🩸Endocrinology Clinic

Our Endocrinology Clinic provides:

• Specialist endocrine consultation
• Diabetes assessment and follow-up care
• Blood sugar control review
• Thyroid disease assessment and monitoring
• Obesity and metabolic health evaluation
• Cholesterol and cardiovascular risk assessment
• Hypertension linked to endocrine causes
• Diabetic complication screening guidance
• Medication review for diabetes and hormonal disorders
• Lifestyle, diet, and weight-management counselling
• Hormonal symptom assessment
• Menstrual and reproductive hormone concern evaluation
• Bone and calcium-related endocrine assessment
• Follow-up care for long-term endocrine conditions
• Referral coordination for advanced endocrine investigations where required

We assess and manage common and complex endocrine-related conditions, including:

• Type 2 diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes follow-up support
• Prediabetes
• Poor blood sugar control
• Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia concerns
• Diabetes-related nerve, kidney, eye, or foot-risk concerns
• Thyroid disorders
• Goitre and thyroid swelling assessment
• Hyperthyroidism symptoms
• Hypothyroidism symptoms
• Obesity and metabolic syndrome
• High cholesterol associated with metabolic risk
• Hormonal causes of high blood pressure
• Polycystic ovary syndrome-related metabolic concerns
• Menstrual irregularity linked to hormonal imbalance
• Pituitary-related symptoms where suspected
• Adrenal-related symptoms where suspected
• Calcium, vitamin D, and bone metabolism concerns

Patients requiring advanced testing or specialist procedures may be referred or co-managed through appropriate pathways.

You should visit an endocrinologist if you have:

• Diabetes or persistently high blood sugar
• Frequent urination, excessive thirst, or unexplained weight loss
• Poorly controlled diabetes despite medication
• Recurrent low blood sugar episodes
• Tingling, burning, or numbness in the feet
• Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
• Neck swelling or suspected goitre
• Palpitations, sweating, heat intolerance, or tremors
• Tiredness, cold intolerance, constipation, or slow heart rate
• Irregular menstrual cycles with possible hormonal concerns
• Difficulty managing weight despite lifestyle efforts
• High blood pressure that is difficult to control
• Family history of diabetes or thyroid disease
• Need for long-term metabolic risk assessment

Urgent care may be required for severe weakness, confusion, very high blood sugar, severe dehydration, or symptoms of diabetic emergency.

Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may recommend:

• Detailed medical history and physical examination
• Blood pressure check
• Weight, height, waist circumference, and BMI assessment
• Fasting blood sugar
• Random blood sugar
• HbA1c for long-term blood sugar control
• Urinalysis
• Kidney function test
• Lipid profile / cholesterol test
• Liver function test where indicated
• Thyroid function test
• Thyroid ultrasound referral where indicated
• Electrolyte and calcium tests where required
• Vitamin D test where indicated
• Hormonal profile where clinically necessary
• ECG or cardiovascular risk assessment where required
• Eye, foot, kidney, and nerve-risk screening guidance for diabetes

These tests help identify the cause of symptoms, assess risk, and guide safe long-term treatment.

Our Endocrinology Clinic is supported by essential clinical tools and hospital-based diagnostic support, including:

• Examination couch
• Blood pressure monitor
• Weighing scale
• Height measurement tool
• BMI assessment support
• Waist circumference tape
• Glucometer access where required
• Pulse oximeter
• Basic foot examination support
• Laboratory support
• Pharmacy support
• ECG access where indicated
• Ultrasound referral pathway where required
• Ophthalmology referral pathway for diabetic eye checks
• Nephrology referral pathway for kidney-related concerns
• Diet and lifestyle counselling support where available
• EMR-based clinical documentation and follow-up support

Where advanced endocrine investigations or procedures are required, patients may be referred or co-managed through the appropriate specialist pathway.

Our endocrinology team may provide or coordinate:

• Diabetes medication review and adjustment
• Blood sugar monitoring guidance
• Insulin education and follow-up where prescribed
• Diet and lifestyle counselling for diabetes and metabolic health
• Weight-management guidance
• Thyroid medication review and monitoring
• Cholesterol and cardiovascular risk management
• Blood pressure risk management in metabolic disease
• Diabetic foot-risk education
• Diabetic eye and kidney screening coordination
• Hormonal disorder evaluation and follow-up
• Referral for advanced investigations where needed
• Long-term monitoring for chronic endocrine conditions

Patients with diabetes, thyroid disease, obesity-related metabolic risk, and other hormonal disorders often benefit from regular follow-up and coordinated care across multiple departments.