Dongkook Pharmaceutical Receives Plaque of Appreciation at 30th Anniversary Ceremony of Korea Diabetes Association

Park Hyuk, Executive Director of Dongkook Pharmaceutical, is receiving a plaque of appreciation on behalf of Dongkook Pharmaceutical at the '30th Anniversary Ceremony of the Korea Diabetes Association' for contributing to raising awareness of the importance of diabetes prevention and complication management. Photo by Dongkook Pharmaceutical

Dongkook Pharmaceutical announced on the 19th that it received a plaque of appreciation at the '30th Anniversary Ceremony of the Korea Diabetes Association' for its contributions to raising awareness about the importance of diabetes prevention and complication management.

Dongkook Pharmaceutical, which owns the gum medication brand Insadol, has jointly conducted various campaigns to inform the public about the strong connection between diabetes and gum disease.

Notably, in 2020, to mark World Diabetes Day (November 14), the company ran the 'If You Have Diabetes, Take Care of Your Gums!' campaign, introducing lifestyle guidelines such as proper tooth brushing, regular dental checkups, and the use of oral hygiene products.

In addition, in 2023, Dongkook Pharmaceutical signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the 'Know Your and Your Family's Blood Sugar' campaign, and has continued collaborative activities to improve awareness of the importance of diabetes prevention and management.

Diabetes and gum disease interact with each other. People with gum disease are twice as likely to develop diabetes as healthy individuals, and those with diabetes have a threefold higher risk of gum disease. If a diabetes patient, for whom dietary control is important, experiences reduced chewing ability due to gum disease, this can lead to indigestion and nutritional imbalance. In particular, if a diabetes patient also has gum disease, the risk of developing diabetic complications increases more than fourfold, making proactive gum care essential.

Park Hyuk, Executive Director of Dongkook Pharmaceutical, who attended the event, said, "I am honored to receive this plaque of appreciation in recognition of our efforts to raise awareness about the link between gum disease and diabetes. As the number of diabetes patients continues to rise due to changes in dietary habits, we will continue to actively promote the importance of understanding and managing the interaction between gum disease and diabetes."

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