How Meal Size and NSCs Affect ID Horses’ Insulin Response

Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs, sugars and starches) cause blood glucose and insulin levels to increase when horses consume them. In horses with insulin dysregulation (ID), this response is often exaggerated, putting them at risk for endocrinopathic laminitis. Maggie McClendon, MS, Scientist III and Instructor at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, shares recent research she and her colleagues have done on ID horses’ responses to NSCs and meal size. #MySeniorHorse #seniorhorse #equinehealth #equineresearch #horsehealth #horseresearch #universityofkentucky