Hello
You started receiving treatment at our hospital by chance
But you mentioned that you have diabetes
I remember that even though your levels weren't high, you were under a lot of pressure from diabetes
When did you receive an accurate diagnosis?
About 2 years ago after a blood test, I didn't take it seriously when the doctor
told me that I should be careful as I'm in the pre-diabetes stage
Around September of last year, through another blood test
I was shocked because I was told I have to take diabetes medication
So it progressed, since you went from the pre-diabetes stage to having diabetes
Yes
Right, and how has taking the medication been?
There was a considerable psychological stress about taking diabetes medication at a young age
Once you take diabetes medication, you have to take it for the rest of your life
so there were a significant psychological pressure on that
Nevertheless, there was no choice but to take medications for my diabetes
Overall, I was significantly feeling low
and my eyes also felt quite uncomfortable and blurry
Then how many months after taking your medication did you start treatment at our clinic?
It was about 4 months after I start taking my medication
So the HbA1c level didn't change during that 4 months, right?
Yes, that's right
Did it get worse or better?
My HbA1c level stayed the same, that’s maybe because of the medication
Was it the same?
Yes
Then how were feeling after getting treatments at our clinic?
The first thing was getting my energy back like before
And secondly, my eyes which were feeling uncomfortable and blurry felt, well I guess, refreshed
At first, the HbA1c level didn't drop much after the treatment
But suddenly after a month and a half to 2 months it dropped significantly
And now, is it not going up anymore?
Yes
So that means you need to take your medication anymore. And what do you think about that?
Right now I no longer take my medication anymore
for medication...You see I really like hotteok (Korean sweet pancakes)
and I think I make them at least once every fortnight
I shouldn't be eating them but
That's right, it has flour and sugar
But despite that, when Igot my HbA1c test result
it was the same as the HbA1c level I got after the surgery
You've come to a state where there's no change now
The test results will come out this afternoon
The temporary HbA1c levels measured at the clinic are surprisingly low
It seems that you have stabilized
So, once we see the test results that come out this afternoon
But being able to have hotteok without taking your medication means
your pancreatic is functioning properly so congratulation!
Thank you
Okay, great
Thank you