Diabetes in pets has become a point of concern among pet parents. Though diabetes is normally seen in older pets, young dogs and cats are not entirely spared. Moreover, the rise in pet obesity has also lead to an increase in the number of diabetic pets. Therefore, November is celebrated as national pet diabetes month, and its main aim is to spread awareness about diabetes and help pet parents in preventing it.<\/p>\n
Diabetes is a health condition where the animal\u2019s body isn\u2019t able to utilize the required amounts of glucose. Since glucose provides energy to the body parts, it\u2019s essential to keep it in balance for a healthy body. Insulin also plays a vital role as it is needed to transfer glucose to various cells in the body. Thus, when the body doesn\u2019t produce insulin, it disturbs the glucose levels of the body.<\/p>\n
Diabetes I \u2013<\/strong> This type is very common in pets, especially dogs. In Type I diabetes, the dog\u2019s body isn\u2019t able to produce enough insulin. This occurs due to damaged pancreas and requires daily treatment for a lifetime.<\/p>\n Diabetes II \u2013<\/strong> Mostly common in older and obese dogs, Type II diabetes occurs when the pancreas produces insulin but the body can\u2019t utilize it.<\/p>\n Diabetes is a very dangerous disease which once your pet gets and it stays with him for a lifetime. Therefore, as the saying goes, \u2018prevention is better than cure,\u2019 you need to be vigilant and take all the preventive measures to keep your furry companion protected.<\/p>\n In order to keep pets healthy and reduce the risk of diabetes, we have compiled a list of points that can be helpful to pet parents. Read on below to find out how to prevent diabetes in pets.<\/p>\n Diabetes can hamper your pet\u2019s health and cause many other health conditions. Thus, it\u2019s best to take preventive measures and avoid it all together. Moreover, it\u2019s also crucial to protect your furry friend from other health dangers such as intestinal worms and fleas and ticks. So ensure you have the necessary pet supplies at your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Diabetes in pets has become a point of concern among pet parents. Though diabetes is normally seen in older pets, young dogs and cats are not entirely spared.\n [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,128,449],"tags":[832,831,830,36,443],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1994"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2012,"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994\/revisions\/2012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgetpetworld.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Here Are The Common Signs of Diabetes \u2013<\/h2>\n
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