Feeding diets lower in carbohydrates and higher in protein and fiber is currently recommended in the literature4 and may have an underestimated role in the development
of diabetic remission.8
Feeding diabetic cats a very low - carbohydrate, high - protein diet improved hyperglycemia, reduced insulin dosage, and increased the rate
of diabetic remission (55).
Not exact matches
More than 50 %
of the
diabetics were found to be in
remission after five years.
The unique thing about
diabetic cats, is that many
of them have the potential
of going into
remission after a period
of treatment.
Spontaneous
remission occurs when a
diabetic cat experiences an unexpected improvement or cure
of the disease.
Some
diabetic cats may show clinical
remission after a few weeks or months
of treatment, i.e. they will cease requiring insulin.
Some
diabetic cats no longer need insulin after a few weeks or months
of treatment, a condition known as clinical
remission.
Close to 90 %
of new
diabetics can obtain
remission of their disease with insulin therapy, diet and weight control, along with addressing any disease processes that decrease the body's sensitivity to insulin such as dental disease, pancreatitis, or other infectious and inflammatory diseases.
I am going to, on a different track but definitely related, next time I'm talking about pet diabetes, specifically dog and cat diabetes, that is something that is a growing epidemic as well and it's something that I think a lot
of pet owners aren't educated about and they don't know what signs to look for, as many as one in five dogs now have canine diabetes and I'm not exactly sure the statistics on cats but that's a growing number as well, I know it's less in cats because cats can actually go into
diabetic remission.
Purpose
of Study: The purpose
of this study is to evaluate the benefit
of Exenatide - ER for maintaining
diabetic cats in
remission (in an insulin - independent state).
Diabetes — Researchers at the University
of California, Davis, will investigate the effectiveness
of a novel drug to maintain and extend
diabetic remission in cats.
About 85 %
of those
diabetic cats will go into
remission within months
of feeding only our ZERO formula.
The longer the cat is
diabetic and the longer you feed starch / digestible carbs in excess
of 1 %, the longer it will take or the lower your cat's chances
of going in to
remission will become.
It is critical that NO STARCH / CARBS in the form
of treats, food or hairball treatments be given to your
diabetic cat or they are unlikely to go into
remission.
Studies in both dogs and cats have shown that at - home monitoring improves glycemic control and increases the likelihood
of obtaining
remission in
diabetic cats.