What is metabolic syndrome?

I just found out a few weeks ago I have diabetes and when I went for the appointment for results of my lab work, my doctor informed me I have metabolic syndrome. Should I be worried about this or is it just part of being diabetic.

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.[1] It affects one in five people, and prevalence increases with age. Some studies estimate the prevalence in the USA to be up to 25% of the population.[2]

Metabolic syndrome is also known as metabolic syndrome X, syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, Reaven's syndrome, and CHAOS (Australia). A similar condition in overweight horses is referred to as equine metabolic syndrome; it is unknown if they have the same etiology.

Metabolic syndrome or metabolic syndrome X is a group of conditions that put you at risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Conditions like high blood pressure, obesity, high blood sugar levels, high amount of fat in your blood or low HDL cholesterol.

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Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It affects a great number of people, and prevalence increases with age. Some studies estimate the prevalence in the USA to be up to 25% of the population.

Metabolic syndrome is also known as metabolic syndrome X, syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, Reaven's syndrome, and CHAOS (Australia). A similar condition in overweight horses is referred to as equine metabolic syndrome; it is unknown if they have the same etiology.

Yes, you need to be worried!

Metabolic syndrome is when a person has a group of metabolic risk factors including:

Central obesity (excessive fat tissue in and around the abdomen)
Blood fat disorders (mainly high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol that foster plaque buildups in artery walls
Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance (the body can't properly use insulin or blood sugar)
Prothrombotic state (e.g., high fibrinogen or plasminogen activator inhibitor [-1] in the blood)
Raised blood pressure (130/85 mm Hg or higher)
Proinflammatory state (e.g., elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in the blood)
The underlying causes of metabolic syndrome are overweight/obesity, physical inactivity and genetic factors. People with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, other diseases related to plaque buildups in artery walls (e.g., stroke and peripheral vascular disease) and type 2 diabetes.



Obesity and insulin resistance are two potential and important causes of the metabolic syndrome. Abdominal or central obesity (increased waist circumference) is the form of obesity strongly associated with the metabolic syndrome.
Some people are genetically predisposed to insulin resistance. Acquired factors, such as excess body fat and physical inactivity, can elicit insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome in these people.