Endocrinology Care

The endocrinology department at Zulekha Hospital provides complete care to patients using a multidisciplinary approach for the evaluation, management and education of patients with gestational, type one and type two diabetes. A patient with a chronic disease is treated with the inputs from all relevant specialties like Nephrology, Neurology, Pathology, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, General surgery etc.

The department has a special clinic for diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism and genetics that deals with:

All types of diabetes (1, 2, gestational, other specific types) with comprehensive counselling about diabetes management, nutrition counselling, free diabetes education sessions, management of its associated complications through a multidisciplinary team.
Cases of endocrine hypertension.
Lipid disorders.
Management of obesity through a multidisciplinary team and referral of indicated cases for bariatric surgeries.
Treatment of postmenopausal ladies who have troublesome hot flashes.
Screening and treatment of osteoporosis.
Treatment of young ladies with abnormal facial hair growth, and cycle irregularities (the PCOS syndrome).
Management of thyroid disorders including hypo thyroids and thyroid nodules).
Management of pituitary and adrenal disorders.
Management of patients with growth and puberty problems (short stature, delayed puberty and precocious puberty).
Management of specific endocrine syndromes like turner syndrome and line felter syndrome.
Hormone assays by Chemiluminescence and Immunoradiometry.
Endocrine Scintigraphy.
Selective endocrine venous catheter sampling for precise localization of endocrine neoplasm.