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Diabetes in Dogs and Cats

Diabetes in Dogs and Cats By Dr. Anne Ray,  Associate Veterinarian Diabetes Mellitus or “sugar diabetes” is a condition where the body cannot properly produce or respond to the hormone insulin. Insulin is produced in the pancreas and is responsible for controlling glucose levels in the blood. Glucose is an…
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Diabetes in Our Dogs and Cats

Diabetes in Our Dogs and Cats By Dr. Katie Falk, Veterinarian Diabetes mellitus is a condition of hyperglycemia due to loss or dysfunction of insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells, diminished insulin sensitivity, or both. Insulin helps transfer glucose from the bloodstream to cells of the body. Without insulin, glucose…
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