LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS .2. GASTROINTESTINAL AND INFECTIOUS [Review]

摘要

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most frequently encountered endocrine disorders in human and veterinary medicine. Complications associated with long-term DM are common in humans, and as our ability to treat veterinary patients with DM improves, we may also be confronted with treating similar complications. Although there is considerable information regarding diagnosis and treatment of the gastrointestinal and infectious complications of DM in humans, there is little more than anecdotal information about these problems in dogs and cats. This article focuses on the long-term gastrointestinal and infectious complications of DM, primarily using information from the human literature but including a review of the available veterinary data.