If the owners answered that their cat was bothered by the sensor, they were asked what they noticed in their cat. Thirty-eight owners answered the question the median value was 1.5 (range 0–8). Answers could vary from 0 (absolutely not bothered) to 10 (bothered a lot). Owners were asked whether they had the impression their cat was bothered by the sensor. There was no statistically significant difference ( P = 0.083) between the mean length of measurement period of the sensor when it was placed on the dorsal neck (mean 6.6 days range 1–14) or thoracic wall (mean 9.6 days range 1–14). There were three cats in which the sensor worked for 24 h or less (one neck region, two thoracic wall) one of these cats removed the sensor directly after it arrived at home, one lost the sensor after getting into a fight with the other cat at home and in one cat there was a sensor malfunction. Reasons that the remainder of the sensors did not reach this period were sensor malfunction (16/31: neck region 3/8, thoracic wall 13/23), removal of the sensor by the cat (6/31: neck region 3/8, thoracic wall 3/23) or spontaneous loss of the sensor (8/31: neck region 2/8, thoracic wall 6/23). Ten sensors reached a measurement period of 14 days (neck region 1/9, thoracic wall 9/32). The median functional use of the sensor was 10 days (range 1–14 days). 6, 20, 22, 33– 35 To date, only a few studies have been published regarding the use of the FreeStyle Libre in dogs and cats, 13, 33– 41 with only four of them specifically in cats. The sensor is suitable for up to 14 days of use. The FreeStyle Libre measures IG every minute, is calibrated in the factory and does not need additional BG measurements to calibrate at home. 6, 24– 32 The FreeStyle Libre (Abbott Laboratories) is a relatively new flash glucose monitoring system (FGMS) licensed for use in people (CE mark, August 2014). 21, 23 Multiple CGMSs, such as the MiniMed Gold (Medtronic), GlucoDay (Menarini Diagnostics), Guardian Real-Time (Medtronic) and iPro (Medtronic) have been reported for use in cats and dogs. 7, 20– 23 In humans, the average delay between a change in the glucose concentration in blood vs interstitial fluid is about 5 mins, making the CGMS reliable for real-time monitoring. It has been demonstrated that the glucose concentration in the subcutaneous interstitial fluid correlates well with the glucose concentration in whole blood.
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