Clinical insight from Dr Tay Tunn Lin of Cedar Endocrine Clinic. Watch her full interview on FindClinic.sg. It often starts with small changes that are easy to dismiss. You feel a little more tired in the afternoons. Your waistline has crept up despite eating the same way you always have. The mid-morning hunger feels sharper than before. A blood test result that used to read "normal" now reads "slightly elevated". You assume it is just age, stress, or a busier period at work.