If you already have diabetes, why should you know your insulin level? mainly, it helps diagnose what is happening with you. “prediabetes” is one result of insulin resistance. insulin resistance causes high cholesterol, high glucose, and high blood pressure. a high level of fasting insulin indicates insulin resistance and can encourage a.
Prediabetes is a serious health condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. a person with prediabetes is at high risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. more than 88 million us adults—1 in 3—have prediabetes, and 90% of them don’t know they have it..