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.

Is there a link between mares coming into season and laminitis?

I’ve had a few interesting conversations by email and phone with a fellow owner of laminitic horses. This horse owner noticed that her mare’s laminitis bouts seem tied to the horse coming in season.

Could estrogen exposure play a role in laminitis?

Anytime I see what appears to be evidence of environmental factors wreaking havoc on the body, I feel compelled to open the story, because I am convinced environmental factors led to my horses becoming insulin resistant and laminitic.

How to grind flax seed for laminitic horses

In a previous post, we looked at two veterinarians who recommend adding fat to the diet of laminitic horses to keep their blood sugar from spiking.

Ground flax seed can help prevent blood sugar spike in laminitic horses

I have found two quality sources that are recommending putting ground flax seed in the horse’s meals as a source of fat.

Can laminitic horses eat carrots or not?

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

Are geldings less likely to develop laminitis, insulin resistance?

Scientific research appears inconclusive on gender’s role in the disease.

We are killing our laminitic horses with calories

That’s my conclusion. I had been thinking I had been starving my chronically laminitic horses for years only to discover I wasn’t even close.

Calories in hay and feed for laminitic and foundered horse

A typical hay sample report shows the hay’s megacalories per pound in addition to the sugar and starch content.

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.

How many calories should you feed your insulin-resistant laminitic horse?

Most owners of laminitic horses who have the insulin form of the disease are willing to move mountains to help their horse, but they don’t know where to turn.

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.

Is there a link between mares coming into season and laminitis?

I’ve had a few interesting conversations by email and phone with a fellow owner of laminitic horses. This horse owner noticed that her mare’s laminitis bouts seem tied to the horse coming in season.

Could estrogen exposure play a role in laminitis?

Anytime I see what appears to be evidence of environmental factors wreaking havoc on the body, I feel compelled to open the story, because I am convinced environmental factors led to my horses becoming insulin resistant and laminitic.

How to grind flax seed for laminitic horses

In a previous post, we looked at two veterinarians who recommend adding fat to the diet of laminitic horses to keep their blood sugar from spiking.

Ground flax seed can help prevent blood sugar spike in laminitic horses

I have found two quality sources that are recommending putting ground flax seed in the horse’s meals as a source of fat.

Can laminitic horses eat carrots or not?

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

Are geldings less likely to develop laminitis, insulin resistance?

Scientific research appears inconclusive on gender’s role in the disease.

We are killing our laminitic horses with calories

That’s my conclusion. I had been thinking I had been starving my chronically laminitic horses for years only to discover I wasn’t even close.

Calories in hay and feed for laminitic and foundered horse

A typical hay sample report shows the hay’s megacalories per pound in addition to the sugar and starch content.

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.

How many calories should you feed your insulin-resistant laminitic horse?

Most owners of laminitic horses who have the insulin form of the disease are willing to move mountains to help their horse, but they don’t know where to turn.

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.”