Assessment of Owner and Veterinarian Awareness of Equine Insulin Dysregulation and Available Treatments in Southeastern United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2017.08.003
Abstract: Abstract Insulin dysregulation (ID) refers collectively to horses afflicted with fasting hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance. Although there is no current data indicating the percentage of equines afflicted with ID, it appears to be a common… read more here.
Keywords: insulin; awareness; management; available treatments ... See more keywords
Insulin dysregulation in a population of Finnhorses and associated phenotypic markers of obesity
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DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15782
Abstract: Abstract Background Obesity and insulin dysregulation (ID) predispose horses to laminitis. Determination of management practices or phenotypic markers associated with ID may benefit animal welfare. Objectives Determine ID status of a population of Finnhorses using… read more here.
Keywords: insulin dysregulation; phenotypic markers; population finnhorses; markers obesity ... See more keywords
Thromboelastography in obese horses with insulin dysregulation compared to healthy controls.
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DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16421
Abstract: BACKGROUND Both obesity and metabolic syndrome are associated with hypercoagulability in people, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and thromboembolic events. Whether hypercoagulability exists in obese, insulin-dysregulated horses is unknown. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES To determine if coagulation… read more here.
Keywords: healthy controls; insulin; insulin dysregulation; compared healthy ... See more keywords
Carbohydrate pellets to assess insulin dysregulation in horses
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DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16621
Abstract: Abstract Background A glycemic challenge test is used for the diagnosis of insulin dysregulation (ID) in horses and ponies. Different forms of the test exist where the administrative route and dose of glucose vary, which… read more here.
Keywords: dysregulation horses; carbohydrate pellets; blood glucose; insulin dysregulation ... See more keywords
The efficacy and safety of velagliflozin over 16 weeks as a treatment for insulin dysregulation in ponies
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DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-1811-2
Abstract: BackgroundA previous six-week (wk) study demonstrated the potential of the sodium-glucose linked transport inhibitor velagliflozin as a novel treatment for equine insulin dysregulation. The present study examined the safety and efficacy of velagliflozin over 16… read more here.
Keywords: insulin; treatment; safety; velagliflozin ... See more keywords
The effects of obesity and insulin dysregulation on mare reproduction, pregnancy, and foal health: a review
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1180622
Abstract: Obesity is a growing welfare concern in modern equine populations and predisposes horses to disturbances in energy metabolism such as insulin dysregulation. However, equine metabolic syndrome has only been recognized in recent decades. Functioning energy… read more here.
Keywords: insulin dysregulation; obesity insulin; foal health; effects obesity ... See more keywords