What is Feline Diabetes?
Feline diabetes is also known as feline diabetes mellitus. It is an endocrine gland disease that affects the pancreas and the ability for it to release enough insulin to regulate the uptake of glucose into the cells. It can also affect the cells responsiveness to the insulin present in the blood as well. This means that the cells will not be receptive to the sugar circulating in the blood. When this happens there will be higher than normal blood sugar levels which can damage organs in the feline body like the liver, kidneys, heart, etc.
It is a feline disease that is very similar to adult-onset diabetes. If feline diabetes is left untreated it will eventually result in coma and death.
One of the first symptoms of feline diabetes is increased thirst. Diagnosing this feline disease is difficult since other feline illnesses can also cause an imbalance in the cat’s blood sugar levels. Blood and urine tests are ...More>>
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What is Diabetes? When you have Diabetes, your blood does not break down the right way, causing your blood sugar to become very high and sometimes so high that you can land in the hospital if not given proper treatment. The type of medications given to treat Diabetes varies depending on how severe or ...More>> |
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What is Canine Diabetes? Canine Diabetes is a common canine disorder that affects the ability of the animal to properly absorb blood sugar into the cells. It is a malfunctioning of the pancreas and the endocrine system. The pancreas produces digestive enzymes and regulates the release of the insulin hormone. The pancreas is normally supposed to release insulin . ...More>> |
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What is Feline Diabetes? Feline diabetes is also known as feline diabetes mellitus. It is an endocrine gland disease that affects the pancreas and the ability for it to release enough insulin to regulate the uptake of glucose into the cells. It can also affect the cells responsiveness to the insulin present in the blood as well. This means that the cells will not be receptive to the sugar circulating in . ...More>> |