Retrospective analysis of insulin responses to standard dosed oral glucose tests (OGTs) via naso-gastric tubing towards definition of an objective cut-off value

Abstract Background Insulin dysregulation (ID) with basal or postprandial hyperinsulinemia is one of the key findings in horses and ponies suffering from the equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). Assessment of ID can easily be performed in clinical settings by the use of oral glucose challenge tests. Ora...

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Main Authors: Tobias Warnken, Julien Delarocque, Svenja Schumacher, Korinna Huber, Karsten Feige
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0358-8