This test is ideal if you want to have your venous blood sample collection carried out with your own healthcare professional. What is metabolic syndrome? Metabolic syndrome is a group of five conditions that can lead to heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other health problems. Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed when someone has three or more of these risk factors. This blood test is a useful marker in the identification of individuals with a risk of developing metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease, as well as a predictor of prediabetes.
This blood test is a useful marker in the identification of individuals with a risk of developing metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease, as well as a predictor of prediabetes.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of five conditions that can lead to heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other health problems. Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed when someone has three or more of these risk factors.
This blood test is a useful marker in the identification of individuals with a risk of developing metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease, as well as a predictor of prediabetes.
According to Heart UK, it's a very common condition, around one in four adults in the UK are thought to have metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is common in the United States also with about 1 in 3 adults having metabolic syndrome.
If your results indicate you are close to having Metabolic syndrome the good news is that it is largely preventable. Knowing the risk factors and making healthy lifestyle changes can help you lower your chances of developing metabolic syndrome or the health problems it can cause.
Insulin resistance (pre-diabetes)
Insulin is a hormone that is made in the pancreas. It helps to control the amount of sugar in the blood. If you have insulin resistance, your body can't respond properly to insulin so your pancreas has to make more and more to cope with the build-up of sugar in the blood.
Over time, the pancreas is put under more and more pressure to make insulin. Eventually, the strain can become too much and the pancreas won't be able to make enough insulin. The levels of sugar in the blood rise and stay high. This is called Type 2 diabetes.
Insulin resistance is the stage that comes before Type 2 diabetes. It's also known as pre-diabetes. At this stage, it's possible to prevent Type 2 diabetes.
High blood pressure (needs to be checked by a healthcare prophetical):
Your blood pressure is the force that your blood puts on your blood vessel walls as it flows around your body. When your blood pressure is too high, your heart has to work harder to pump blood, putting a strain on your heart. This raises your risk of problems such as heart disease and stroke.
There isn't one single cause of high blood pressure. It's thought to be down to a combination of your genes, ethnic background, family history and your lifestyle. The following can all raise your blood pressure:
Obesity
Obesity is the name used for someone who has gained enough excess weight to put their health at risk. Central obesity - where you carry excess fat around your waistline - can affect your blood fats and raise the risk of developing diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Unhealthy levels of blood fats
Doctors now recognise that there is a particular pattern of raised blood fats that puts you at risk of metabolic syndrome and heart disease. They sometimes refer to this as dyslipidaemia.
Blood areas tested:
Insulin resistance often develops before type 2 diabetes. At first, insulin resistance causes the body to make extra insulin, to make up for ineffective insulin. Extra insulin in the bloodstream can cause hypoglycaemia. But insulin resistance tends to get worse over time. Eventually, it decreases your body's ability to make insulin. As insulin levels drop, blood sugar levels rise. If levels don't return to normal, you may get type 2 diabetes.
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