Sentences with phrase «urine glucose»

You may purchase urine glucose test strips in any pharmacy.

For example, testing urine glucose levels in a diabetic cat or urine pH in a cat prone to urinary crystal formation.

A large amount of urine is not needed to test for urine glucose; therefore, it is not necessary to catch the entire amount of urine.

The contents of the urinary bladder represent several hours of urine production thus making interpretation of urine glucose challenging.

Instead, sugar remains within the blood stream, and laboratory tests show blood or urine glucose values that are consistently higher than normal.

All cats with diabetes will require regular checks of their blood and urine glucose levels.

If urine glucose is negative 3 days in a row, hypoglycemia may be a concern; have blood glucose checked before any more insulin is given.

Because each diabetic pet is different, your veterinarian will need to help you determine which monitoring device — such as urine glucose (and ketone) test strips or blood glucose meters — will work best for you and your cat.

In the past urine glucose monitoring has been recommended and certainly there is nothing wrong with collecting more information but it can be confusing to decipher and should be considered optional.

The most clinically accepted approach is to have the owner monitor and record the dog's general health (including well - being, thirst, and appetite) and check urine glucose daily.

This high urine glucose concentration can actually pull excessive amounts of water into the urine, resulting in increased urine volume, increased urinary water loss, a propensity for dehydration, and a compensatory increase in thirst.

It is not necessary or particularly even desirable to monitor urine glucose with dipsticks.

If urine glucose is > 500mg / dl (1/2 %) 3 days in a row, the diabetes is poorly controlled; a glucose curve should be done to determine if a different dose, type or schedule is indicated.

Because each diabetic pet is different, your veterinarian will need to help you determine which monitoring device — such as urine glucose (and ketone) test strips or blood glucose meters — will work best for you and your dog.

Feline Diabetes Mellitus is diagnosed based on the clinical signs, laboratory tests revealing persistently high blood and urine glucose levels, and other physical exam findings.

(A single elevated blood or urine glucose test does not prove that your cat is diabetic)

However, glucose attracts water, so the urine glucose that is excreted also contains large quantities of the body's fluids.

After the maintenance dose of Vetsulin ® (porcine insulin zinc suspension) has been established based on the blood glucose curves, you can recheck your feline patient less frequently (every 2 to 4 months; weekly if clinical signs reappear) for general health, urine glucose, and blood glucose levels.

When evaluating the fluid therapy, it is important to consider several areas including urine monitoring, blood pressure, blood glucose, serum electrolytes, BUN, and urine glucose.

Dogs should be checked every 2 to 4 months (more often if there are problems) for general health, urine glucose, and blood glucose level.

Urine glucose testing is a very crude way to manage a diabetic cat but if home testing as described above is not possible, then urine glucose testing is better than no monitoring at all.