Hamilton C L, Lewis D
J Med Primatol. 1975;4(3):145-53. doi: 10.1159/000459848.
In our laboratory, monkeys (Macaca mulatta) that attain middle age (10-14 years) and a body weight of over 15 kg often develop spontaneous diabetes mellitus. In some animals the development of the disease is accompanied by polyphagia and polydipsia. The polyphagia appears to be in response to loss of body weight. Gross estimates of energy balance in diabetic monkeys indicate that the daily maintenance cost (kcal) of diabetes is greater during the untreated phase of the disease than in the pre-diabetic state.
在我们实验室中，达到中年（10 - 14岁）且体重超过15千克的恒河猴（猕猴）常常会自发患上糖尿病。在一些动物中，疾病的发展伴随着多食和多饮。多食似乎是对体重减轻的一种反应。对糖尿病猕猴能量平衡的大致估计表明，在疾病的未治疗阶段，糖尿病的每日维持成本（千卡）比糖尿病前期状态时更高。
