Two or more treatments with corticosteroids in the 2 y
preceding diagnosis of diabetes were a significant risk factor for diabetes in Burmese cats (20) and are reported as a risk factor in domestic cats (43,44).
Not exact matches
The West
of Scotland study confirmed that fatty liver and elevated triglycerides
precedes the
diagnosis of type 2
diabetes by at least 18 months.
Estimates
of the prevalence
of diabetes mellitus in cats ranges from to 1 in 50 to 1 in 500.9 The
diagnosis is often
preceded or accompanied by obesity.