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This is an initial assessment clinic for referred patients new to the diabetes service, or for patients who have not been seen in the diabetes service for over two years. |
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Follow Up Diabetes services : |
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Patients with complex diabetes related problems canbe regularly reviewed at our clinic. A complication screening will be performed every year. |
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Diabetes Education Service : |
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Diabetes can be a complex disease to manage. A specialist diabetes educator will be able to assess and equip patients with skills to better manage their diabetes. Services available: education about all aspects of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, including treatment with tablets and/or insulin teaching self blood glucose monitoring
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Group Education Program : |
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For people with Type 2 diabetes, this is an informative, interactive group program with a diabetes educator and dietitian. The program focuses on self management principles and is tailored to meet participant identified needs.
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Nutrition Education Service : |
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Healthy food choices are important for everyone, especially people with diabetes where food is an integral part of treatment. At the Diabetes Centre specialist dietitians offer individualized assessment and meal plans up-to-date education on healthy nutrition shopping ideas , dining out , recipes. The dietitians will liaise directly with the doctor. |
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This service was established in order to stabilize and restabilize people with diabetes on an outpatient basis. Patients from general practitioners who would benefit.
From this service are people with: newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes during periods of poor metabolic control newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes with high initial blood glucose levels Type 2 diabetes in tablet failure requiring insulin
Gestational diabetes pre existing diabetes, wishing to become pregnant.
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Community Liaison Service : |
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Close contact is maintained with the Community Health Centres in the area to assist with education and stabilization. |
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The Diabetes Centre undertakes clinical research and is often seeking volunteers. |
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“The real tragedy of diabetes is that most patients do not have access to appropriate care “ |
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The lack of trained health professionals and programmes continues to be cited by many member health care organizations with regards to the delivery of high quality diabetes education and care.
The quality of Diabetes care in periphery and rural India in considerably poorer than in urban areas. In these regions, proper treatment and control of diabetes lies in the hands of family physician and general practitioner. In order to make Primary Diabetes care available to everyone in India, we have tailored courses which aid & assist family physicians in their Diabetology practice with the power of knowledge. Training and practical guidance, after Completion of course helps the Physician take control of diabetes among the community.
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