Thomas Schermerhorn, VMD, DACVIM (SAIM), shares his top five substances that exert important effects on blood glucose regulation in dogs and cats and the clinical situations in which they may be encountered:
- Insulin
- Glucocorticoids
- Xylitol
- Growth hormone
- Progestins
Source: Clinician’s Brief, November 2018. Link. Abnormalities in blood glucose occur when physiologic regulation is disrupted. In some circumstances, medications and toxins may also affect blood glucose regulation; for example, many drugs produce glucose disturbances in humans and may cause similar disturbances in dogs and cats.