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==Description==
==Description==
The clinical syndrome described by the term '''diabetes mellitus''' results from intolerance to glucose. It is a chronic disease caused by an absolute or relative deficiency of insulin and, although all body systems are ultimately affected, it is primarily a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. The approximate incidence of the disease is 13 cases/10,000 dogs years at risk<ref name="one">Fall T, Hamlin HH, Hedhammar A, Kämpe O, Egenvall A. '''Diabetes mellitus in a population of 180,000 insured dogs: incidence, survival, and breed distribution.''' ''J Vet Intern Med. 2007 Nov-Dec;21(6):1209-16.''</ref>.
The clinical syndrome described by the term '''diabetes mellitus''' results from intolerance to glucose. It is a chronic disease caused by an absolute or relative deficiency of insulin and, although all body systems are ultimately affected, it is primarily a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. The approximate incidence of the disease is 13 cases/10,000 dogs years at risk<ref name="one">Fall T, Hamlin HH, Hedhammar A, Kämpe O, Egenvall A. '''Diabetes mellitus in a population of 180,000 insured dogs: incidence, survival, and breed distribution.''' ''J Vet Intern Med. 2007 Nov-Dec;21(6):1209-16.''</ref>.
===Aetiology===
===Aetiology===