Management of insulinoma in a dog with subcutaneous diluted glucagon and a continuous glucose monitoring system

Abstract

Glucagon has been shown effective for the treatment of insulinoma-associated hypoglycemia. However, its use has been limited to preoperative supportive care and emergency treatment of hypoglycemic crisis because of the need of constant intravenous infusion administration. Here, we report a case of insulinoma in a dog managed with subcutaneous saline-diluted glucagon and a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS), which were effective in glycemic control allowing long-term home treatment.