BEYOND INSULIN RESISTANCE

nsulin resistance has long been linked to laminitis, a potentially devastating inflammatory condition of the hoof. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, enables the body’s cells to utilize sugar (glucose), their primary source of fuel. When resistance develops, however, cells stop responding to insulin and the resulting rise in the hormone’s levels in the blood can lead to laminitis. Now, research shows that even when the horse’s body reacts normally to insulin, the horm less a that leads to laminitis. These findings may not only in the terms used to tionship between ins but will also ha the diagnosi of at-risk hor