DocFish on Nostr: This is like saying acute hypoxic respiratory failure should be called acidemia. ...
This is like saying acute hypoxic respiratory failure should be called acidemia.
Hyperinsulinemia means high levels of insulin in the blood. That is all. Don't mistake the level of a hormone in the blood for a constellation of conditions that occur together.
For those not in the know, metabolic syndrome is a clustering of at least three of the following five medical conditions: abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high serum triglycerides, and low serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL). There are people with hyperinsulinemia who do not have metabolic ayndrome.
And in mainstream allopathic medicine, we attribute this to insulin resistance. We're not hiding anything with the name.
As a side note, insulin is difficult and expensive to measure accurately, so that is rarely done.
Hyperinsulinemia means high levels of insulin in the blood. That is all. Don't mistake the level of a hormone in the blood for a constellation of conditions that occur together.
For those not in the know, metabolic syndrome is a clustering of at least three of the following five medical conditions: abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high serum triglycerides, and low serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL). There are people with hyperinsulinemia who do not have metabolic ayndrome.
And in mainstream allopathic medicine, we attribute this to insulin resistance. We're not hiding anything with the name.
As a side note, insulin is difficult and expensive to measure accurately, so that is rarely done.