4. Diestrus and Gestational diabetes. Diabetes can occur in older female dogs after they have been in heat. In diestrus, secretion of increased growth hormone from mammary glands counteracts insulin.

Dogs with diabetes aren't able to make enough insulin, a hormone that allows the body to store energy from food and move glucose into cells. Because this condition has serious and potentially ...

In dogs, diabetes cannot be managed with only diet and oral medications. Insulin injections typically are given by the owner twice a day (every 12 hours). ALWAYS give insulin with food.

"Since the discovery of insulin 100 years ago, the development of an insulin pill has been a dream for diabetes researchers but, after decades of trying, there has been little success," he said.

1. Type 1 diabetes. This form results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic cells, because the immune system attacks them by mistake.. Type 1 is common in dogs but rare in ...