Sonorous plunge of serum magnesium levels among pre-diabetic and diabetic cats

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a frequently occurring endocrine disorder in felines, and the impact of magnesium deficiency on the incidence of diabetes and related complications has garnered significant interest in the realm of human research. Our objective was to investigate the levels of magnesium present in the serum of cats with pre-diabetes and diabetes. Although magnesium levels in pre-diabetic and healthy cats did not exhibit a significant statistical difference, a notable contrast was evident in diabetic cats in this study. Specifically, diabetic cats exhibited considerably lower magnesium levels in comparison to non-diabetic felines. In conclusion it should not be unwise to draw preliminary conclusion that magnesium levels should have helped better understanding molecular insight and consequences in both pre-diabetic and diabetic cats. If necessary, as evidenced by hypomagnesemia also at this study, dietary supplementation should be considered.

Keywords

• Diabetes mellitus
• Feline
• hypomagnesemia
• insulin

Pre-diyabetik ve diyabetik kedilerde serum magnezyum seviyelerindeki büyük düşüş

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus kedilerde sık görülen bir endokrin bozukluktur ve magnezyum eksikliğinin diyabet insidansı ve ilgili komplikasyonlar üzerindeki etkisi insan araştırmaları alanında önemli bir ilgi uyandırmıştır. Amacımız, pre-diyabet ve diyabetli kedilerin serumlarında bulunan magnezyum seviyelerini araştırmaktı. Bu çalışmada pre-diyabetik ve sağlıklı kedilerdeki magnezyum seviyeleri önemli bir istatistiksel farklılık göstermese de, diyabetik kedilerde kayda değer bir zıtlık görüldü. Özellikle, diyabetik kediler, diyabetik olmayanlara kıyasla önemli ölçüde daha düşük magnezyum seviyeleri gösterdi. Sonuç olarak, bir ön çalışma olarak, hem pre-diyabetik hem de diyabetik kedilerde magnezyum seviyelerini izlemek ve gerekirse diyet takviyesini düşünmek ihtiyatlı olabilecektir.

Keywords

• Diyabetes mellitus
• felin
• hipomagnezemi
• insulin

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