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Rowena owns a cat. She takes her cat to her veterinarian for a Routine examination. The veterinarian tells her that a blood test shows the pet has insulin resistance. what disorder does this indicate?

A)osteoarthritis
B)diabetes mellitus
C)colic
D)scurvy

User Oswin Noetzelmann
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Answer:

B)diabetes mellitus

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Answer:

The correct answer is B).

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Diabetes Mellitus is a deficiency of the body to use glucose in insulin-dependent peripheral tissues. In small species, the most common disorder of the endocrine pancreas is diabetes mellitus, which arises from absolute or relative insulinopenia due to poor insulin secretion by beta cells. Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrine disease in cats. The majority of cases of feline diabetes mellitus (DM), around 90%, are comparable to human type II diabetes, in which there is low insulin secretion by the β cells of the pancreas and peripheral resistance to the action of this. After the alteration of the function of the β cells of the pancreas, the second most important characteristic of human DM 2 and feline DM is insulin resistance or decreased sensitivity to insulin. Insulin sensitivity is defined as a decrease in glucose for a given amount of insulin, and insulin resistance refers to a marked decrease in insulin sensitivity. Insulin resistant cats compensate by increasing secretion of the hormone to maintain normal glucose concentrations.

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