Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is a condition where insulin is secreted normally, but your cells become dull to its signal, so more and more insulin is needed to handle the same amount of blood sugar. It isn't diabetes yet, but it is the stage right before, and common signs include belly fat, drowsiness that hits after meals, fatigue that comes easily, and acanthosis nigricans, a darkening of the skin at the back of the neck or armpits. Left unmanaged, it can lead to type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, and cardiovascular risk.

Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective

At Dongjedang's Detox and Diet Clinic, we see this condition as "a state where surplus has piled up in the body, stiffening the doors of metabolism (the doors of the cells)." In particular, we view the surplus of visceral fat as heavily weighing down metabolism so that insulin no longer passes through well, and we approach it by clearing out what has accumulated and reviving metabolism to improve belly fat and insulin sensitivity together.