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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Interpreting Fructosamine</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/19984/interpreting-fructosamine</link><description> I have inherited a diabetes case that 8 weeks ago had a glucose curve and fructosamine sample. The glucose curve showed semi-adequate control, with a nadir of 16.5mmol/L. Fructosamine showed fair control (456umol/L), and the decision was made to increase</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>Re: Interpreting Fructosamine</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/120147?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:50:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:66f39e48-befe-427c-a4d4-87598473b6b9</guid><dc:creator>Graham Bilbrough</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Was the same analyser and assay used for fructosamine? Any haemolysis?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Interpreting Fructosamine</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/120143?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:13:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7451ef39-272b-4e3a-acb2-4fddc9410d8d</guid><dc:creator>Emma Middleton</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Agree with previous 2 posts. How is the cat clinically? If well in self, owners have no concerns, weight is stable and pu/pd controlled then I wouldn&amp;#39;t worry too much about what the fructosamine is doing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Interpreting Fructosamine</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/120122?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 20:19:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:54b407d3-5b6e-4900-830f-cc22a5345cd9</guid><dc:creator>Glenn Hodgson</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Prob had a couple of bad days. &amp;nbsp;Missed dose, extra food....etc. I&amp;#39;d sit tight and retest 2-3 weeks. &amp;nbsp;After asking if mother in law/granny/brother...... &amp;nbsp;Visited and fed it 3 tins of tuna a day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Interpreting Fructosamine</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/120121?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:08:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0fb9a826-6a46-4af9-ad4e-4b5c86cb8443</guid><dc:creator>Michael Woodhouse</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;A cat?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Remember the fructosamine is an average over 2-3 weeks. If the cat seems ok and given a good curve I&amp;#39;d wait it out a fortnight and repeat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Personally I found the glucose curves and clinical response more useful than serial fructosamine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>