What is hyperinsulinemia?

Hyperinsulinemia is excessively high insulin levels in the blood. The cause varies and may include the presence of an insulin secreting tumor, autoantibodies against insulin, defective insulin receptor, or overuse of administered insulin or hypoglycemic agents.

How do members experience hyperinsulinemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hyperinsulinemia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hyperinsulinemia*

Who has hyperinsulinemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 16
40s 6
50s 14
60s 6
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 47

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What is hyperinsulinemia?

Hyperinsulinemia is excessively high insulin levels in the blood. The cause varies and may include the presence of an insulin secreting tumor, autoantibodies against insulin, defective insulin receptor, or overuse of administered insulin or hypoglycemic agents.



Common symptoms reported by people with hyperinsulinemia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hyperinsulinemia

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Compare treatments taken by people with hyperinsulinemia

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have hyperinsulinemia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with hyperinsulinemia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has hyperinsulinemia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 22 say hyperinsulinemia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 16
40s 6
50s 14
60s 6
70+ 5
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 6
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 47

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 20
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from hyperinsulinemia patients who have completed their condition history
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