Dysmetabolic Syndrome X, or dysmetabolic x syndrome,is essentially a category of risk factors for the likelihood of a person developing Type 2 diabetes. These factors are few, but significant, and include having blood pressure over 130/85, and a waistline greater than forty for men and thirty-five for women. Other precursors to this condition are triglycerides higher than 150mg/dL, HDL (high-density lipoprotein) levels in the blood lower than 40 mg/dL for men and 50 mg/dL for women, and a reading in fasting blood glucose levels higher than 100 mg/dL.

These factors are also components of people who have sedentary lifestyles, are overweight or obese, and have a family history of diabetes and heart disease. Hispanics and Asians seem to suffer from this condition more so than other racial groups. Researchers are not exactly sure what causes the condition, but they do know that the body has trouble processing and absorbing …