Regardless of whether the female dog is bred however, the dog remains «hormonally pregnant»
during diestrus for the approximate gestation period of 63 - 70 days.
Gestational diabetes has not been reported in cats, but dogs appear to develop an equivalent form
during diestrus.
However, the reduction in insulin sensitivity is more pronounced during pregnancy than
during diestrus (122), and the alteration in the metabolic control of growth hormone during gestation may in some way be pregnancy - specific in dogs (123).
Nevertheless, progesterone elevation does cause glucose intolerance and overt diabetes
during diestrus in bitches (126,127).
Not exact matches
Diabetes diagnosed in a bitch
during either pregnancy or
diestrus should be classified as being comparable to human gestational diabetes.
Diabetes diagnosed in a bitch
during either pregnancy or
diestrus is comparable to human gestational diabetes.