Veterinary glucometers provide accurate and precise blood glucose measurements in healthy and sick horses and foals, reported a Colorado State University research team led by Eileen Hackett, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ACVECC.

Hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and glucose variability are major problems in emergency medicine and are associated with morbidity and mortality.

"Accurate methods of glucose determination are important to provide veterinarians with a means to recognize hyper- and hypoglycemia in horses and foals," explained Hackett.

In their recent study, the veterinary glucometer AlphaTRAK (manufactured by Abbott Animal Health) accurately measured blood glucose concentrations in horse and foals compared to the traditional chemistry analyzer

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