Tsz Ching Kwong, Eddie Chung Ting Chau, Mark Chi Ho Mak, Chi Tung Choy, Lee Tung Chan, Chun Keung Pang, Junwei Zhou, Phoebe Hoi Ching Poon, Yuqiong Guan, Stephen Kwok Wing Tsui, Shun Wan Chan, George Pak Heng Leung, William Chi Shing Tai, Yiu Wa Kwan
With a close pathogenetic resemblance to human diabetes, canine Diabetes Mellitus, a chronic metabolic disease featuring abnormally high blood sugar levels, is increasing in prevalence worldwide. Unlike humans, canine glycemic control requires life-long insulin injections and dietary control in most cases, thereby jeopardizing diabetic dogs' quality of life and increasing the difficulty of disease control. While many research studies have focused on elucidating the relationship between the canine gut microbiome and diseases, there is currently no research on the subject of diabetes mellitus in dogs...
August 1, 2023: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI