Altern Med Rev. 2001 Sep; 6 Suppl(): S17-23.

Nutrients and botanicals in the treatment of diabetes in veterinary practice.

Wynn S.

Diabetes mellitus can be frustrating to treat in veterinary practice, but botanical and nutritional supplements may offer assistance in stabilizing difficult patients. While dogs are typically subject to type 1 diabetes, cats develop type 2 diabetes as much as 70 percent of the time. Whereas treatment adjuncts to insulin may address carbohydrate metabolism from glucose absorption to insulin receptor function, success may depend on the type of diabetes present in the patient.