Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance itself has no clear symptoms, but when it shifts to diabetes, signs appear. If you feel very thirsty and drink water often with increased urine volume and frequency, lose weight despite eating well, and develop severe fatigue, blurred vision, or wounds that don't heal well, you should get a blood sugar test without delay. Even without these symptoms, if you're pre-diabetic, checking blood sugar regularly is the way not to miss the progression. Women who also have polycystic ovary syndrome should combine this with a gynecology visit.

Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective

At Dongjedang too, we check for these warning signs and whether diabetes has progressed at the first visit. If there are indications of a shift to diabetes, we first recommend medical testing and treatment, and then combine Korean medicine treatment that supports metabolism afterward, that's the proper order. Safety and an accurate diagnosis always come first.