GH1 and Hyperinsulinemia: In this context, two important actions can be related to GH: an action like that of insulin characterized by hypoglycemia, increased protein synthesis, glycogenesis, and lipogenesis; and another late action, in which the opposite occurs, with hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, increased lipolysis, and reduced glucose metabolism, corresponding to the primary physiological effects related to GH (2).