Diabetes Care
Diabetes is managed at home, not in a clinic. What a consultation can do is make the plan fit the life it has to survive: the food you actually eat, the hours you actually work, and the cost you can actually carry. Then check the things diabetes damages quietly.
- HbA1c and review in one visit
- Eye, foot and kidney checks scheduled
- Diet advice built around Indian meals
- Insulin started properly, not rushed
Stay
Outpatient
Duration
Review every 3 to 6 months
Anaesthesia
Not applicable
About Diabetes Care
Good diabetes care is mostly about what gets checked between the crises. Sugar control matters, but so do blood pressure, cholesterol and the annual screening of eyes, kidneys and feet, because those complications develop silently and are largely preventable when caught early.
- Blood pressure and cholesterol matter as much as sugar
- Complications develop silently and are found by screening
- Insulin started at the right time protects eyes and kidneys
- The plan has to fit the household, not the textbook
Before you read on
Everything here is general information about diabetes care. Whether it suits you, and how it would be done in your case, is a decision for your doctor after examining you.
Your consultant's instructions always take precedence over anything written on this page.
When is it recommended?
Situations in which a doctor may suggest diabetes care.
- Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
- Long-standing diabetes needing review
- Type 1 diabetes
- Prediabetes and insulin resistance
- Diabetes with rising HbA1c despite treatment
- Diabetic foot problems or nerve pain
- Diabetes in pregnancy
Procedure details
The usual sequence, from first consultation through to follow-up.
Assessment
HbA1c, blood pressure, weight, kidney function and cholesterol, alongside a review of how treatment is working in practice.
Foot and eye checks
Feet are examined for sensation and circulation, and retinal screening is arranged or reviewed.
Adjusting treatment
Medication is adjusted, and insulin started where tablets are no longer enough, with proper teaching rather than a leaflet.
Diet and follow-up
A dietitian works through your actual meals, and a review is booked for three to six months.
How to prepare
What to sort out before you come in.
- Come fasting if a lipid profile or fasting glucose is needed
- Bring your glucose meter and any readings you have recorded
- Bring every medication box, including anything bought without prescription
- Bring previous HbA1c, kidney and eye reports
- Note any low sugar episodes, when they happened and what you had eaten
Recovery
What to expect afterwards, and roughly when.
- HbA1c reflects the last two to three months, so it is checked quarterly while treatment is being adjusted
- Eyes, kidneys and feet are checked yearly even when control is good
- Report any foot wound or numbness immediately rather than waiting
- Do not stop medication because sugars have improved, as that is the treatment working
- A review is arranged for three to six months
Why choose Humayun for diabetes care
The annual checks are what prevent the complications, and they are the part most often skipped.
- A yearly schedule for eyes, kidneys and feet, because these are lost silently and are preventable
- Dietary advice in terms of rice, roti and real meals rather than generic lists
- Insulin started with proper teaching, so the first injection happens here and not at home alone
- Cardiac risk assessed alongside sugar, since heart disease is what diabetes most often causes
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