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FDA has approved two new drugs to treat diabetes mellitus (high blood sugar) in cats. Both drugs are given orally (by mouth) once daily. Bexacat (bexagliflozin tablets) and Senvelgo...
Insulin is the main treatment for diabetes mellitus in cats. Insulin is given by injection—usually twice daily—under the skin, using a thin needle or a special VetPen. While giving your cats injections can seem daunting, most cats and their owners get used to it quickly and can give it at home.
With the once a day dosing your cat will be without insulin support for 12 hours of each day. Increasing the size of the once-a-day dose won't give your cat the insulin support required for the 24-hour period; Vetsulin just does not last that long in the cat.
For the owners of cats who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes, treatments have gotten easier and more effective. In the past year, two new Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and are now available for treatment.
Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Senvelgo, a once daily oral solution for the treatment of feline diabetes. Senvelgo decreases glucose resorption in the kidney with a resultant glucosuria and sustained reduced circulating blood glucose concentration of < 15 mmol/L (1).
Lantus® is typically dosed at 1 or 2 units twice daily (BID). In some cats it can be used once daily. Once daily administration is not as likely to induce remission—and won’t control the blood sugar very tightly—but is an option for families or cats who can’t do twice daily injections.
Senvelgo greatly simplifies treatment for cat owners and removes the need for twice daily insulin injections. It controls blood sugar levels usually within a week without the risk of symptomatic hypoglycaemia and provides the benefit of simple dosing according to bodyweight.
SENVELGO® (velagliflozin oral solution) is the first liquid once-daily, orally administered prescription medication to improve glycemic control in cats with diabetes mellitus; While current treatment regimens are complex, SENVELGO® oral solution makes treating feline diabetes simple and convenient for both cats and cat owners
Boehringer Ingelheim announced in early August that a new medication for cats with diabetes has been approved by the U.S. FDA. SENVELGO (velagliflozin) is a once-daily liquid oral solution that owners can administer directly into their cat’s mouth.
It’s usually given once daily (every 24 hours). ... Velagliflozin shouldn’t be used in cats that are being treated with insulin or have previously been treated with insulin.