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<center><big>[[Pancreas|'''BACK TO PANCREAS''']]</big></center>
 
<center><big>[[Pancreas|'''BACK TO PANCREAS''']]</big></center>
<center><big>[[Pancreas - endocrine|'''BACK TO PANCREAS - ENDOCRINE''']]</big></center>
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<center><big>[[Endocrine Pancreas - Pathology|'''BACK TO PANCREAS - ENDOCRINE''']]</big></center>
    
='''Diabetes mellitus'''=
 
='''Diabetes mellitus'''=
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*Occurs in most species, most commonly in dog and cat
 
*Occurs in most species, most commonly in dog and cat
 
*Predisposed to [[Pancreas - inflammatory|pancreatitis]] and may also have [[EPI|pancreatic insufficiency]]
 
*Predisposed to [[Pancreas - inflammatory|pancreatitis]] and may also have [[EPI|pancreatic insufficiency]]
*Persistent [[Pancreas - endocrine#Glucagonoma|increase in glucagon]] may cause hyperglycaemia
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*Persistent [[Endocrine Pancreas - Pathology#Glucagonoma|increase in glucagon]] may cause hyperglycaemia
 
*More common in mature dogs, twice as common in females than in males
 
*More common in mature dogs, twice as common in females than in males
    
===Aetiology===
 
===Aetiology===
 
Can be caused by
 
Can be caused by
*Absolute deficiency of insulin due to [[Pancreas - endocrine#Degenerative pathology|degenerative changes]] in beta cells (Miniature poodles, Dachsunds,Terriers seem to be predisposed)
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*Absolute deficiency of insulin due to [[Endocrine Pancreas - Pathology#Degenerative pathology|degenerative changes]] in beta cells (Miniature poodles, Dachsunds,Terriers seem to be predisposed)
 
*Antagonism of insulin by hormones from the adrenal and thyroid glands, anterior pituitary causing high levels of blood glucose (e.g. progesterone may initiate postoestrus DM in the bitch, hyperadrenocorticism)
 
*Antagonism of insulin by hormones from the adrenal and thyroid glands, anterior pituitary causing high levels of blood glucose (e.g. progesterone may initiate postoestrus DM in the bitch, hyperadrenocorticism)
 
*Complication of pancreatic fibrosis
 
*Complication of pancreatic fibrosis

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