Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Fasting hyperinsulinemia

High blood insulin levels while fasting

HP:0008283

What it means

An increased concentration of insulin in the blood in the fasting state, i.e., not as the response to food intake.

Rare diseases that can present with this10

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Fasting hyperinsulinemia

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.