Asan Diabetes Center
Diabetes is a condition characterized by elevated blood sugar levels in the body, resulting from a deficiency of insulin, the hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar.
Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by elevated blood glucose levels caused by defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both.
Diabetes can result in chronic complications, including diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, foot disorders, and cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, angina, myocardial infarction, and endovascular diseases. Once they develop, diabetic complications are persistent and difficult to treat. For this reason, diabetes management focuses on preventing these complications.
Asan Diabetes Center’s mission is to achieve lasting improvement in the quality of life for people with diabetes, to promote public education about the disease, and to advance research in diabetes. The Center provides patients the highest standards of diabetes care along with a variety of educational programs. It provides the public up-to-date information about the disease and its treatment.
Asan Diabetes Center offers a comprehensive approach to diabetes care, featuring cross-disciplinary consultations with specialists in endocrinology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, rehabilitation medicine, nephrology, nursing, nutrition and food services, sports medicine, and social service. We develop innovative education programs for patients and their family. Our internationally recognized team of researchers continues to conduct ground-breaking research, establishing Asan Medical Center as a leader in diabetes research for decades. We are home to some of the nation's most innovative clinical and basic research trials.
Medical Specialities
Take a look at the treatment of major diseases in your department.
Diabetes
Asan Diabetes Center emphasizes the prevention of diabetes complications through accurate diagnosis and early management using a multidisciplinary approach. The center also provides treatment to inhibit the progression for patients who are already experiencing diabetic complications.
Doctors
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Koh, Eun-hee - Departments
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Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Diabetes Center, Peripheral Artery Disease Center, Brain Tumor Center
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Diabetes, Endocrine disease(Except for Thyroid gland, Osteoporosis)
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GWON. JUN-GYO - Departments
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Vascular Surgery, Stroke Center, Asan Diabetes Center, Aortic Disease Center, Peripheral Artery Disease Center, Asan Medical Center Heart Institute
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Kim, Min-seon - Departments
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Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Diabetes Center, AMC Cancer Institute, Brain Tumor Center
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Pituitary Gland disease, Cushing's Syndrome, Diabetes, Obesity, Endocrine disease
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Kim, Su-hwan - Departments
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Dentistry, Asan Diabetes Center, Implant Center
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Periodontology, Dental Implant
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Kim, Won-kyung - Departments
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Dentistry, Asan Diabetes Center, Implant Center
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Periodontology, Dental Implant
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Kim Yoon-jeon - Departments
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Ophthalmology, Asan Diabetes Center, Pediatric Ophthalmology
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Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal & Vitreous body disease, Uveitis, Macular Degeneration
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Kim June-Gone - Departments
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Ophthalmology, Asan Diabetes Center
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Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal & Vitreous body disease, Uveitis, Macular Degeneration
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Min, Sei-hui - Departments
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Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Diabetes Center, Metabolic & Bariatric center, Brain Tumor Center
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Park, Joong-yeol - Departments
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Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Diabetes Center, Organ Transplantation Center
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Diabetes, Obesity
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Park, Changsik - Departments
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Plastic Surgery, Asan Diabetes Center, AMC Cancer Institute, Skin Cancer center
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Diabetic foot reconstruction, Lower extremity reconstruction, Lymphedema Surgery, Phantom limb pain, Post-amputation pain, Peripheral nerve interface, Robot limb prosthesis
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Yang Jee Myung - Departments
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Ophthalmology, Asan Diabetes Center, Pediatric Ophthalmology
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Lee, Seung-whan - Departments
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Cardiology, Asan Diabetes Center, Intensive Care Unit, Asan Medical Center Heart Institute, Aortic Disease Center, Peripheral Artery Disease Center, Valvular Heart Disease Center, Ischemic Heart Disease Center
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Coronary artery disease, Carotid artery disease, Peripheral vessel disease
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Lee, Woo-je - Departments
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Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Diabetes Center, Biliary Tract & Pancreatic Cancer Center
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Diabetes, Metabolic disease
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Junyeop Lee - Departments
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Ophthalmology, Asan Diabetes Center
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Retinal & Vitreous diseases: Diabetic retinopathy, Macular degeneration, Uveitis, Retinal detachment Vascular biology and translational research for vision-threatening diseases
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Lee, Ho-seong - Departments
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Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Diabetes Center
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Foot and ankle clinic (ankle disorders, foot deformities, foot fractures, diabetic foot, sports medicine)
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Chang, Jai-won - Departments
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Nephrology, Asan Diabetes Center
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Diabetic Nephropathy, Nephrological disease
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Min Ho Chun - Departments
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Rehabilitation Medicine, Stroke Center, Asan Diabetes Center, AMC Cancer Institute, Brain Tumor Center
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Neurorehabilitation, Geriatric Rehabilitation, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Foot Rehabilitation
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Jung, Chang-hee - Departments
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Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Diabetes Center
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Endocrine disease, Diabetes
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Cho, Young-pil - Departments
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Vascular Surgery, Stroke Center, Asan Diabetes Center, Level 1 trauma team, Asan Medical Center Heart Institute, Aortic Disease Center, Peripheral Artery Disease Center
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Artery & Venous disease, Occlusive & Thrombotic Vascular disease, Arteriovenous Fistula, Lymphatic Disease
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CHO. YUN-KYUNG - Departments
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Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Diabetes Center
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Choi, Young Rak - Departments
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Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Diabetes Center
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Foot and ankle clinic (ankle disorders, foot deformities, foot fractures, diabetic foot, sports medicine)
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Hong, Joon Pio(JP) - Departments
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Plastic Surgery, Asan Diabetes Center, Level 1 trauma team, Peripheral Artery Disease Center
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Diabetic Foot & Lower extremity Reconstruction, Keloplasty, Hemangioma, Cosmetic Surgery
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Kim, Young-sung - Departments
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Dentistry, Asan Diabetes Center, Implant Center
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Periodontology, Dental Implant