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2. Diabetes in cats - Wikipedia

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   Feline diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in cats whereby either insufficient insulin response or insulin resistance leads to persistently high blood glucose concentrations. Diabetes affects up to 1 in 230 cats , [ 1 ] and may be becoming increasingly common.

3. Feline hepatic lipidosis - Wikipedia

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   Feline hepatic lipidosis, also known as feline fatty liver syndrome, is one of the most common forms of liver disease of cats. [1] The disease officially has no known cause, though obesity is known to increase the risk. [2] The disease begins when the cat stops eating from a loss of appetite, forcing the liver to convert body fat into usable ...

4. Liver support system - Wikipedia

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   A liver support system or diachysis is a type of therapeutic device to assist in performing the functions of the liver. Such systems focus either on removing the accumulating toxins (liver dialysis), or providing additional replacement of the metabolic functions of the liver through the inclusion of hepatocytes to the device (bioartificial liver device).

5. Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease

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   Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), [a] is a type of chronic liver disease. This condition is diagnosed when there is excessive fat build-up in the liver (hepatic steatosis), and at least one metabolic risk factor.

6. Cat health - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes; Feline hyperaldosteronism; Feline hyperthyroidism; Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Epilepsy in cats is rare likely because there is no hereditary component to epilepsy in cats. Feline asthma; Feline hepatic lipidosis also known as Feline Fatty Liver Syndrome, is one of the most common forms of liver disease ...

7. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 November 2024. Group of endocrine diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels This article is about the common insulin disorder. For the urine hyper-production disorder, see Diabetes insipidus. For other uses, see Diabetes (disambiguation). Medical condition Diabetes mellitus Universal blue ...

8. Glucokinase - Wikipedia

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   Glucokinase has been discovered in specific cells in four types of mammalian tissue: liver, pancreas, small intestine, and brain. All play crucial roles in responding to rising or falling levels of blood glucose. The predominant cells of the liver are the hepatocytes, and GK is found exclusively in these

9. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when pancreatic (beta cells) are destroyed by the body's immune system. [5] In healthy persons, beta cells produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone required by the body to store and convert blood sugar into energy. [6]