From Pet Health Learning Center Cat Diabetes (Feline Diabetes)
Signs and Symptoms Diabetes mellitus or "sugar diabetes" is a
complex endocrine disorder that affects the body's ability to
metabolize sugar. This either occurs because the pancreas does
not produce sufficient amounts of the hormone insulin (type 1
diabetes) or because the cells do not respond properly to the
presence of insulin (type 2 diabetes). Cats can develop either
form of this disease and felines of any breed and age can be
affected. However, cat diabetes more commonly occurs in older,
obese felines and generally tends to affect males more often
than females. Feline diabetes is a very serious illness that can
have severe consequences for your pet. When left untreated or
treated improperly, this disorder can predispose your cat to
developing a number of different unpleasant conditions such as
cataracts, blindness, gangrene, and kidney disease. Diabetes can
even lead to coma and death. As a result, it's important to
catch this disorder as ear