Your Cat’s DNA Can Help Scientists Better Understand Feline Diabetes

This is a sponsored guest post by Carolina Gonzales, R&D Coordinator at Basepaws*

Did you know that diabetes in cats has increased by 18% over the past ten years, and one out of every 230 cats is affected by feline diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot properly produce or respond to the hormone insulin. This results in elevated levels of the sugar glucose, which is the body’s main source of energy.

There are two types of diabetes in cats: Type I and Type II. In Type I dia...