamine measurements in non-healthy dogs.. Vet Res Commun 2001 Feb;25(2):109-15.
- Thoresen SI, Bredal WP. An evaluation of serum fructosamine as a marker of the duration of hypoproteinaemic conditions in dogs.. Vet Res Commun 1998 Apr;22(3):167-77.
- Thoresen SI, Lorenzen FH. Treatment of diabetes mellitus in dogs using isophane insulin penfills and the use of serum fructosamine assays to diagnose and monitor the disease.. Acta Vet Scand 1997;38(2):137-46.
- Thoresen SI, Bredal WP. Determination of a reference range for fructosamine in feline serum samples.. Vet Res Commun 1995;19(5):353-61.
- Lutz TA, Rand JS, Ryan E. Fructosamine concentrations in hyperglycemic cats.. Can Vet J 1995 Mar;36(3):155-9.
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