When patients with MetS with %∆ iAUC0−6 h insulin levels below and above the median value (– 34%) were compared, the %∆ iAUC0–6 h TG was higher in the former group (− 31.0 ± 19.8% vs. − 10.8 ± 26.4%, P = 0.033) (Fig. 3b1). Here, INS is linked to metabolic syndrome.