Clinician’s Brief spotlights modern diabetes monitoring

Clinician’s Brief has published a sponsored partner podcast, “Beyond the Glucose Curve: Modern Diabetes Monitoring With Dr. Mott,” featuring internist Dr. Jocelyn Mott discussing practical updates in managing diabetic veterinary patients. The episode lands as continuous glucose monitoring, or CGM, is becoming more embedded in small-animal diabetes care, especially for cats, with recent consensus guidance describing CGM as a major advance because it provides near-continuous interstitial glucose data over days to weeks without repeated venipuncture. That guidance, which includes Mott as a co-author, says FreeStyle Libre devices are now the most commonly used CGM systems in cats, though they are still used off-label in veterinary patients. (journals.sagepub.com)

Why it matters: For veterinary teams, the bigger shift is away from relying only on in-clinic glucose curves and toward richer, lower-stress monitoring that can capture trends, day-night variation, and possible hypoglycemia that a traditional curve may miss. Published feline data show flash glucose monitoring correlates well with blood glucose in outpatient diabetic cats, while also highlighting real-world limitations such as sensor failures and the need for careful placement and retention. Owner-perspective research also suggests remote data sharing can support insulin adjustments without requiring every patient to return to the hospital, which could improve follow-up and client adherence for some pet parents. (academic.oup.com)

What to watch: Expect more discussion around device accuracy, workflow integration, and whether veterinary-specific CGM options such as ALR Technologies’ GluCurve Pet CGM gain broader traction alongside off-label human sensors. (alrt.com)