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We aimed to optimize the anaesthetic protocol and animal handling strategies in a diabetes-related-study exemplifying how the anaesthetic approach must be adjusted for individual research targets. Aachen minipigs were used as a model to test long-lasting skin glucose sensors for diabetic human patients. A total of 6 animals participated in two or three rounds of experiments. Each round lasted 2 months, with a maximum of 2 rounds per year. In each round, animals were anaesthetised 4 times: for glucose sensors insertion, twice for glucagon stress tests (GST), and a last time for removal of sensors. Acepromazine (ACE) was compared to medetomidine (MED) in association with butorphanol (BUT) and Ketamine (KET) and 4 parameters were analysed to define the optimum anaesthetic protocol including: sedation level, anaesthesia duration, effects on blood glucose and safety. 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