Hyperinsulinemia
Quick summary of the science :
Hyperinsulinemia is a condition characterized by excessively high levels of insulin in the blood, a common yet often misunderstood aspect of metabolic syndrome. While it’s a widespread belief that elevated blood sugar levels in diabetes are due to insufficient insulin production, the reality in many cases is quite the opposite. In individuals with hyperinsulinemia, the pancreas actually produces more insulin than necessary, and these elevated levels persist not just after meals, but continuously : morning, noon and night.
This constant high insulin level, however, does not equate to better glucose management. Instead, it is a sign of insulin resistance, where the body’s cells become less responsive to insulin’s effects. This resistance is the real culprit behind the high blood sugar levels seen in type 2 diabetes. The condition not only contributes to glucose imbalances but also complicates the body’s overall metabolic processes, underscoring the need for a deeper understanding and strategic management of insulin levels in diabetic care.
Hyperinsulinemia Is More Than Just a Diabetes Issue
The diabetes timeline doesn’t start with TOO MUCH FAT
The story of diabetes is always written like this…. you put on weight, become insulin resistant, then eventually diabetic. But, this diabetes timeline is WRONG.
You want LESS insulin, NOT MORE, if you have type 2 diabetes
Normal mice, fed a normal diet but given, EXCESS insulin, develop type 2 diabetes. More insulin is NOT the cure for type 2 diabetes.
It’s time diabetics stop seeing insulin as a knight in shining armour
SUGAR is the enemy and INSULIN is the saviour. The “success” of bariatric surgery, as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, is forcing a re-think of the story.
Metabolic syndrome begins when insulin isn’t removed efficiently
Slower insulin removal results in more insulin entering the circulation. Since more insulin is getting up to mischief, this leads to metabolic mayhem….
Our sweet tooth is making mosquitoes sick which is not good news
More sugar, means more insulin – when mosquitoes bite, they get a mouthful of insulin leading to a compromised immune system and a lot more malaria.
Is insulin resistance a delivery problem, not a hearing problem ?
In the insulin resistant, its thought that insulin arrives at the cell’s glucose gate, but the gate doesn’t open. What if insulin never makes it to the gate ?
Insulin has your body’s fire chief on speed dial
Low grade inflammation, is responsible for the metabolic upheavals of insulin resistance. Putting the fire out, should be our body’s priority, but it’s not….
Being overweight is the consequence not the cause of your problems
Jo Soap was skinny, ate “right”, exercised, yet he dropped down dead from a heart attack. How could this be ? His BMI betrayed him.
Why losing weight does not always protect you from getting type 2 diabetes
Being overweight is a risk for type 2 diabetes. But what determines when you cross the line from being fat to being a type 2 diabetic ?
Insulin steers the assembly of killer blood clots
The details are still a little fuzzy but insulin is definitely part of the story of atherosclerotic plaque formation in the carotid artery.
High insulin levels hammer your heart whether you’re thirteen or thirty
No matter what your age, the combination of insulin resistance and extra pounds puts your heart under strain when the pressure rises.
Beware the insulin boomerang sets off diabetes
Stopping the body’s breakdown of insulin, boosts insulin levels, but the plan eventually backfires, triggering diabetes due to the ensuing insulin resistance.
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