Insulin resistance

Is laminitis linked to rising temperatures?

Researchers from The Netherlands have published a study tying human diabetes to increased outdoor temperatures.

Iron overload likely caused my horses’ laminitis

In “Clue” like fashion, I’m declaring the cause of my six horses’ laminitis over the last 18 years as an excess intake of iron from weeds, trace mineral blocks and well water, leading to insulin resistance and the insulin form of laminitis.

Climate change may be causing laminitis

Weeds are proliferating due to increased carbon dioxide, rain and heat in the atmosphere, and these weeds have high levels of iron, which can fuel insulin resistance.

Applying weed killer to pasture for horse with laminitis

Over three weeks in June 2015, I sprayed my whole farm using GrazonNext, which was recommended by my local feed store.

Feed more hay to laminitic horse, equine nutritionist says

We’ve created the insulin resistant horse by doing all the wrong things in the name of helping, according to Juliet Getty, Ph.D.

Looking for the thrifty gene in laminitic horses

I have often heard researchers refer to a “thrifty” gene in horses that develop laminitis. Researchers says this gene may be the reason that some horses founder and some don’t.

Should laminitic horses get a thyroid supplement?

Nicholas Frank, DVM, said in 2006 that scientists had come to realize low thyroid levels were a consequence rather than a cause of the horse’s metabolic issues and may even be the result of use of phenylbutazone, or bute.

Can laminitic horses eat carrots or not?

It appears there’s some controversy over the glycemic index of the carrot.

How many calories does your laminitic or foundered horse burn exercising?

The National Resource Council’s equine nutrition report, released in 2007, provides information on how much energy horses expend during exercise in addition to giving dietary requirements.

A study on iron overload and insulin resistance as it might relate to laminitic horses

Since I wrote about iron and insulin resistance in horses two days ago, I stumbled over a paper by Dr. Eleanor Kellon that appears to have been created in 2006. The title is “Iron status of hyperinsulinemic/insulin resistant horses.”

Is laminitis linked to rising temperatures?

Researchers from The Netherlands have published a study tying human diabetes to increased outdoor temperatures.

Iron overload likely caused my horses’ laminitis

In “Clue” like fashion, I’m declaring the cause of my six horses’ laminitis over the last 18 years as an excess intake of iron from weeds, trace mineral blocks and well water, leading to insulin resistance and the insulin form of laminitis.

Climate change may be causing laminitis

Weeds are proliferating due to increased carbon dioxide, rain and heat in the atmosphere, and these weeds have high levels of iron, which can fuel insulin resistance.

Applying weed killer to pasture for horse with laminitis

Over three weeks in June 2015, I sprayed my whole farm using GrazonNext, which was recommended by my local feed store.

Feed more hay to laminitic horse, equine nutritionist says

We’ve created the insulin resistant horse by doing all the wrong things in the name of helping, according to Juliet Getty, Ph.D.

Looking for the thrifty gene in laminitic horses

I have often heard researchers refer to a “thrifty” gene in horses that develop laminitis. Researchers says this gene may be the reason that some horses founder and some don’t.

Should laminitic horses get a thyroid supplement?

Nicholas Frank, DVM, said in 2006 that scientists had come to realize low thyroid levels were a consequence rather than a cause of the horse’s metabolic issues and may even be the result of use of phenylbutazone, or bute.

Can laminitic horses eat carrots or not?

It appears there’s some controversy over the glycemic index of the carrot.

How many calories does your laminitic or foundered horse burn exercising?

The National Resource Council’s equine nutrition report, released in 2007, provides information on how much energy horses expend during exercise in addition to giving dietary requirements.

A study on iron overload and insulin resistance as it might relate to laminitic horses

Since I wrote about iron and insulin resistance in horses two days ago, I stumbled over a paper by Dr. Eleanor Kellon that appears to have been created in 2006. The title is “Iron status of hyperinsulinemic/insulin resistant horses.”