When is hyperglycemia present in patients?
when blood glucose is greater than 125 mg/dL
When do clinical signs of hyperglycemia occur?
When renal threshold is exceeded and glucose is then excreted in the urine
What is the renal threshold for dogs?
180-220 mg/dL
What is the renal threshold for cats?
200-280 mg/dL
What are the hallmark clinical sign for hyperglycemia?
glycosuria which causes osmotic diuresis which causes polyuria and polydipsia
What is the MOST COMMON cause of hyperglycemia and glycosuria?
diabetes mellitus
What are the clinical findings in cats with STRESS-hyperglycemia
typically hyperglycemia with LACK OF glycosuria causes by increase in catecholamines
When can transient hyperglycemia occur?
typically occurs in <1% of cats that are experiencing prolonged stress-induced hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia between _________ is usually silent and is an unsuspected finding (incidental)
125-180 mg/dL
When should other diseases other than diabetes mellitus be suspected?
in dogs/cats that have mild hyperglycemia (<180 mg/dL) and no glycosuria is seen.