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Scientific Session

Small Animal Internal Medicine

Adaptations of Human Insulin Therapy to Pets

On Demand

CE: 1

Co-Presenter(s)

CG

Chen Gilor, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Associate Professor
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Proceedings/Handout
Alexandria Gochenauer, PharmD, FSVHP

Clinical Staff Pharmacist
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Urbana, Illinois, United States

Primary Presenter(s)

Alisa S. Berg, DVM

Resident
University of Florida Small Animal Hospital
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Slides

We will discuss the practical aspects of insulin therapy, including cost, convenience, and barriers to adherence. We will compare the use of insulin pens and other technologies in veterinary and human medicine, highlighting how standard human treatment protocols can be modified to lower prescription costs, increase accessibility, and optimize diabetic management in veterinary medicine.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the importance of client- and patient-centered diabetic management strategies, acknowledging the complex interaction of insulin cost and convenience in driving client adherence.
Describe suggested modifications to standardized human insulin injection pen protocols and their rationale for veterinary patients.