The Possibility of Getting Diabetes as well as Heart Disease.
Metabolic Syndrome know as insulin resistance syndrome, syndrome X, metabolic syndrome X,and cardiometabolic syndrome .
Metabolic syndrome is a term to describe a group of disorders which when combined can lead to stroke, heart disease as well as other cardiovascular diseases. Insulin resistance is a major problem resulting from metabolic syndrome. Insulin is produced by the pancreas to assist cells throughout the body use glucose.
There are people born with inherited genes which cause them to be more susceptible to insulin resistance. When obesity and a low level of activity are also problems for these people, they culminates into the batch of disorders that comprises what is known as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome makes possible diseases such as type 2 diabetes and certain cardiovascular diseases like heart disease, stoke and kidney disease. Five serious health problems are used to implicate metabolic syndrome. When three of them are present, you are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
see Do You Have Insulin Resistance?
see Sign and Symptoms Of Insulin Resistance You Should Not Overlook.
How to Reverse Metabolic Syndrome -Video Guide
So, let us examine the five health problems.
- A Higher Than Normal Fasting Blood Glucose:
Your doctor uses a fasting blood glucose test to determine the levels of your blood glucose. If the level is between 70mg/dL – 100 mg/dL, that is normal for fasting blood glucose. However, if it is between 100 – 110 mg/dl, it is an indication of metabolic syndrome. Although such a high fasting blood glucose level has not reached the stage of diabetes which should be 126mg/dL or more, it is at the stage known as pre-diabetes.
- Hypertension:
The NHLBI (National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute) states that lower than 120/80 is normal blood pressure. If your blood pressure is between 120/80 – 139/89, it is said to be pre-hypertension while anything higher than 140/90 is a sure sign of hypertension(high blood pressure). Less use of salt, weight loss and taking prescribed blood pressure medicine can assist to lower your blood pressure down to its normal range.(see Diabetes and Hypertension)
- Obesity:
If your body mass index (BMI) is 30 or higher, then, you are obese. Compared to the measurement of weight given in pounds, the majority of doctors preferred the accuracy of the BMI in making decisions on weight measurement. Merely reducing your BMI with the loss of 5 to 7 percent of body weight can lessen very much the possibility of getting type 2 diabetes. Another way to measure obesity is to know the amount of fat around the abdomen. Normally, a bigger than normal waist measurement, with men having 40 inches and above or a women with more than 34 inches, is a sign of the possibility of suffering from metabolic syndrome.
- High Density Lipoproteins(Low HDH)):
HDLs are known as the “good” cholesterol because they help remove the LDLs(“bad” cholesterol or low density lipoproteins) in the blood. If the number of HDLs is lower than that of LDLs, it is possible for the LDLs to cause problems with an increase in plaque on the walls of your artery to put a strain on your circulatory system as well as your heart. You can help increase the level of HDL by being careful with the amount of cholesterol ingested and consuming more whole grains, vegetables and fruits.
- High Triglycerides:
Triglycerides are a certain type of fat. They are formed from excess food which has to be stored in the body whenever the body cannot use up whatever food that is eaten. Some triglycerides stay in fat cells while others move along in the bloodstream and so, all that is required to have the level of triglycerides measured is a test on a blood sample. If the level is higher than 149 mg/dL, it is a metabolic syndrome symptom.
Metabolic syndrome, although not a sickness, is a useful measurement of the possibility of getting severe cardiovascular illnesses. With metabolic syndrome, your possibility of suffering type 2 diabetes is much greater. And together, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, they multiply the possibility of atherosclerosis, in which the arteries harden and result in cardiovascular illnesses like stroke and heart disease. Fortunately, metabolic syndrome can be reversed by healthy eating, being active, as well as being careful with cholesterol, weight and blood pressure; and in the process, assist you to prevent type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
