Cats get a diabetic syndrome that is very similar to type 2 diabetes. Almost all healthy cats are fed the same basic nutrients. There is usually no added suga

Cats get a diabetic syndrome that is very similar to type 2 diabetes. Almost all healthy cats are fed the same basic nutrients. There is usually no added sugar in a cat's diet. Diabetes doesn't select for cats that only ate particular brands of cat food. Most housecats get fat but do not get diabetes. Changing the diet helps but insulin is often necessary for treatment (as cats' pancreases can get exhausted). There are theories that feeding a high-fat low-carb diet may reduce the incidence of diabetes in cats but it hasn't been tried on a scale large enough to know. Metabolic syndrome is definitely multifactorial and causation is difficult to establish. Not saying you're wrong, but nobody has ruled out its causes.