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==Prognosis==
 
==Prognosis==
 
The overall prognosis for animals with diabetes mellitus is dependent on multiple factors but the '''median survival time from diagnosis is two years in dogs''' with a relatively higher mortality in the six months following diagnosis<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 quality of life of animals with diabetes mellitus should be monitored by both owners and veterinary surgeons.
 
The overall prognosis for animals with diabetes mellitus is dependent on multiple factors but the '''median survival time from diagnosis is two years in dogs''' with a relatively higher mortality in the six months following diagnosis<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 quality of life of animals with diabetes mellitus should be monitored by both owners and veterinary surgeons.
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==Literature Search==
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Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation).
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Diabetes+Mellitus%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=2000&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=54&y=14 Diabetes mellitus publications since 2000]
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Diabetes+Mellitus%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=dogs&occuring2=od&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=38&y=9&publishedstart=&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all Diabetes mellitus in dogs publications]
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Diabetes+Mellitus%22%29+AND+od%3A%28cats%29 Diabetes mellitus in cats]
    
==References==
 
==References==
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