SPECIALTIES & SERVICES

The Diabetes Clinic houses four specialist clinics that offer treatment and care for challenges arising from diabetes.

• Lipids Clinic
  The Lipids Clinic offers a holistic approach to managing dyslipidemia and other related conditions, striving for both primary and secondary prevention in cardiovascular diseases.


• Diabetes Kidney Disease Clinic
  The Diabetes Kidney Disease Clinic provides a comprehensive specialised treatment plan to manage, prevent and delay the onset of end-stage kidney disease.
  
• Multi-Disciplinary Diabetes Mellitus Foot Clinic (MDMFC)
  The clinic guides patients with diabetes in managing foot and lower limb problems. It treats diabetic foot ulcers and provides preventive treatment to reduce the risk of lower limb amputations.


• Podiatry Clinic
  The Podiatry Clinic provides diagnosis and treatment of foot related problems. It also provides preventive screening, wound and foot care advice and education.

At our clinic, we offer a variety of educational and supportive programmes, services and screening tests as well as resources which empower and assist you in taking charge of your diabetes condition.

• The Integrated Diabetes Care Programme
  The Integrated Diabetes Care Program is your partnership in diabetes management. It provides you with a seamless portal to your Primary Care Doctors for care and support in the community.


• Skills for Life Diabetes Programme
  The Skills for Life Diabetes Programme imparts self-care skills in a fun, educational and interactive manner. The programme is conducted as a series of group-learning sessions designed to foster better understanding and knowledge in living with diabetes.


• Diabetes Empowerment Programme
  The Diabetes Empowerment Programme caters to people with diabetes who desire empowerment and acquisition of self management of diabetes knowledge. The programme features fun and hands-on group learning, and allows participants to share their experiences in coping with the disease and tips on how to keep well.


• Diabetes Exercise Programme
  The Diabetes Exercise Programme helps people with diabetes kick-start an exercise regime. The physical learning activities will teach basic gym exercises as well as simple exercises that you can do in the comfort of your own home!


• Insulin Pump Programme
  The Insulin Pump Programme is run by a multi-disciplinary team to provide valuable support to patients with diabetes who are on intensive insulin therapy.


• Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) Service
  The diabetes team supports people with diabetes through CGMS, which continuously monitors glucose levels over a three-day period. This system helps to identify your glucose pattern, which is a valuable source of information in managing your condition.

We conduct regular screening tests for people with diabetes to monitor their conditions to detect complications early. These tests include:

• Blood Glucose
• HbA1C (measures diabetes control over the past two to three months)
• Lipids Profile (measures cholesterol level in the blood)
• Renal Profile (assess the excretory function of the kidneys)
• Urine Albumin/Creatinine Ratio (UACR) (measures the early signs of microalbumin detected in the urine)
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Fundal Photography (detects complications of the eyes such as retinopathy)
• Diabetic Foot screening

At our Diabetes Clinic, we provide diabetes education materials for our patients and their caregivers.