Why Once Daily Oral Medication is Replacing Twice-Daily Insulin in Feline Diabetes Care

Presented by Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline Practice)

Continuing education questionnaire

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Questions

1. Which class of oral diabetes mellitus medication does bexagliflozin belong to? *
2. What is the function of the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 proteins in the kidney? *
3. Which of the following mechanisms does not apply to sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in the kidney? *
4. Approximately what percentage of diabetic cats are successfully treated with sodiumglucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors? *
5. Which of the following is the most serious adverse event associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors? *
6. Which of the following is true about risk of clinical hypoglycemia in cats treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors? *
7. Which of the following is the most important ketone body in cats? *
8. Which of the following is most important to monitor in the first 14 days after treatment with a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor is started? *
9. Which of the following clinical signs may not completely resolve in diabetic cats receiving a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor? *
10. Which of the following conditions is a contraindication for treatment of diabetic cats with a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor? *