What are the consequences of High Insulin levels?
There are a number of different conditions associated with hyperinsulinaemia, such as overweight, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, gout, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Certainly, it is not implied that if you have high levels of insulin, that you will develop all of these conditions. What is implied, is that you may be predisposed to developing one or two of these conditions in accordance with your individual susceptibility. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. (PCOS) PCOS is the most common endocrine disorder of pre-menopausal woman affecting 6% of the population. It is a major cause of infertility and menstrual disturbances. A frequent feature of women with PCOS is Insulin Resistance and compensatory high circulating insulin in the blood. High insulin levels produce high levels of the hormones androgen and testosterone. High levels of insulin may apart from disturbed hormone levels, independently contribute to anovulation (an inability to ovulate). Medications that re
