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10. Current practices and research updates on diabetes mellitus in canine - Pankaj Kumar, Rashmi Rekha Kumari, Manish Kumar, Sanjiv Kumar and Asit Chakrabarti

Veterinary World, 7(11): 952-959

 

 

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2014.952-959

 

 

Pankaj Kumar: Division of Livestock and Fisheries Management, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar, India; pankajvet@gmail.com

Rashmi Rekha Kumari: Department of Pharmacology, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna, Bihar, India; rrkvet@gmail.com

Manish Kumar: Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India; manishvet@gmail.com

Sanjiv Kumar: Department of Pathology, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna, Bihar, India; mrsanvet@rediffmail.com

Asit Chakrabarti: Division of Livestock and Fisheries Management, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar, India; asit1963@yahoo.com

 

Received: 31-07-2014, Revised: 05-10-2014, Accepted: 09-10-2014, Published online: 14-11-2014

 

Corresponding author: Pankaj Kumar, e-mail: pankajvet@gmail.com



Diabetes has evidence in ancient literatures, though recently is being considered as one amongst the most emerging disease condition in both human and companion animals. Diabetes mellitus is one of the common endocrinopathy of dog characterized by hyperglycemia, glycosuria and weight loss. Reports suggests high fraction of canine population suffer with diabetes world over. Studies in different veterinary hospitals of United States suggest increase in cases of canine diabetes and decrease in case fatality rate over time. Increase in cases of canine diabetes worldwide is attributed to awareness amongst pet owners, better veterinary health facilities, breed preferences by dog owners, increase dependence on commercial feeds, obesity, etc. Diabetes in most dogs is immune mediated and insulin dependent. Breed predisposition in canine is attributed to dog leukocyte antigen gene pool encoding form major histocompatibility complex-II molecules, however research is still underway. Diagnosis of diabetes still relies on blood sugar evaluation for screening of canine population, though many other diagnostic methods have shown promising benefits including measurement of fructosamine and glycated haemoglobin. Management of diabetes in dog is based on insulin therapy, diet modification and exercise. Use of oral anti-diabetics drugs in canine is limited though experimental studies have shown promising results. Alternative therapies have been explored, but only a few approaches have shown promise for clinical application.

Keywords: canine, diabetes mellitus, emergence, fructosamine, glycated haemoglobin, insulin, streptozotocin.



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