Diagnosis of prediabetes in cats: glucose concentration cutpoints for impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance

The objective of the study was to establish methodology and cutpoints for fasting and 2-h blood glucose concentrations in healthy client-owned senior cats (> 8 yrs) using ear/ paw samples and a portable glucose meter calibrated for feline blood. Of the 78 cats, 27 were ideal (body condition score (BCS) 4 or 5 out of 9), 31 overweight (BCS 6 or 7) and 20 obese (BCS 8 or 9); 19 were Burmese and 59 non-Burmese.
Source: Domestic Animal Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research