Cells on the pancreas which are responsible for making insulin. These are the ones that have gone wrong!

A graph of blood glucose levels over a period of time. At the time of insulin injection, and at regular intervals throughout the day, a blood glucose sample is taken. A sample is normally taken every [..]

Its proper medical name is haemochromatosis. A hereditary disease in which there is an increased absorption of iron in the body tissues, leading to liver damage, diabetes mellitus, and bronze tinge to [..]

A disease caused by a tumour on the pituitary gland. This disease presents itself in numerous ways, including diabetes mellitus.

A much rarer disease than diabetes mellitus, characterised by the production of excessive quantities of dilute urine and consequent great thirst. Although it displays many of the same symptoms as diab [..]

Build up of ketones in the blood, due to profound lack of insulin. A life-threatening condition that needs immediate veterinary attention. See ketoacidosis below

Where a blood glucose test gives you the current blood glucose reading, a fructosamine test gives you the average glucose reading over the last two or three weeks. The higher the fructosamine concentr [..]

An tablet that can be used to control blood glucose levels in a few diabetic cats who still have some insulin production of their own. Gliclazide and Glipizide belong to a class of drugs known as sulp [..]

Another hormone produced by the pancreas, which has the opposite effect to insulin. It raises the concentration of glucose in the blood by promoting the breakdown of glycogen.

The form in which glucose is stored in the liver.