{"id":6583,"date":"2026-10-06T07:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellion-at.giefing.net\/diabetes-in-cats-and-dogs\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T08:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:32:58","slug":"diabetes-in-cats-and-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellion-at.giefing.net\/en\/diabetes-in-cats-and-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes in cats and dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"cCT1 text-justify\">Symptoms of diabetes similar in humans and animals<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"cCT1 text-justify\">Blood glucose measurement requires specially calibrated measuring devices<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">A first step in dealing with diabetic pets is to understand the disease. The more you know about diabetes the better you will be able to take care of the health of your pet together with your veterinarian. It is important to know that the symptoms of people and pets with diabetes are similar, but for the measurement of blood glucose you will need different, specially calibrated testing devices.<\/p>\n<p>6 out of 500 cats and 3 out of 500 dogs are diabetic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Diabetes can be different from pet to pet. For this reason, it is important to recognize related symptoms at an early stage and to discuss the findings with the veterinarian. In case of suspicion of diabetes further medical examinations have to be performed.<\/p>\n<p>In case of suspicion of ketoacidosis \u2013 a severe complication of diabetes \u2013 your veterinarian can check the concentration of ketones in the blood of your pet by the WellionVet BELUA meter. The measurements can be performed in both capillary and venous blood.<\/p>\n<p>If diabetes is detected at an early stage, health-related short- and longterm complications can be counteracted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 \">\n<div id=\"c3325\" class=\"frame frame-default frame-type-text frame-background-none frame-no-backgroundimage frame-space-before-none frame-space-after-none\">\n<div class=\"frame-container\">\n<div class=\"frame-inner\">\n<p class=\"text-justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"width: 350px;height: 241px\" title=\"Warum ein spezielles Blutzuckermessger\u00e4t f\u00fcr Tiere?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellion.at\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/VET_en_warumBGMspeziellTiere.png\" alt=\"Ein Blutzuckermessger\u00e4t f\u00fcr Menschen ist f\u00fcr menschliche Blutparameter kalibriert und wertet den humanen Blutzucker aus. Das Resultat unterscheidet sich vom Resultat bei Katzen und Hunden. Um einen verl\u00e4sslichen Blutzuckerwert f\u00fcr Ihr Haustier zu erhalten, wird ein speziell f\u00fcr Tiere kalibriertes Blutzuckermessger\u00e4t ben\u00f6tigt.\" width=\"279\" height=\"192\" \/>Regular blood glucose measurements play an important role in the successful treatment of diabetic animals. The blood glucose test should be performed under familiar conditions at home. In this case stress is reduced and your veterinarian will receive accurate data for the adaption of the diabetes therapy plan.<\/p>\n<p>The WellionVet BELUA testing device has been developed especially for cats and dogs. For precise blood glucose and ketone results, special test strips and special code chips, dedicated to each species, are used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Diabetes mellitus in animals<\/h3>\n<h4>DIABETES TYPE 1 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellion.at\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/Hund_blau_Iconrund.png\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>Immune-mediated<br \/>\ndestruction of the beta cells<br \/>\nof the pancreas<\/p>\n<p>Absolute insulin deficiency<\/p>\n<p>Frequent in dogs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increased risk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Middle to higher age<\/li>\n<li>Breeds with a genetic predisposition for diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Additional trigger factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellion.at\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/Katze_gruen_Iconrund.png\" \/>DIABETES TYPE 2<\/h4>\n<p>Insulin resistance and dysfunction of the pancreatic beta cells<\/p>\n<p>Frequent in cats<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increased risk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Higher age<\/li>\n<li>Neutered male cats<\/li>\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<li>Indoor cats<\/li>\n<li>Lack of physical activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<header>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Symptoms of diabetes similar in humans and animals Blood glucose measurement requires specially calibrated measuring devices &nbsp; A first step<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":6610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"kategorie":[744,868,745],"class_list":["post-6583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategorie-animal-health-blog","kategorie-diabetesincatsanddogs","kategorie-metabolisminanimals"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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