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Insulin resistance, Santander

An EU-licensed doctor reviews your case online. If treatment is appropriate, you can take your e-prescription to the pharmacy you choose in Cantabria.

From€25/ 28 days
  • No appointment, no travel
  • Collect at your usual pharmacy
  • If it's not safe for you, we'll say so, at no cost
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Every case read by an EU-licensed doctor.

Reply in under 2 hours on average

In writing, in your private chat. The doctor can ask for a call when needed.

Full refund if it is not right for you

Not approved? Refunded in full, automatically.

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Electronic prescription

Sent to the pharmacy you choose; each pharmacy decides whether it can dispense it.

Insulin resistance treatments in Santander

Medical follow-up plan

For ongoing treatment and doctor-reviewed renewals.

From€25/ 28 days
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One-off consultation

One consultation, one doctor, one decision.

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Answer a few simple questions and a doctor reviews your case in under 2 hours on average.

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The clinical information on this page was reviewed by: Dr. Alejandro Infante, General medicine, on 26 August 2026. Barcelona College of Physicians, no. 080869277 View profile

If the doctor does not approve treatment, we refund the full amount. Every consultation is fully refundable. How refunds work

More about your care

What is it?

Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body's cells respond less effectively to insulin, forcing the pancreas to produce more of it to keep blood glucose levels under control.

Over time, this extra effort can exhaust the pancreas and raise blood glucose, marking the path toward prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Detecting insulin resistance early allows intervention before it progresses.

This condition is closely linked to excess weight, especially abdominal fat, and to genetic factors. Weight loss and exercise are the most effective interventions to improve it.

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Insulin resistance usually improves with targeted weight loss and habit changes. The doctor assesses whether a treatment speeds up the process.

HOW COMMON IT IS

A widespread metabolic alteration that often goes unnoticed because it produces no obvious symptoms until blood glucose begins to rise.

CAUSES

  • Excess abdominal and visceral fat
  • Sedentary lifestyle and low physical activity
  • Diet high in refined sugars and fast-absorbing carbohydrates
  • Genetic factors and family history of type 2 diabetes
  • Sleep disturbances and circadian rhythm disruption
  • Low-grade chronic inflammation

TREATMENT APPROACHES

  • Moderate weight loss under medical supervision
  • Combined aerobic and resistance exercise to improve insulin sensitivity
  • Dietary plan low in refined carbohydrates and high in fibre
  • Prescription treatment, when the doctor considers it appropriate
  • Monitoring of glucose and metabolic markers
  • Stress management and improved sleep quality

WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR

See a doctor if you are overweight or have obesity with a family history of type 2 diabetes, or if previous blood tests have shown slightly elevated glucose.

How it works, step by step

HOW IT WORKS · 5 STEPS

Five steps. No waiting room.

From the online consultation to ongoing follow-up, without leaving home.

  1. 1. 5 minutes

    Start your online visit

    Answer a 5-minute health questionnaire from home.

  2. 2. Under 2 hours on average

    A doctor reviews your case

    An EU-licensed doctor reviews your answers and replies personally.

  3. 3. Refund guarantee

    Review and payment

    If not approved, we refund your €25/month (billed €25 every 28 days) in full.

  4. 4. EU pharmacies

    Collect treatment from the pharmacy

    Collect it at the pharmacy you choose with your e-prescription; each pharmacy decides whether it can dispense it.

  5. 5. 4-week check-in

    Ongoing support

    Private chat, 4-week check-in, simple prescription renewal.

Payment and refunds

PRICING

If it is not approved, it costs you nothing.

€25/month for weight loss or €15/month (billed €45 every 90 days) for hair growth. One-off consultations are €35 for sexual health and €40 for dermatology. Weight loss and hair growth also have a €35 one-time option with no subscription; hair-growth one-time care covers 30 days.

ONGOING PLAN

For ongoing treatment and doctor-reviewed renewals.

€25 every 4 weeks · cancel anytime

Prefer no subscription? €35 one-time consultation

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • The fee covers the doctor's time and follow-up
  • Your doctor reviews your progress at every renewal
  • Ongoing care with your doctor
  • Cancel anytime

Full refund if a review is not approved

If a review is not approved, we refund that period's €25 fee and cancel the plan.

Note: The medication, if the doctor prescribes it, is paid separately at the pharmacy at the price it sets. Hi Doctor does not sell medications.

Read the refund terms
Insulin resistance sits within the weight management area that Hi Doctor covers. Our doctors review your case individually, not through an algorithm, and propose a therapeutic approach when indicated.
You fill in a weight management-oriented medical questionnaire (~5 min). An EU-licensed doctor reviews your clinical history, current medication, allergies and background in less than 2 hours on average. If clarifications are needed, they message you via the private chat in your account.
The doctor proposes the most appropriate treatment among those authorised in the EU for weight management. The weight-loss plan is €25/month. Other areas: €15/month (billed €45 every 90 days) for hair growth, €35 per sexual health consultation and €40 per skin consultation. If your case is not eligible, the applicable fee is refunded in full.
It depends on the case. For weight management, reasonable timelines are explained during the consultation and follow-up lives inside the private chat. The full medical record stays in an auditable thread inside your account.
Yes. Hi Doctor runs 100% online across the EU, so from Santander you can fill in the questionnaire and receive the medical review without travelling. The EU-licensed doctor issues the electronic prescription under Directive 2011/24/EU, and each pharmacy decides whether it can dispense it; in Spain it is dispensed directly from the prescription QR.
Adults with BMI ≥ 30, or ≥ 27 with comorbidities (hypertension, type-2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia). The doctor reviews your history, current medication and goals before proposing any treatment. It is not a cosmetic programme.
The private electronic prescription (Receta Médica Privada Electrónica) is issued by an EU-licensed doctor. It is a PDF carrying every field required by EU Directive 2011/24/EU (patient, prescriber with country of registration, active ingredient, dose). Each pharmacy decides whether it can dispense it. In Spanish pharmacies it is dispensed from the QR; outside Spain, some pharmacies do not accept PDF prescriptions, and those that do dispense the locally marketed equivalent of the same active ingredient.
1) Fill in an online medical questionnaire in about 4 minutes. 2) The weight-loss plan is €25/month. Other areas: €15/month (billed €45 every 90 days) for hair growth, €35 per sexual health consultation and €40 per skin consultation. 3) An EU-licensed doctor reviews your case and, if appropriate, issues an electronic prescription. 4) Collect it at the pharmacy you choose; each pharmacy decides whether it can dispense it. If the review is not approved, the applicable fee is refunded in full.

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