Who's your next CGM patient?

Starting out

• Newly diagnosed diabetic, starting insulin
• Switching to a new insulin type

Not where you want them to be

• Still drinking or urinating more than normal despite insulin
• Weight loss or poor appetite despite treatment
• You've raised the dose more than once and control hasn't improved

Safety questions

• Owner has seen weakness, wobbliness or odd behavior after insulin
• You suspect low blood sugar followed by a rebound high
• You're unsure it's safe to increase the dose

Hard to measure in the clinic

• Cat who gets stressed at the clinic (numbers may read falsely high)
• Patient who is difficult to handle for repeated blood draws
• Owner who can't do home glucose checks

Changes in the plan

• New diet, including a switch to a low-carbohydrate food
• Starting or stopping steroids
• Other disease affecting control, such as pancreatitis or Cushing's
• Recovering from diabetic ketoacidosis

Good news cases

• Cat whose insulin needs are dropping and may be heading toward remission

Find them in 5 minutes

Search your practice software for every patient with insulin on the medication list. Then check their last recheck date. Your next CGM patient is probably on that list.