Diabetes is not only confined to humans. Other animals including pets such as dogs and cats can also suffer from diabetes. Diabetes in dogs is caused by either lack of insulin or insufficient response to insulin when either the pancreas is damaged or not working properly. Insulin is the hormone that facilitates the absorption of glucose into the cells of a dog’s bloodstream. When a dog is diabetic its body cannot control sugar levels in the bloodstream. This leads to a condition known as hyperglycemia which means excess sugar in a dog’s bloodstream. There are…