Could you be insulin resistant and not know it?
Blood sugar can stay in the “normal” range on a standard checkup for years while insulin resistance quietly builds underneath it. By the time HbA1c moves, the process has often been underway for a decade.
Check Your Diabetes RiskThe self-check
Any of these apply to you?
If one or more of these sound familiar, it's worth finding out what's actually happening at the insulin level — not just checking your sugar once a year.
Book Your Diabetes Risk Check- A parent or sibling has type 2 diabetes
- You carry most of your weight around your middle
- You've noticed dark, velvety patches of skin — usually on the neck, underarms, or skin folds
- You're mostly sedentary
- You've had gestational diabetes, or been diagnosed with PCOS
- You have high blood pressure
- You're frequently thirsty, tired, or find yourself urinating more than usual
The process
What this actually is
This isn't a routine sugar test. It's a consultation-led look at your metabolic health — built around your history and findings, not a fixed checklist everyone gets.
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Consultation with your Longevity Doctor
we go through your history, family background, and relevant findings together, and decide what's worth investigating in your case.
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We'll send you payment details, help you create your Aevum account, and a short questionnaire to fill out beforehand.
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You get your tests done
at any lab you prefer, on your own time, within the window we agree on.
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Follow-up consultation, 2 weeks later
we go through your results together and build your management plan.
Why it matters
Why a longevity lens matters
A standard fasting glucose or HbA1c only reflects damage that's already happened. Markers like fasting insulin catch resistance building years earlier — while it's still fully reversible with the right plan, rather than after it's become a diagnosis.
What you get
Everything included
- Initial consultation with your Longevity Doctor
- A history and findings-based risk assessment
- Blood work and further testing ordered and interpreted based on your findings
- A personalised management plan
- 3 months of access to your Aevum health portal, to track your progress
- Direct text access to your doctor throughout
Everything above included. Investigations, if indicated, are billed separately based on what's actually needed.
Book Your Diabetes Risk CheckAfter you book
What happens next
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You'll be taken to WhatsApp to confirm your booking
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We'll send you payment details, help you create your Aevum account, and a short questionnaire to fill out beforehand
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Your first consultation is scheduled
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We'll prescribe any investigations needed, with a clear window to get them done
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Your follow-up is fixed for 2 weeks later — we'll go through your results and your plan together
Further reading
Learn more from the evidence
Cardiovascular & Metabolic
Insulin Resistance: The Hidden Driver of Metabolic Ageing
Insulin resistance builds silently for years before blood sugar rises. In Sri Lanka, 23% of adults have diabetes and 30% prediabetes, but lifestyle change cut diabetes risk by 58% in a landmark trial.
Read articleStress & Mental Wellbeing
Stress, Cortisol and Belly Fat: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Cortisol favours fat storage around the abdomen, and stress is linked to a growing waist. But everyday effects are modest, and much of the link runs through eating, sleep and activity.
Read articleSleep & Recovery
Sleep and Metabolic Health: Appetite, Insulin, and Diabetes Risk
A meta-analysis of 447,000 people found under 6 hours of sleep raised type 2 diabetes risk by 30%. How just two nights of short sleep measurably shifts hunger hormones, and how fast insulin resistance can actually appear.
Read articleDiabetes Risk Check
Ready to check what's happening at the insulin level?
Still fully reversible with the right plan — while it's still just a risk, not a diagnosis.
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