Hyperinsulinemia: A Metabolic Disease, the Quality of Life of itsPatients and Treatment

Abstract

Hyperinsulinemia is a metabolic condition that occurs mainly in people with increased body weight, which implies an increased body mass index (BMI) and the consequences it can have in long term. Many people suffer from hyperinsulinemia but do not know it, as they ignore their symptoms which are polycystic ovaries, hair loss, difficulty having children, sparse menstruation, etc. Hyperinsulinemia is a metabolic condition due to the fact that the body constantly produces an increased to excessive amount of insulin regardless of the amount of glucose present in the blood. Hyperinsulinemia should not be confused with and directly linked to diabetes, as type 2 diabetes may occur after several years of untreated hyperinsulinemia due to the natural fatigue of the pancreas due to its excessive and uninterrupted production of insulin. Usually people who show symptoms of hyperinsulinemia are predisposed as it can be diagnosed in newborns, it has arisen from other metabolic diseases such as isletoblastoma, liver disease, etc. It can also result from the administration of drugs such as contraceptives where after their cessation the body has returned to normal or unfortunately hyperinsulinemia may remain. It is a metabolic disease as it directly affects other metabolic factors such as the onset of hypertension due to sodium retention in the kidneys, the manifestation of obesity, and the onset of dyslipidemia. The uninterrupted function of insulin production is confused with the increase in the amount of glucose in the blood, the pancreas is constantly working to regulate the uptake of glucose into the blood to maintain glucose at normal levels. Hyperinsulinemia in a pregnant woman can directly affect the fetus as it creates a state of hyperglycemia which is extremely dangerous as the child may be born overweight, develop diabetes, depending on the history of the father may be born with predisposition or type 1 diabetes. When there are no other health factors and the newborn shows only symptoms of hyperinsulinemia but has the right body weight and there is no aggravated health history in the couple then the symptoms of hyperinsulinemia subside from the newborn within about a week. This article explores all aspects of hyperinsulinemia and its consequences.