title: Hypersomatotropism, acromegaly, and hyperadrenocorticism and feline diabetes mellitus.
abstract: When confronted with a diabetic cat in clinical practice, it is tempting to assume it has a form of diabetes mellitus akin to human type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes). For most diabetic cats examined, this will indeed be justified. Nevertheless, a significant proportion have other specific types of diabetes with distinctly different etiologies. This article discusses the concept of other specific types of feline diabetes caused by endocrinopathies, and more specifically feline hypersomatotropism, acromegaly, and hyperadrenocorticism, including relevance, presentation, diagnosis, and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, North Mymms, Herts, UK. sniessen@rvc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Stijn J M
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Niessen
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Church
authors.forename: Yaiza
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Forcada
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone