05/18 Matty Amps 125 :)

[Troy and Matty]

Matty has mostly recovered from last nights relapse. Without a shot it shows he is healthier than I had thought. I have a question:
Type two diabetes is when the pancreas fails and type one diabetes is when the cells fail to absorb insulin. Do felines ever develop type one diabetes?

 

[Ronnie & Luna]

hey how nice!
I really hope it was just one day Matty was off.

if u can try to grab a spotcheck 3 to 4 hours after your AM 125, just to make sure he can bring himself down after breakfast.

Hopefully others can answer ur question.

Keep us posted on Matty ok? Have a great day Troy!

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

The following is from Lisa Pierson, DVM's website in the section on feline diabetes. She notes that Type 2 is more common in cats as well as humans.

Type 1 occurs when the beta cells of the pancreas are not able to produce enough insulin.

Type 2 is characterized by two problems. The first, as in Type 1, is a diminished ability of the pancreas to secrete insulin. The second issue is one of insulin resistance. In other words, the receptors on the cell wall that would normally open the door to the cell to let the glucose in when insulin 'knocks', stop 'listening' to the insulin. The cells 'resist' the signal that the circulating insulin is sending and the glucose is not transferred to the inside of the cell, resulting in an elevated blood glucose (hyperglycemia) and cellular 'starvation'. The elevated blood glucose, in turn, sends a signal to the pancreas telling it to secrete more insulin. The elevated insulin may somewhat override the insulin resistance resulting in more glucose entering the cells, but eventually the pancreas can become exhausted or 'burned out'.

Cats can develop Type 1 FD but it's rare. Also, it's not a matter of the cells failing to absorb insulin in either Type. It's a matter of the pancreas' beta cells being unable to produce a sufficient amount of their own insulin resulting in additional insulin needing to be supplied by an outside source. In Type 2, the insulin isn't getting glucose into the cells in order to provide adequate nutrition.

Any chance Matty got into some high carb food?