Endocrinology Overview

Patients with diabetes mellitus and diabetes-related disorders are seen at the Diabetes Centre which provides a comprehensive range of services under one roof, including:

• Retinal photography
• On-site blood and urinary testing
• Podiatry service
• Diabetes education
• Nutritional counseling
• Vascular and neurological assessment
• Treatment of diabetes in pregnancy
• Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusio "infusion pump" and continuous glucose monitoring services
• Specialised clinics for Type 1 Diabetes, young Type 2 Diabetes
• Regular self-management courses for patients and families 

The endocrine arm provides services in:

• Thyroid disorders
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• Lipid/Cholesterol disorders
• Hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal disorders
• Calcium/Parathyroid disorders and osteoporosis
• General Endocrinology 

Gestational Diabetes Joint Clinic (run concurrently with O&G Dept)

Referral criteria: Diabetes in pregnancy

Clinic schedule: Every Wednesday afternoon

Lipid Clinic

Referral criteria:

• Hyperlipidaemia resistant to conventional therapies
• Individuals who experience adverse events with lipid lowering therapy
• Patients requiring combination therapy with multiple lipid lowering agents
• Familial causes of hyperlipidaemia
• Severe hypertriglyceridaemia
• Concomitant disorders e.g. renal disease, transplants, liver disease
• Individuals at high risk of coronary artery e.g. premature coronary disease

Clinic schedule: Every Thursday and Friday morning

Pituitary and Adrenal Clinic

Referral criteria:

• Pituitary tumours
• Hypopituitarism
• Prolactin related disorders
• Menstrual disorders like cessation or irregular menses
• Acromegaly
• Cushing's syndrome
• Conn's syndrome
• Phaeochromocytomas
• Workup for secondary hypertension like hypertension at age <40 years, difficult to control blood pressure
• Adrenal masses
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Growth and pubertal disorders

Clinic schedule:

• Every Wednesday morning (except first Wednesday of the month)
• Every Wednesday afternoon

Conjoint Pituitary Clinic (run concurrently with Neurosurgery Department)

Referral criteria:

• Pituitary tumours that may require surgery or radiotherapy
• Pituitary tumours causing visual compromise like peripheral vision loss
• Post-operative pituitary patients
• Hypothalamic masses

Clinic schedule: Every first Wednesday morning of the month