Diabetes mellitus is a relatively common endocrinopathy that occurs in dogs and cats. These patients can be stable or emergent but require long-term management to handle this chronic disease. The veterinary technician is an integral part of this management and should understand the underlying pathophysiology and treatment recommendations. This manuscript will mainly focus on medical management of diabetics, as nutritional management is discussed elsewhere.

• Review pathogysology of diabetes
• Assessment and diagnosis of the diabetic patient
• Interpretation of lab work
• Ongoing Monitoring
• Perform client counseling

"This program 883-26247 is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 0.00 CE Credits (0.00 max) being available to any one veterinarian: and/or 1.00 Veterinary Technician CE Credits (1.00 max). This RACE approval is for the subject matter categorie(s) of: Category Two: Non-Scientific-Clinical using the delivery method(s) of: Interactive-Distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board's CE requirements"