Veterinary diets are formulated for the nutritional support of dogs with specific clinical conditions and are recommended to be used under veterinary advice. For more information on feeding Diabetic Special to your dog, please consult your veterinary surgeon.
Diabetic Special is for the nutritional management of:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Constipation
- Large intestinal diarrhoea
- Gastric motillity disorders
Not recommended in cases of:
- Pregnancy, lactation, growth
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
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A low carbohydrate intake lowers postprandial blood glucose.
Mixed cereals of low glycaemic index (corn) enables control of postprandial hyperglycaemia.
Dietary fibre slows small intestinal digestion and improves glycaemic control in diabetic dogs.
Diabetes mellitus promotes oxidative stress, which in turn favours the development of diabetes-associated chronic complications (Opara 2002). Antioxidants neutralise free radicals.