From:
autumn_whispers2me
Date: 2005-02-01 15:43:35 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Weight gain after illness getting out of control
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <12245160.1107279268852.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium.smartgroups.com>
Thanks, Patty. I know all about the dreaded diabetes---being one of the few in my immediate family who doesn't have it (over half do). But they ruled out diabetes. I don't believe he has it, but he's getting finicky about his food overall now which makes it easier to cut him back.
He still flatly refuses kibble of any kind, even if it has ferretone on it, and the new food we bought the other kids wont touch either, even with ferretone on it. So... not sure what to do at the moment. He's getting a wee bit more active, trying to run and play, but his big ole tummy slows him down some. I think that will right itself since he doesn't seem as interested in eating a lot anymore.. and I don't know if even that is a good thing or a bad thing.
"kazpat1@juno.com" <kazpat1@juno.com> wrote:
I am not a vet, what I know from humnas :
Humans get type 2 diabetes with time and being overweight, and some hereditary factors. This is insulin resistance, the pancreas makes insulin but the cells stop recognizing it.
Type 1 diabetes is from failure to make insulin, and requires insulin injections daily. This is most common in juvenile diabetes. Not related to weight or family history.