Table 2.
Description of clinicians’ DM treatment habits.
| Parameter | Unit | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cats | Dogs | ||
| Proportion of clinicians prescribing twice daily insulin injections | Number (percentage) of clinicians | 980 of 1182 (82.9%) | 946 of 1132 (83.6%) |
| Starting insulin dose | U/kg BW/injection: mean ± SD | 0.45 ± 0.31 | 0.60 ± 0.52 |
| Number of cats/dogs started on new diet at diagnosis | Median number of cats/dogs (IQR) | 9 of 10 (6–10) | 7 of 10 (3–9) |
| Number of cats/dogs started on oral hypoglycaemic drugs at diagnosis | Median number of cats/dogs (IQR) | 0 of 10 (0–0) | 0 of 10 (0–0) |
BW—body weight; SD—standard deviation; IQR—interquartile range.