What is
Diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronicle disease
that does not make or use insulin correctly in the body. Any pets can
get diabetes, but the risk is greater than normal
if:
a pet is
overweight
or
a pet has a history of
diabetes
or
a pet's mother had diabetes during
pregnancy
These pictures are of a
pets endocrine system with diabetes, and without
diabetes.
System Without
Diabetes
(Top
picture)

System With
Diabetes
(Bottom picture)