We provide treatment, prevention and education in endocrine diseases.

Treatment is administered through outpatient services in the Diabetes Clinic and Endocrine Clinic. Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires continuing medical care and self management.

There are many issues beyond good blood sugar control that need to be addressed. Comprehensive care for diabetic patients is provided through our team of diabetologist, nurse educator, dietician, ophthalmologist, podiatrist and physiotherapist. Other than monitoring blood sugars, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and adverse effects of drug therapy, we also have a programme to screen the feet, eyes and kidneys for complications of diabetes.

We manage a whole spectrum of endocrine and metabolic diseases. As most endocrine disorders are chronic disorders, we integrate care by facilitating step-down care or through co-management with the referring primary care physicians when appropriate.

Diabetes Clinic

Other services provided by Diabetes Clinic:

Diabetes education and counselling
Lifestyle changes, such as incorporating regular exercises
Range and effects of available oral agents for diabetes
Insulin therapy and home blood sugar testing
Preventing and managing acute and chronic complications
Emotional adjustments to coping with diabetes
Other special needs like caring for elderly with diabetes, travelling tips for people with diabetes and coping during Ramadan for Muslim patients
Dietary Counselling
Implement specific diet strategies and plan meals
Medical nutritional therapy for disease states that are linked to diabetes
Advice on footwear and foot care to prevent these complications
Corns and calluses
Thickened and deformed nails
Ingrown and fungal-infected nails
Diabetic foot ulcers
Charcot joint deformity
Gangrene

Endocrine Clinic

Consultations for the following conditions

Adrenal disorders
Calcium and parathyroid disorder
Diabetes
Electrolyte and acid-base disturbances
Galactorrhoea (milky discharge from nipples)
Growth and pubertal disorders
Hirsutism and hyperandrogenic states excess facial/ body hair in women
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)
Hypogonadism (low sex hormone level)
Lipids disorders
Metabolic bone disorders
Obesity and weight problems
Osteoporosis
Pituitary disorders
Thyroid diseases, including thyroid nodules and thyroid cancers
Thyroid Clinic
Real-time clinical thyroid ultrasound examination
Fine needle aspiration of thyroid cyst and nodule biopsy
Ethanol injection treatment of recurrent cysts.
Pituitary Clinic (in collaboration with National Neuroscience Institute)
Management of hypothalamic and pituitary disorders