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There is '''whole body loss of electrolytes''' including sodium, potassium, magnesium and phosphate and there is also intracellular redistribution of electrolytes following insulin therapy which may compound plasma deficiencies.
There is '''whole body loss of electrolytes''' including sodium, potassium, magnesium and phosphate and there is also intracellular redistribution of electrolytes following insulin therapy which may compound plasma deficiencies.
Complications of the disease include: '''hyperviscosity, thromboembolism, severe metabolic acidosis, renal failure and death'''.
==Differential Diagnoses==
==Differential Diagnoses==
'''Glucosuria'''
'''Glucosuria'''
'''Ketonuria''': usually there is a positive dipstick reaction, even though cats usually produce beta-hydroxybutyrate and dipsticks test for acetoacetate.
'''Ketonuria''': usually there is a positive dipstick reaction. Beta-hydroxybutyrate is the predominant ketone in cats, but it is metabolised to acetoacetate and acetone after several days, and these are the ketones detected by dipsticks.
Signs of a '''urinary tract infection''' may be present: pyuria and bacturia
Signs of a '''urinary tract infection''' may be present: pyuria and bacturia