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suspected# Diagnosis#
Blood glucose curve!Dog, Cat (consider stress)!
Diabetes Mellitus, UTI,
other complications !
Fructosamine!Dog, Cat!
Urianalysis + culture!Dog, Cat!
Biochemical analysis +
electrolites!Dog, Cat!
CBC!Dog, Cat!
FeLV/FIV!Cat (unknown status)!Immunosupression!
T4!Cat!Hyperthyroidism!
Thyroid panel (T4, FT4,
T3, TSH)!Dog, Cat!Hyper / hypothyroidims!
Progesterone!Dog (intact female)!Diestrus!
Adrenal function test!Dog!Hyperadrenocorticism!
Catecholamine (blood,
urine)!Dog!Pheocromocytoma!
Panreatic panel (TLI,
PLI)!Dog, Cat!Pancreatitis!
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IGF-1 ± TC or MRI!Cat!Acromegaly!
Abdominal ultrasound!
Thoracic radiography!Dog, Cat!
Neoplasia, Heart
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Case management!
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Hormones Associated disease Mechanism of insulin resistance
Progesterone
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Growth hormone
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Glucocorticoids
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Hyperadrenocorticism
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Thyroid hormones
Hyperthyroidism
Decreased insulin production
Decreased receptor affinity for insulin
Increased non-functional pro-insulin
Hypothyroidism
Post-receptor defect
Impaired glucose transport
Glucagon Pancreatitis
Bacterial infection
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Increased hepatic gluconeogenesis
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