Diabetes in Cats

Overview and Facts
Symptoms and Types
Diagnosis and Tests
Treatment and Care

Living and Managing
Treatment

Treatment and Care

Living and Managing

Managing a Cat that Has Diabetes

Managing diabetes in cats requires maintaining the right balance of glucose in the cat’s blood using insulin therapies and a special diet. Too much glucose in the blood causes hyperglycemia to occur; too little glucose causes hypoglycemia to occur.

Treatment

Treating Diabetes in Cats

Diabetes in cats is not a condition that be cured, but it can be controlled through dietary changes and insulin treatments. Regular blood and urinalysis tests are also needed to ensure that the disease is being controlled properly.