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Why Once Daily Oral Medication is Replacing Twice-Daily Insulin in Feline Diabetes Care
Presented by Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline Practice)
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Why Once Daily Oral Medication is Replacing Twice-Daily Insulin in Feline Diabetes Care
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1. Which class of oral diabetes mellitus medication does bexagliflozin belong to?
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors
2. What is the function of the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 proteins in the kidney?
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Reabsorption of filtered glucose in urine
Excretion of glucose into urine
Blocking movement of glucose into urine
3. Which of the following mechanisms does not apply to sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in the kidney?
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Reduction in reabsorption of filtered glucose
Promotion of urinary glucose excretion
Promotion of urinary glucose reabsorption
4. Approximately what percentage of diabetic cats are successfully treated with sodiumglucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors?
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Less than 33%
About 50%
More than 85%
5. Which of the following is the most serious adverse event associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors?
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Urinary tract infection
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Hypoglycemia
6. Which of the following is true about risk of clinical hypoglycemia in cats treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors?
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It is a common adverse event
It is a rare adverse event
It occurs as often as in cats treated with insulin
7. Which of the following is the most important ketone body in cats?
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Beta-hydroxybutyrate
Acetoacetate
Acetone
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?
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Blood glucose
Serum fructosamine
Ketones
9. Which of the following clinical signs may not completely resolve in diabetic cats receiving a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor?
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Polyuria
Polyphagia
Polydipsia
10. Which of the following conditions is a contraindication for treatment of diabetic cats with a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor?
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Acute pancreatitis
Food-responsive enteropathy
Feline idiopathic cystitis
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