Metabolic & Endocrine
Insulin Resistance
The warning stage before diabetes, while there's still time to act.
What is Insulin Resistance?
This is the stage where blood tests start flagging a problem before you necessarily feel unwell — maybe some weight gain around the middle, more fatigue after carb-heavy meals, or a borderline fasting glucose result your doctor mentioned in passing. It's often reversible, which is exactly why catching it here matters more than at almost any other stage of metabolic decline.
How regenerative medicine supports it
We start with fasting insulin, glucose and HbA1c to understand exactly where you sit, then build a plan combining alpha lipoic acid and curcumin IV therapy with practical nutrition and activity changes. We retest labs every few months to see real movement, not just how you feel. This isn't a quick fix — insulin resistance responds mostly to sustained lifestyle change, and IV therapy is a support, not the main event.
Treatments we would consider
Options discussed for this condition
Listed for orientation only. What is actually prescribed depends on your records.
If the evidence for treating insulin resistance this way is thin, we will tell you before you book — and the review is not billed.
Insulin Resistance — Questions Patients Ask
Can insulin resistance actually be reversed?
For many people, yes, particularly with consistent changes to diet, activity and sleep, and we've seen labs normalise with sustained effort.
Do I really need IV therapy or can I just change my lifestyle?
Lifestyle change is the foundation regardless; IV therapy is an add-on that some people find helps energy and inflammation markers, not a substitute for it.
How often should I get retested?
We typically recheck key labs every two to three months so we can see if the plan is actually working rather than guessing.
I feel fine, is this worth worrying about?
It's easy to feel fine at this stage, which is precisely the risk — untreated insulin resistance often progresses quietly toward diabetes over several years.
Will this help me lose weight too?
Better insulin sensitivity often makes weight loss easier, but we don't position this as a weight-loss treatment on its own.
Reviewed by Bangkok Stem Cell Center Medical Team | Last updated: August 2026
