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Insulin vs Hyperinsulinemia - What's the difference?

insulin | hyperinsulinemia |

As nouns the difference between insulin and hyperinsulinemia

is that insulin is insulin (polypeptide hormone) while hyperinsulinemia is (medicine) the condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.

insulin

English

(wikipedia insulin)

Noun

  • A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.

    • Derived terms

    * insulin-like growth factor / IGF

    hyperinsulinemia

    English

    Noun

  • (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production

    • Derived terms

    *hyperinsulinemic

    Related terms

    *hyperglycemia *hypoinsulinemia

    See also

    *(wikipedia "hyperinsulinemia")