Open AccessEvaluation of the FreeStyle Libre, a flash glucose monitoring system, in client-owned cats with diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Marieke Knies,
Erik Teske,
Hans S. Kooistra
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of feline medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.837
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2750
pISSN - 1098-612X
DOI - 10.1177/1098612x221104051
Subject(s) - cats , glucose meter , medicine , diabetes mellitus , blood glucose monitoring , blood glucose self monitoring , surgery , endocrinology , continuous glucose monitoring , type 1 diabetes
Home blood glucose monitoring using a portable blood glucose meter is important in the management of feline diabetes mellitus, but taking blood samples may be stressful for owners and cats. A flash glucose monitoring system measuring interstitial glucose, such as the FreeStyle Libre, overcomes some of these drawbacks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the practical use and analytical and clinical accuracy of the FreeStyle Libre in 41 client-owned diabetic cats.