Feline diabetes management has evolved significantly, with remission achievable in many cats through appropriate diet and insulin management, dramatically improving welfare outcomes.
Feline diabetes management has been transformed by understanding that diet quality dramatically affects insulin requirement. Cats fed high-carbohydrate dry diets have higher glucose loads and poorer diabetes control. Switching to wet, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets at diagnosis, combined with appropriate insulin titration, achieves remission in a substantial proportion of newly diagnosed cats — eliminating the need for injections and significantly improving welfare. Continuous glucose monitoring technology further improves management quality.