![]() ![]() This will cause the hamster to lose weight making them appear thin and frail. This means that the glucose in the blood will build up and the hamster’s body will begin to take fat and muscle tissue to use for energy. ![]() Type1 diabetes is where the pancreas can no longer produce insulin. Russian Campbell Dwarf hamsters, Chinese hamsters, some lines of Winter White Dwarf Hamsters and Hybrid (Russian Campbell and Winter White) hamsters are all at a higher risk for diabetes. This does not mean that they are immune but that it is unlikely that they will get diabetes. For example Syrian hamsters, Roborovski Dwarf hamsters and in some parts of the world, Winter White Dwarf hamsters are not prone to diabetes. Of the five species of hamsters that are kept as pets, only some of them are prone to diabetes. This article has been put together with the intention of informing hamster owners about diabetes in hamsters, its symptoms, its treatments and for people to get a general understanding about what this all means. There are two types of diabetes which will be discussed later on. When insulin cannot be made or the body develops insulin resistance then the glucose builds up in the blood stream and the body is starved of this energy. Glucose is one of the main sources of energy for cells in the body. The glucose then travels through the bloodstream until the insulin can help move it into the body’s cells. When starch-rich foods are digested they break down into glucose which then enters the bloodstream. Diabetes is a condition where the pancreas (a gland organ) cannot produce enough of the hormone, insulin, to deal with the glucose (a type of sugar) in the body. ![]()
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